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27344

Siler City, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
19,198
Median household income
$57,320
People below poverty
22.5%
Median home value
$184,200

Income

The median income of households in 27344 was $57,320. An estimated 3.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27344 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.9
$10,000 to $14,999 4.2
$15,000 to $24,999 12.2
$25,000 to $34,999 14
$35,000 to $49,999 9.6
$50,000 to $74,999 22.9
$75,000 to $99,999 14.2
$100,000 to $149,999 8.8
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27344 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 38522
Female 43248

An estimated 77.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,963. 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 27344 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.9
Social Security 35.5
Retirement income 19.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.3
Cash public assistance income 2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 22.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 32.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27344 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 22.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 32.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.2

In 2020-2024, 8.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 53.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 40.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27344 in 2020-2024, 76.1% had health insurance coverage and 23.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 50.4% and public coverage was 35.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 21.7%.


In 2020-2024, 27344 had a total population of 19,198 - 9,770 (50.9%) females and 9,428 (49.1%) males. The median age was 39 years. An estimated 24% of the population was under 18 years, 30.6% was 19 to 44 years, 24.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27344 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 501 504
5 to 9 436 849
10 to 14 699 654
15 to 19 715 810
20 to 24 467 560
25 to 29 494 455
30 to 34 755 635
35 to 39 1054 426
40 to 44 546 485
45 to 49 508 446
50 to 54 522 612
55 to 59 587 821
60 to 64 637 590
65 to 69 668 505
70 to 74 297 545
75 to 79 239 306
80 to 84 125 298
85 and over 178 269

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 48.3% were White; 17.8% were Black or African American; 10.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 8.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 32.6% of the people in 27344 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 43.6% of the people in 27344 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,345 households in 27344. The average household size was 2.58 people.

Married-couple households made up 51.6% of the households in 27344 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.2% of all households, while 14% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.2% of all households.

In 27344, 36.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27344 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51.6
Cohabiting Couples 10.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.8% of males and 43.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 39 32.8
Now married, except separated 49.8 43.9
Separated 1.2 1.4
Widowed 1.8 9.3
Divorced 8.2 12.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27344, 299 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 22.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 82.9% of the people living in 27344 were U.S. natives. 65.1% of the 27344 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 17.1% of 27344 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 8.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 56.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27344 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 27344.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27344 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 99
Asia 0
Europe 1
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27344 in 2020-2024, 30.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 29.7% of people at least five years old; 15.5% 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 27344 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 29.7
Other Indo-European languages 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 27344 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27344 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.7
Different house, same county 5.3
Different county, same state 2.8
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 76.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 23.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27344 was 4,551 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 140 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,710. College or graduate school enrollment was 701.

Educational Attainment of People in 27344 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 23.8
High school diploma or equivalency 27.8
Some college, no degree 16.4
Associate's degree 11.5
Bachelor's degree 10.6
Graduate or professional degree 9.9

Disability

In 27344, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.8% of people under 18 years old, to 5.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27344, 55.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,038 71.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,691 20.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 629 7.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27344 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27344 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.1
Construction 12.9
Manufacturing 16
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 10.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.7
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.7
Other Services, except public administration 6.8
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27344 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,539 30.1
Service occupations 1,516 18
Sales and office occupations 1,109 13.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,590 18.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,672 19.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.6% of 27344 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27344 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.4
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 5.5

In 2020-2024, 27344 had a total of 8,065 housing units. Of these housing units, 63.6% 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"). 10.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 26% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27344 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10.3
Mobile homes 26
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27344 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 68.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27344 had 7,345 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 720 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 67.5% while renters occupied 32.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.86.

2.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.2% and another 32% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27344:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27344 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 26.5
Electricity 66.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.9
All other fuels 2.9
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27344 was $184,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 43.6 % had a mortgage. 56.4% 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 $1,356 and for owners without a mortgage it was $539.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27344 was $1,056. 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.