Tobaccoville is a city of 2,664 people in North Carolina. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $234,200, having more than doubled since 2000. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 455 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,263, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Tobaccoville
What changed most since 2000
Black share4.2% → 20.0%(+15.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 pts
White share94.5% → 72.3%(−22.2 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$196,374 → $234,200(+19%)US over the same years: +71%
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)11.7%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.3%(62)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 171 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
Tobaccoville, decade by decade
Tobaccoville 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
2000
2,209
$87,864
$196,374
18.2%
13.2
2010
2,441
$72,129
$208,161
17.8%
21.7
2020
2,578
$80,298
$186,290
15.3%
39.1
2024
2,664
$80,263
$234,200
28.3%
54.3
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.
