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27503

Bahama, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
5,374
Median household income
$114,425
People below poverty
3.8%
Median home value
$406,700

Income

The median income of households in 27503 was $114,425. An estimated 2.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 19.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27503 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 1.2
$15,000 to $24,999 3.7
$25,000 to $34,999 4.5
$35,000 to $49,999 1.2
$50,000 to $74,999 13.1
$75,000 to $99,999 12.5
$100,000 to $149,999 34.7
$150,000 to $199,999 7.5
$200,000 or more 19.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27503 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58117
Female 78920

An estimated 77.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 49.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,652. 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 27503 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.5
Social Security 49.9
Retirement income 27.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.9
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27503 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.8

In 2020-2024, 5.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 23.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 76.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27503 in 2020-2024, 96.6% had health insurance coverage and 3.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.2% and public coverage was 47.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 27503 had a total population of 5,374 - 1,831 (34.1%) females and 3,543 (65.9%) males. The median age was 48.3 years. An estimated 10.1% of the population was under 18 years, 32.8% was 19 to 44 years, 33.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27503 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 43 45
5 to 9 23 143
10 to 14 109 83
15 to 19 29 110
20 to 24 140 72
25 to 29 219 35
30 to 34 317 48
35 to 39 420 105
40 to 44 368 44
45 to 49 386 86
50 to 54 316 167
55 to 59 256 185
60 to 64 260 164
65 to 69 296 297
70 to 74 221 117
75 to 79 88 67
80 to 84 8 63
85 and over 44 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 65.2% were White; 27% were Black or African American; 9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 22.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.4% of the people in 27503 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 58.9% of the people in 27503 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,501 households in 27503. The average household size was 2.19 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.6% of the households in 27503 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.6% of all households, while 11.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.8% of all households.

In 27503, 22.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 47.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27503 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56.6
Cohabiting Couples 3.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 34.4% of males and 55.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.8 28.7
Now married, except separated 34.4 55.4
Separated 2.5 1.3
Widowed 2.8 6.7
Divorced 16.6 7.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27503, 47 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.8% of the people living in 27503 were U.S. natives. 49.2% of the 27503 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.2% of 27503 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 54.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 97.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27503 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 27503.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27503 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 33.9
Asia 8.4
Europe 50
Africa 0
Northern America 7.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27503 in 2020-2024, 10.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.5% of people at least five years old; 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 27503 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 2.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 79.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 27503 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27503 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 79.2
Different house, same county 0.6
Different county, same state 19
Different state 1.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 82.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 30.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 17.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27503 was 577 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 23 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 484. College or graduate school enrollment was 70.

Educational Attainment of People in 27503 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 17.8
High school diploma or equivalency 27.6
Some college, no degree 17.1
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 16.2
Graduate or professional degree 14

Disability

In 27503, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 12.9% of people under 18 years old, to 6.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 18.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27503, 33.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 66.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.3% 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 1,218 75.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 280 17.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 118 7.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27503 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27503 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 8.2
Manufacturing 14.2
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 4.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.2
Information 2.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 42.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.4
Other Services, except public administration 5.5
Public administration 4.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27503 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 857 53
Service occupations 302 18.7
Sales and office occupations 240 14.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 107 6.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 110 6.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.9% of 27503 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27503 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 24.3

In 2020-2024, 27503 had a total of 1,565 housing units. Of these housing units, 98.6% 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"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27503 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 98.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 1.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

12.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27503 was 7.1 rooms, and of these housing units 91.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27503 had 1,501 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 64 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 89.7% while renters occupied 10.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.25 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.74.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.6% and another 50.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27503:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27503 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 36.1
Electricity 61.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.9
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27503 was $406,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 71.5 % had a mortgage. 28.5% 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 $1,917 and for owners without a mortgage it was $577.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27503 was $1,607. 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.