CITY · 1990 CENSUS

White Plains

North Carolina · 942 residents · 4.01 sq mi

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White Plains is home to 942 people in North Carolina. Median home value sits at $51,000. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 20%. Households take in $21,204 at the median, 30% less than the US figure. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

942

−10%vs 2000

vs 1,049 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.7

−12%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024795

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(51)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(67)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(80)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(79)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(62)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(136)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4423.9%(225)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.2%(58)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(61)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(89)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.7%(16)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,204

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,079 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,567

−23%vs 2000

vs $16,284 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.1%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,000

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$318

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $423 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.0% in 2000

32.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(1,030)

Black0.3%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1%(10)

Asian0.3%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(877)

Black3%(28)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.9%(37)

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 Rican3%(24)

Ancestry

English35.2%(280)

American27.3%(217)

German18.1%(144)

Italian9.8%(78)

Irish3.4%(27)

Scottish2.4%(19)

Scotch-Irish1%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 15.1 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 married14.6%(53)

Married57.6%(209)

Widowed18.2%(66)

Divorced9.6%(35)

Women 15+

Never married11.3%(40)

Married61.6%(218)

Widowed23.4%(83)

Divorced3.7%(13)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.4%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.9%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.5%

+18.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.0%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.2%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 65.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.4%

+19.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.6%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 43 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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