CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Trinity

North Carolina · 5,461 residents · 16.9 sq mi

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Trinity is a city of 5,461 people in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $62,400. The average commute runs 15 minutes. The population has fallen 18% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,461

−18%vs 2000

vs 6,690 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−12%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

16.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(286)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(356)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(316)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(472)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(412)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(883)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.4%(898)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.1%(717)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(548)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(365)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(176)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(32)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,288

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,277 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,534

−41%vs 2000

vs $21,068 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.5%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,400

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$355

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $481 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.8%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

26.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(6,190)

Black5%(337)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(61)

Asian0.5%(36)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.8%(5,011)

Black7.1%(387)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(47)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other1.1%(60)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.5%(464)

Puerto Rican1.4%(102)

Central American0%(2)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Asian origin

Pakistani1.4%(99)

Chinese0.4%(26)

Filipino0.3%(24)

Ancestry

English13.8%(984)

German12.4%(880)

Irish7.8%(552)

American5.5%(394)

Scottish3.6%(258)

Subsaharan African1.8%(128)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(86)

Norwegian1.1%(80)

Swedish1.1%(80)

Polish1%(73)

Dutch0.9%(65)

French0.8%(57)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.7%(48)

Finnish0.5%(32)

Welsh0.4%(28)

British0.2%(11)

Hungarian0.1%(8)

Danish0.1%(6)

Swiss0.1%(5)

Russian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.7%

−14.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 13.1 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 married36%(1,031)

Married47.3%(1,356)

Widowed5.2%(148)

Divorced11.5%(329)

Women 15+

Never married28.8%(846)

Married49.2%(1,445)

Widowed10.8%(317)

Divorced11.2%(328)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.9%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% 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)23.4%(83)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(41)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.5%(183)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 355 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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