COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pinebluff vs Southern Pines
PLACE A
Pinebluff, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Pinebluff is 91% smaller than Southern Pines. Southern Pines earns more, with a median household income $7,702 higher. Southern Pines has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 10%).
PINEBLUFFSOUTHERN PINESDIFFERENCE
Total population1,57117,357−91% vs Southern Pines
Population density601982−382
Population growth10.2%26.0%−15.9 pts
Median age36.238.7−2.5
Male49.4%47.8%+1.6 pts
Female50.6%52.2%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born3.2%4.3%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.2%73.4%−2.3 pts
Black19.0%10.8%+8.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%7.0%−0.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other3.4%7.3%−3.9 pts
Median household income$80,833$88,535−$7,702
Per capita income$33,854$52,904−$19,050
Poverty rate6.1%9.6%−3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3230.486−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%52.9%−23.6 pts
Graduate degree10.4%23.5%−13.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%6.7%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation62.2%58.6%+3.6 pts
Median home value$234,200$451,100−$216,900
Median gross rent$1,176$1,354−$178
Owner-occupied78.5%56.6%+21.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.0%14.0%−11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households26.0%50.9%−24.9 pts
Average commute25.022.8+2.2
Worked from home8.6%14.4%−5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured10.5%5.1%+5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025