COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Gates County

North Carolina · 9,305 residents · 341 sq mi

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Gates County is a county of 9,305 people in North Carolina. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $48,400. Getting to work takes 31 minutes on average. Renters pay $237 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

9,305

−12%vs 2000

vs 10,516 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

341 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(678)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(684)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(628)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(640)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(590)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(1,551)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(1,260)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(999)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(914)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(862)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(461)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(38)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,408

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,647 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,561

−28%vs 2000

vs $15,963 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,400

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$237

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $448 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

18.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.5%(6,154)

Black39.1%(4,113)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(81)

Asian0.2%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic54.9%(5,107)

Black45.1%(4,195)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(3)

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

Mexican1.4%(146)

Puerto Rican0.3%(26)

Spaniard0.2%(24)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(11)

Ancestry

English17%(1,762)

American12.4%(1,282)

German6.8%(706)

Irish6.6%(687)

Italian2.1%(214)

Scottish1.5%(156)

French1.2%(121)

West Indian1.1%(119)

Haitian1.1%(119)

Swedish0.8%(88)

Polish0.5%(55)

Austrian0.4%(40)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(33)

Portuguese0.3%(30)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(21)

Dutch0.2%(20)

Hungarian0.1%(15)

Ukrainian0.1%(12)

Norwegian0.1%(9)

Subsaharan African0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.9%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.5 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 29.0 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 married28.4%(1,195)

Married55.6%(2,339)

Widowed5.2%(219)

Divorced10.8%(454)

Women 15+

Never married26.9%(1,218)

Married51.9%(2,353)

Widowed11.7%(529)

Divorced9.6%(434)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.0%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 59.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.0%

+9.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.1%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% 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)13.1%(118)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.8%(412)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.4%(292)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(30)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 900 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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