COMPARING TWO PLACES
Balfour vs Fletcher
PLACE A
Balfour, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fletcher, North Carolina
Balfour is 86% smaller than Fletcher. Fletcher earns more, with a median household income $5,156 higher.
BALFOURFLETCHERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,1348,373−86% vs Fletcher
Population density7001,322−623
Population growth12.5%11.1%+1.3 pts
Median age46.141.7+4.4
Male51.1%49.5%+1.6 pts
Female48.9%50.5%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born18.1%10.2%+7.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.6%80.6%−0.0 pts
Black0.5%2.5%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.5%8.5%+7.0 pts
Asian0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Other3.4%4.5%−1.2 pts
Median household income$70,116$75,272−$5,156
Per capita income$38,093$37,486+$607
Poverty rate5.6%7.6%−1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.362+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%39.8%−7.6 pts
Graduate degree5.5%10.1%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation75.7%63.6%+12.1 pts
Median home value$292,600$331,100−$38,500
Median gross rent$591$1,484−$893
Owner-occupied78.0%85.3%−7.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.5%7.1%+13.5 pts
Rent-burdened households9.8%43.5%−33.7 pts
Average commute17.823.7−6.0
Worked from home6.6%11.1%−4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.6%10.9%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024