CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Vander

North Carolina · 1,183 residents · 3.71 sq mi

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Vander is a city of 1,183 people in North Carolina. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $52,400. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.7% of locals. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 22%. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,183

−2%vs 2000

vs 1,204 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.71 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.1%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(61)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(104)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(63)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(89)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(218)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.8%(128)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5420.2%(239)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(106)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(39)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,781

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,260 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,786

−38%vs 2000

vs $19,059 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.7%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,400

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $516 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.8%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

28.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.9%(829)

Black24.8%(298)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(22)

Asian1%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.4%(892)

Black19.8%(234)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(13)

Asian0%(0)

Other4.8%(57)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.6%(31)

Central American1.4%(26)

Nicaraguan1.4%(26)

Ancestry

American21.5%(413)

Irish8.1%(156)

English5.9%(113)

German4.9%(95)

Italian2.5%(49)

Scottish1.9%(37)

French1.6%(30)

Welsh1.5%(28)

West Indian1.4%(26)

Jamaican1.4%(26)

Swedish0.9%(18)

Subsaharan African0.6%(11)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.3%

−13.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.8%

−18.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.6%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.2 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 19.7 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 married41.6%(305)

Married49.1%(360)

Widowed2.5%(18)

Divorced6.8%(50)

Women 15+

Never married11.4%(91)

Married50.9%(408)

Widowed22.6%(181)

Divorced15.1%(121)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 10.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.7%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.5%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

10.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.8%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.7%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% 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)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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