With 64 people, Speed is a city in North Carolina. The median age is 59.3, about 20 years above the US median. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. Poverty is uncommon here, at 0.0% of residents. Getting to work takes 20 minutes on average.
At a glance
Older
median age 59.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
68% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Speed
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.6 → 59.3(+25.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.3% → 0.0%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate18.7% → 0.0%(−18.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)62.5%(5)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)62.5%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8 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.
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Over time
Speed, decade by decade
Speed population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
91
$51,001
$54,722
6.3%
60.3
2000
70
$47,250
$88,897
7.1%
65.7
2010
80
$48,809
$95,377
0.0%
55.9
2020
63
$26,135
–
0.0%
54.2
2024
64
–
–
0.0%
72.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
