CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Zebulon

North Carolina · 3,173 residents · 6.09 sq mi

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Zebulon is home to 3,173 people in North Carolina. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 22% since 2000. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 19%. Median household income is $21,493, under the $30,130 national median. The typical home is worth $66,900.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,173

−22%vs 2000

vs 4,046 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

+1%vs 2000

vs 32.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.09 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(261)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(260)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(228)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(259)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(153)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(555)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(485)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(287)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.6%(208)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(271)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(154)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(52)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,493

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,463

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,026 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$66,900

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$368

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $579 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.2%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.0% in 2000

40.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.8%(2,015)

Black39.2%(1,588)

Hispanic / Latino8.6%(348)

Asian1%(41)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic58.8%(1,866)

Black41.2%(1,307)

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

Mexican16.9%(1,471)

Puerto Rican2.6%(223)

Dominican2.1%(184)

Central American1.2%(108)

Honduran0.8%(71)

Guatemalan0.3%(27)

South American0.1%(11)

Colombian0.1%(11)

Salvadoran0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(31)

Ancestry

German7.3%(632)

English7.2%(629)

Subsaharan African6.2%(537)

Irish2.9%(249)

American2.4%(205)

Italian2%(172)

Polish1.5%(133)

Norwegian1%(91)

Swedish1%(86)

Greek0.9%(79)

Danish0.7%(57)

French0.6%(52)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.5%(47)

Scottish0.5%(47)

Welsh0.5%(42)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(38)

British0.4%(34)

Hungarian0.4%(32)

Slovak0.4%(31)

Finnish0.3%(24)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Swiss0.1%(9)

Arab0.1%(8)

Syrian0.1%(8)

Russian0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.9%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.3%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 24.3 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 married38.1%(1,300)

Married49.9%(1,700)

Widowed2.5%(85)

Divorced9.5%(325)

Women 15+

Never married31.6%(1,188)

Married42.8%(1,608)

Widowed5.4%(201)

Divorced20.2%(760)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.8%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 21.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.0%

+12.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.5%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.0%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.1%

+10.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.3%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% 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)28.2%(159)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(109)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.1%(181)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 563 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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