CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Summerfield

North Carolina · 2,167 residents · 26.4 sq mi

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With 2,167 people, Summerfield is a city in North Carolina. The population has fallen 69% since 2000. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. That is roughly 37% ahead of the North Carolina median. The poverty rate is 2.9%, under the national 13.2%. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,167

−69%vs 2000

vs 7,018 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−12%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

26.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(162)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(196)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(139)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(133)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(74)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.8%(428)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(340)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(260)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(204)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(141)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(74)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(16)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,515

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,738 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,752

−49%vs 2000

vs $33,116 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.9%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$93,900

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $181,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$460

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $627 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.0%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.2% in 2000

19.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(6,511)

Black4%(283)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(100)

Asian0.6%(45)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(2,082)

Black2.8%(60)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(26)

Asian0.8%(17)

Other0.4%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American1.6%(183)

Salvadoran1.6%(183)

Mexican0.9%(95)

Spaniard0.3%(29)

Puerto Rican0.2%(27)

South American0.2%(25)

Asian origin

Chinese2.4%(270)

Asian Indian1.9%(212)

Vietnamese1.4%(160)

Korean0.6%(69)

Filipino0.3%(32)

Ancestry

English16.1%(1,790)

Irish13.1%(1,457)

German12.1%(1,350)

American10.2%(1,137)

Italian6.7%(746)

Scottish3.6%(404)

Dutch2.8%(306)

Polish2.5%(282)

Scotch-Irish2.1%(235)

Arab1.9%(214)

Lebanese1.8%(202)

Norwegian1.8%(196)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

French1.7%(193)

Brazilian1%(108)

Russian0.8%(91)

Canadian0.6%(69)

British0.6%(68)

Subsaharan African0.6%(68)

Iranian0.6%(64)

West Indian0.5%(58)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(58)

French Canadian0.4%(49)

Czech0.4%(45)

Welsh0.4%(42)

Slovak0.4%(41)

Swedish0.3%(38)

Slovene0.3%(37)

Romanian0.3%(32)

Portuguese0.3%(31)

Austrian0.1%(16)

Finnish0.1%(13)

Serbian0.1%(13)

Swiss0.1%(13)

Palestinian0.1%(12)

Latvian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.9%

−23.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.0%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

+81%vs 2000

vs 13.2 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 married21.1%(852)

Married72%(2,904)

Widowed3%(122)

Divorced3.8%(155)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(1,127)

Married62.4%(2,922)

Widowed3.3%(153)

Divorced10.2%(477)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 5.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.9%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.8%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 85.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.6%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% 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)18.5%(136)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.9%(337)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.7%(247)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.5%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 734 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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