CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Stantonsburg

North Carolina · 800 residents · 0.63 sq mi

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With 800 people, Stantonsburg is a city in North Carolina. At a median age of 41.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 34% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Median home value sits at $44,700. 23.1% of locals live below the federal poverty line. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

800

+10%vs 2000

vs 726 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.1

−1%vs 2000

vs 41.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024958

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.6%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(55)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(41)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(52)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(56)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(101)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(92)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(78)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.1%(105)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.6%(109)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.3%(66)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,614

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,167 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,211

−32%vs 2000

vs $13,585 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.1%

+11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,700

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$321

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $388 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.3%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

26.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.1%(400)

Black41.2%(299)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(23)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.4%(483)

Black39.6%(317)

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

Mexican11.5%(110)

Central American4.5%(43)

Honduran4.5%(43)

Dominican0.4%(4)

Ancestry

American8.8%(84)

Irish6.2%(59)

English4.6%(44)

German4.5%(43)

French Canadian1.5%(14)

Portuguese1.5%(14)

Scotch-Irish1%(10)

French0.7%(7)

Hungarian0.6%(6)

Armenian0.3%(3)

Dutch0.3%(3)

Italian0.3%(3)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(3)

West Indian0.2%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.9%

−16.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 15.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

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 married46.3%(163)

Married51.7%(182)

Widowed0.9%(3)

Divorced1.1%(4)

Women 15+

Never married41.1%(182)

Married38.8%(172)

Widowed7.9%(35)

Divorced12.2%(54)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.3%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 19.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.2%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.5%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.4%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.5%

+19.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.7%

−9.2 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.6%

+17.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% 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)8.3%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.7%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.4%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 36 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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