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27317

Randleman, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
17,870
Median household income
$65,988
People below poverty
17.4%
Median home value
$193,700

Income

The median income of households in 27317 was $65,988. An estimated 2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27317 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2
$10,000 to $14,999 6.1
$15,000 to $24,999 10
$25,000 to $34,999 7.5
$35,000 to $49,999 13
$50,000 to $74,999 18.3
$75,000 to $99,999 16.4
$100,000 to $149,999 17.4
$150,000 to $199,999 5.9
$200,000 or more 3.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27317 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 57273
Female 42716

An estimated 75.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,946. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 27317 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.8
Social Security 37.3
Retirement income 23.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.4
Cash public assistance income 4.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27317 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.4

In 2020-2024, 21.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 53.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 18.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27317 in 2020-2024, 88.3% had health insurance coverage and 11.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51.1% and public coverage was 47.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.6%.


In 2020-2024, 27317 had a total population of 17,870 - 9,076 (50.8%) females and 8,794 (49.2%) males. The median age was 45.2 years. An estimated 21.6% of the population was under 18 years, 24.8% was 19 to 44 years, 33% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27317 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 713 406
5 to 9 373 288
10 to 14 454 724
15 to 19 696 769
20 to 24 336 604
25 to 29 531 515
30 to 34 408 365
35 to 39 333 428
40 to 44 426 479
45 to 49 786 1056
50 to 54 603 551
55 to 59 767 636
60 to 64 946 542
65 to 69 539 529
70 to 74 464 510
75 to 79 303 333
80 to 84 43 155
85 and over 73 186

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 79.4% were White; 3.3% were Black or African American; 15.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 1.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 16% of the people in 27317 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 76% of the people in 27317 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,501 households in 27317. The average household size was 2.73 people.

Married-couple households made up 57.8% of the households in 27317 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.5% of all households, while 16.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.6% of all households.

In 27317, 30.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27317 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 57.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.9% of males and 51.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.6 25.1
Now married, except separated 57.9 51.3
Separated 1.2 3.7
Widowed 3.3 9.8
Divorced 10 10.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27317, 458 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 62.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.9% of the people living in 27317 were U.S. natives. 67.4% of the 27317 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.1% of 27317 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 14.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 96.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27317 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 27317.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27317 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 86.6
Asia 9.2
Europe 3.3
Africa 0
Northern America 0.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27317 in 2020-2024, 16.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 15.1% of people at least five years old; 4.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 27317 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 15.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 27317 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27317 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.4
Different house, same county 8.7
Different county, same state 2
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 14.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27317 was 3,636 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 124 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,747. College or graduate school enrollment was 765.

Educational Attainment of People in 27317 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.3
High school diploma or equivalency 35.3
Some college, no degree 19.7
Associate's degree 11.8
Bachelor's degree 12.2
Graduate or professional degree 2.7

Disability

In 27317, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.4% of people under 18 years old, to 16.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27317, 53.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,535 83.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 747 9.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 572 7.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27317 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27317 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 9.5
Manufacturing 22.1
Wholesale trade 2.9
Retail trade 10.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.1
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.6
Public administration 5.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27317 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,488 31.7
Service occupations 1,163 14.8
Sales and office occupations 1,769 22.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 824 10.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,610 20.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.2% of 27317 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27317 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.1
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 8.9

In 2020-2024, 27317 had a total of 7,183 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 5.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 21.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27317 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.4
Mobile homes 21.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

8.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27317 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 68.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27317 had 6,501 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 682 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76.7% while renters occupied 23.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.66 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.98.

2.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.3% and another 39.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27317:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27317 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 22.1
Electricity 70.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.3
All other fuels 2.7
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27317 was $193,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.3 % had a mortgage. 36.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,364 and for owners without a mortgage it was $385.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27317 was $837. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.