CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Whispering Pines

North Carolina · 1,243 residents · 3.79 sq mi

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With 1,243 people, Whispering Pines is a city in North Carolina. The median age is 69.2, about 36 years above the US median. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. This is an unusually credentialed place: 40% of adults have a four-year degree. That is roughly 57% ahead of the North Carolina median. The population has fallen 41% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 69.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

40% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,243

−41%vs 2000

vs 2,090 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

69.2

+9%vs 2000

vs 63.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.79 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 51.5%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 90.9%(11)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 141.5%(19)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 191.2%(15)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 240.8%(10)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 344.3%(54)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 442.8%(35)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(98)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.9%(160)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7444.4%(552)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8420.9%(260)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,840

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,035 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$26,774

−19%vs 2000

vs $33,086 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.0%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$137,600

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $177,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$715

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,042 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

92.1%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.9% in 2000

7.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(2,029)

Black0.9%(18)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(24)

Asian0.3%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(1,241)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0.2%(2)

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

Mexican4.2%(218)

Central American2.8%(146)

Guatemalan2.8%(146)

Puerto Rican1.8%(95)

South American1.8%(94)

Colombian1.8%(94)

Spaniard0.5%(26)

Cuban0.2%(12)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(39)

Korean0.3%(14)

Ancestry

German24.8%(1,293)

English16.1%(837)

Irish15.3%(799)

American4.6%(241)

Scottish4.1%(216)

Slovak4.1%(216)

Italian3.6%(190)

French1.7%(87)

Norwegian1.4%(73)

Dutch1.3%(69)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(63)

Polish1.1%(58)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1%(50)

British0.9%(45)

Swedish0.9%(45)

Russian0.5%(28)

Welsh0.5%(25)

Hungarian0.3%(15)

Ukrainian0.3%(15)

Canadian0.3%(14)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.3%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

96.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.1%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.7 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married21%(377)

Married71.8%(1,289)

Widowed3.6%(64)

Divorced3.7%(66)

Women 15+

Never married20.5%(406)

Married68.8%(1,365)

Widowed4.1%(81)

Divorced6.6%(131)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 2.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.3%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.4%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

3.5%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 6.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

93.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 93.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% 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)57.2%(341)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)39.3%(234)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era15.3%(91)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 596 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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