With 1,922 people, Vander is a city in North Carolina. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 718 people. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 23.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,993, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Vander
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate4.7% → 23.4%(+18.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share19.8% → 33.8%(+14.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants71.8% → 79.1%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)49.6%(139)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.1%(62)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era7.5%(21)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.8%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 280 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
Vander, decade by decade
Vander 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
1990
1,183
$49,876
$125,764
3.3%
48.9
2000
1,204
$73,340
$153,383
16.7%
57.9
2010
1,146
$57,285
$136,520
12.1%
64.9
2020
1,388
$73,824
–
19.8%
76.5
2024
1,922
$66,993
$231,800
24.8%
72.8
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.
