CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Swepsonville

North Carolina · 922 residents · 1.44 sq mi

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Swepsonville is home to 922 people in North Carolina. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. The median age is 41.2, about 6 years above the US median. Households here earn about 32% more than in North Carolina as a whole. The population has fallen 31% since 1990. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.5% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 41.2

US median: 35.2

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

922

−31%since 1990

from 1,343 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.2

+6%since 1990

from 38.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.44 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.4%(59)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.4%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(70)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 194.9%(45)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244%(37)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.7%(108)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.8%(155)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5418.1%(167)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.1%(112)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747%(65)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.3%(40)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.5%(14)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,719

−2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $40,203 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$26,047

+48%since 1990

from $17,591 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

6.5%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 6.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$121,500

+32%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $69,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$529

+6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $380 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

83.0%

+2.2 ptssince 1990

from 80.8% in 1990

17.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(1,316)

Black1.2%(16)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(33)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(861)

Black3.7%(34)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(17)

Asian0.4%(4)

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

28.5%

+12.4 ptssince 1990

from 16.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

84.1%

+9.2 ptssince 1990

from 74.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.5%

+2.9 ptssince 1990

from 2.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

−19%since 1990

from 18.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married21.4%(74)

Married66.1%(228)

Widowed1.4%(5)

Divorced11%(38)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(85)

Married58.6%(219)

Widowed9.9%(37)

Divorced8.8%(33)

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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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