CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Trent Woods

North Carolina · 2,366 residents · 2.97 sq mi

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With 2,366 people, Trent Woods is a city in North Carolina. Households here earn about 84% more than in North Carolina as a whole. 94% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 47% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 43.3, about 10 years above the US median. The population has fallen 44% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

47% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,366

−44%vs 2000

vs 4,192 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 46.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(114)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(155)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(190)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(150)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.5%(60)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 347.5%(178)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.5%(415)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415%(354)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6415.6%(370)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.9%(282)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.9%(92)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$49,044

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,482 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,819

−30%vs 2000

vs $36,690 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.7%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$114,700

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $155,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$588

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $885 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

94.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.0% in 2000

5.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(4,079)

Black1.1%(45)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(27)

Asian0.4%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(2,357)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(8)

Asian0.4%(9)

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

Dominican0.7%(29)

Ancestry

English26.2%(1,058)

German15.6%(628)

American15.5%(626)

Irish14.6%(588)

Scottish5%(200)

Italian4.9%(198)

Welsh1.7%(69)

French1.5%(62)

Dutch1.4%(58)

Portuguese1.3%(51)

Greek1.2%(48)

British0.9%(37)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.9%(36)

Polish0.8%(32)

Swedish0.5%(20)

Austrian0.4%(18)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(18)

Croatian0.3%(12)

Ukrainian0.3%(11)

Finnish0.2%(10)

Belgian0.2%(9)

Hungarian0.2%(9)

Norwegian0.2%(9)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

47.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.5%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

14.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 12.1 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 married19.9%(317)

Married74.9%(1,192)

Widowed2.6%(41)

Divorced2.6%(41)

Women 15+

Never married16.5%(329)

Married61.5%(1,230)

Widowed11.7%(233)

Divorced10.4%(207)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

+3.7 ptssince 2013

from 5.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.3%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 67.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.2%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

36.5%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.4%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 87.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.7%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% 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)14.9%(40)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38.3%(103)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.4%(122)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.2%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 269 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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