Sunbury is a city of 251 people in North Carolina. This skews young, with a median age of 14.0. People stay put here: 42% were in the same home a year ago. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,902, below the US median
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)78.3%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.7%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 23 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
Sunbury, decade by decade
Sunbury 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
2010
289
$39,070
$218,519
7.2%
40.5
2020
276
$49,997
$172,837
19.2%
55.6
2024
251
$62,902
–
8.8%
24.8
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.
