CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sims

North Carolina · 68 residents · 0.22 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

With 68 people, Sims is a city in North Carolina. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. There are 60 fewer people here than in 2000. Median rent is $99 a month. The poverty rate is 0.0%, under the national 13.2%. Median home value sits at $38,800.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

0% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

−47%vs 2000

vs 128 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.3

−38%vs 2000

vs 46.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.22 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024522

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(5)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 916.2%(11)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 140%(0)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.4%(3)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2419.1%(13)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 344.4%(3)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4422.1%(15)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.2%(9)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 642.9%(2)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(7)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840%(0)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,083

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,143

−61%vs 2000

vs $20,962 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,800

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$99

−72%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $465 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.1%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.0% in 2000

40.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75%(96)

Black22.7%(29)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.4%(54)

Black20.6%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican29.3%(153)

Central American9.8%(51)

Honduran8.8%(46)

Puerto Rican3.3%(17)

Guatemalan0.8%(4)

South American0.8%(4)

Colombian0.8%(4)

Salvadoran0.2%(1)

Spaniard0.2%(1)

Ancestry

English7.3%(38)

Irish4.6%(24)

German2.5%(13)

American1.9%(10)

Dutch1.1%(6)

Scottish1%(5)

Italian0.8%(4)

French Canadian0.6%(3)

British0.4%(2)

Danish0.4%(2)

Polish0.4%(2)

Swedish0.4%(2)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.2%(1)

French0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Honduran population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

0.0%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.8%

−31.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married60.4%(96)

Married34.6%(55)

Widowed1.3%(2)

Divorced3.8%(6)

Women 15+

Never married54.5%(109)

Married32%(64)

Widowed3%(6)

Divorced10.5%(21)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

25.3%

+14.9 ptssince 2013

from 10.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.2%

−14.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.4%

−11.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.9%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.8%

−24.6 ptssince 2020

from 75.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.8%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)40%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40%(2)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 5 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper