CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Walnut Cove

North Carolina · 1,089 residents · 2.52 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Walnut Cove is a city of 1,089 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 43.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $47,500. Households here earn about 26% less than in North Carolina as a whole. There are 376 fewer people here than in 2000. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,089

−26%vs 2000

vs 1,465 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.8

−2%vs 2000

vs 44.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.52 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(61)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(61)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(44)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(146)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(150)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(120)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.5%(136)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.8%(139)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.6%(105)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(27)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,613

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,944 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,004

−32%vs 2000

vs $16,117 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,500

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$316

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $412 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.1%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.1% in 2000

36.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.6%(1,151)

Black19%(279)

Hispanic / Latino1%(14)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.7%(824)

Black24.3%(265)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(7)

Asian0%(0)

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

Mexican2.7%(57)

Ancestry

English19.4%(411)

German7.6%(160)

Irish4%(85)

American3.7%(79)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(33)

Welsh0.9%(18)

Italian0.8%(17)

Polish0.6%(13)

Scottish0.6%(12)

British0.5%(11)

West Indian0.5%(10)

Jamaican0.5%(10)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.1%(3)

French0.1%(3)

Norwegian0.1%(3)

Belgian0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.1%

−15.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married51.3%(427)

Married37.5%(312)

Widowed3.4%(28)

Divorced7.9%(66)

Women 15+

Never married31.4%(287)

Married30.6%(279)

Widowed16.1%(147)

Divorced21.9%(200)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−7.9 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

27.9%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.0%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.5%(13)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War17.5%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 40 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper