CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Weaverville

North Carolina · 2,210 residents · 3.88 sq mi

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Weaverville is a city of 2,210 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 38.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 4.3%, under the national 13.2%. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $64,300. Households take in $24,778 at the median, 18% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,210

−9%vs 2000

vs 2,416 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.3

−15%vs 2000

vs 45.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.88 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.3%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.7%(81)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(151)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.6%(234)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(107)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(304)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.7%(414)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(267)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(231)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.9%(262)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(65)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,778

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,110 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,336

−46%vs 2000

vs $24,517 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,300

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $127,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$377

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $576 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.2%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

27.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(2,318)

Black1.3%(31)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(28)

Asian0.5%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(2,200)

Black0.5%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

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

Mexican1.5%(69)

South American1.3%(60)

Ecuadorian1%(48)

Spaniard0.5%(25)

Puerto Rican0.5%(23)

Venezuelan0.3%(12)

Ancestry

English23.4%(1,095)

Irish13.5%(631)

German10.2%(479)

Italian9.3%(436)

American7.6%(358)

Scotch-Irish4.5%(210)

Greek4.3%(203)

Dutch3.1%(143)

French3%(142)

Welsh2.1%(98)

Scottish1.7%(80)

Polish1.5%(68)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

British1.4%(66)

Turkish1.1%(53)

Lithuanian1.1%(50)

Hungarian0.9%(43)

Czech0.8%(36)

Subsaharan African0.7%(33)

Ethiopian0.7%(33)

French Canadian0.5%(24)

Latvian0.4%(20)

Norwegian0.4%(20)

Swiss0.4%(19)

Portuguese0.3%(12)

Slovak0.2%(11)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.7%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.6%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.8%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.9 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 12.6 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 married23.3%(379)

Married66.3%(1,078)

Widowed1.5%(24)

Divorced8.9%(144)

Women 15+

Never married24.4%(607)

Married48.3%(1,202)

Widowed10.8%(269)

Divorced16.5%(412)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.5%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.8%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.3%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 81.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.1%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% 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)56.3%(187)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.7%(145)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 332 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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