CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Swepsonville

North Carolina · 1,343 residents · 1.44 sq mi

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Swepsonville is home to 1,343 people in North Carolina. Households here earn about 51% more than in North Carolina as a whole. Growth has run 46% since 2000, or 421 more people. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. The median age is 38.7, about 6 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.0% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,343

+46%vs 2000

vs 922 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 41.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.44 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(67)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.5%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(127)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(96)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(102)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(172)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.6%(277)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.9%(173)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(115)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(132)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(44)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,203

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,719 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,591

−32%vs 2000

vs $26,047 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,600

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $121,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$380

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $529 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

19.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(861)

Black3.7%(34)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(17)

Asian0.4%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(1,316)

Black1.2%(16)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(33)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.8%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(106)

Dominican3.4%(85)

Central American0.9%(23)

South American0.7%(17)

Guatemalan0.5%(12)

Salvadoran0.4%(11)

Cuban0.4%(10)

Chilean0.4%(9)

Colombian0.3%(8)

Puerto Rican0.2%(4)

Spaniard0.2%(4)

Asian origin

Burmese3.5%(88)

Chinese1.4%(34)

Kazakh1%(25)

Korean0.1%(2)

Ancestry

English16.8%(423)

German12.8%(322)

Irish11.7%(295)

American5.6%(141)

Subsaharan African5.5%(138)

Kenyan3.7%(94)

Scottish2.9%(73)

Italian1.8%(45)

Ethiopian1.7%(44)

Norwegian1.3%(32)

Swedish1.3%(32)

French0.8%(21)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.8%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(18)

Dutch0.6%(16)

Welsh0.6%(14)

Portuguese0.5%(13)

Arab0.4%(10)

Lebanese0.4%(10)

Hungarian0.3%(7)

British0.2%(6)

French Canadian0.2%(5)

Polish0.2%(4)

Danish0.1%(3)

Greek0.1%(3)

Canadian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.1%

−12.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.8%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 14.8 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 married29.3%(304)

Married62.5%(648)

Widowed3.6%(37)

Divorced4.6%(48)

Women 15+

Never married16.4%(151)

Married64.5%(593)

Widowed5.8%(53)

Divorced13.3%(122)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.1%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.0%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% 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)8.5%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.8%(36)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.7%(87)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 165 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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