CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Taylortown

North Carolina · 559 residents · 1.35 sq mi

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Taylortown is a city of 559 people in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $35,400. The population has fallen 34% since 2000. Households here earn about 29% less than in North Carolina as a whole. 22.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

559

−34%vs 2000

vs 845 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.35 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024764

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(39)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(47)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.1%(51)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(80)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(78)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(59)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(51)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(27)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,850

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,781 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,667

−55%vs 2000

vs $16,889 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.9%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,400

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$289

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.9%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.8% in 2000

26.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic27.3%(231)

Black69.5%(587)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(4)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic8.8%(49)

Black91.2%(510)

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

Mexican2.1%(16)

South American0.8%(6)

Colombian0.8%(6)

Ancestry

American7.1%(54)

English5.2%(40)

Irish5.1%(39)

Scottish4.7%(36)

Subsaharan African4.2%(32)

German3.3%(25)

Italian2.5%(19)

French Canadian0.4%(3)

Greek0.4%(3)

Australian0.3%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(2)

Polish0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.4%

−15.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

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 married41.5%(137)

Married34.5%(114)

Widowed1.5%(5)

Divorced22.4%(74)

Women 15+

Never married48%(166)

Married32.7%(113)

Widowed9.8%(34)

Divorced9.5%(33)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−13.9 ptssince 2013

from 23.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.5%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.9%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.2%

+11.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

10.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.5%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 62.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.3%

+15.9 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% 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)17.6%(19)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)56.5%(61)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era4.6%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.8%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.8%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 108 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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