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27850

Littleton, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
7,053
Median household income
$65,672
People below poverty
17.9%
Median home value
$192,600

Income

The median income of households in 27850 was $65,672. An estimated 6.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27850 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.6
$10,000 to $14,999 7.6
$15,000 to $24,999 12
$25,000 to $34,999 6.6
$35,000 to $49,999 10.4
$50,000 to $74,999 12
$75,000 to $99,999 11.5
$100,000 to $149,999 17.3
$150,000 to $199,999 7.4
$200,000 or more 8.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27850 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52344
Female 49328

An estimated 58.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 51.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 36.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,967. 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 27850 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 58.8
Social Security 51.7
Retirement income 36.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 32.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 19.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27850 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 32.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 19.7

In 2020-2024, 14.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 36.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 40.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27850 in 2020-2024, 93.2% had health insurance coverage and 6.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.6% and public coverage was 44.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4%.


In 2020-2024, 27850 had a total population of 7,053 - 3,441 (48.8%) females and 3,612 (51.2%) males. The median age was 51.3 years. An estimated 16.2% of the population was under 18 years, 22.5% was 19 to 44 years, 29.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 30.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27850 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 238 164
5 to 9 63 177
10 to 14 303 52
15 to 19 80 173
20 to 24 67 125
25 to 29 222 30
30 to 34 256 211
35 to 39 171 207
40 to 44 214 86
45 to 49 250 212
50 to 54 267 364
55 to 59 237 202
60 to 64 276 273
65 to 69 281 243
70 to 74 239 283
75 to 79 192 305
80 to 84 182 188
85 and over 74 146

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 58.3% were White; 35.4% were Black or African American; 9.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 14.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.1% of the people in 27850 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 58.3% of the people in 27850 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,204 households in 27850. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.3% of the households in 27850 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.3% of all households, while 20.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.4% of all households.

In 27850, 19.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 48.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27850 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.3
Cohabiting Couples 6.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.3% of males and 52.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.5 19.4
Now married, except separated 55.3 52.2
Separated 1.1 0.6
Widowed 9.5 18.9
Divorced 6.6 8.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27850, 153 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 71.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.1% of the people living in 27850 were U.S. natives. 64.5% of the 27850 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.9% of 27850 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 88.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27850 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 27850.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27850 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 68
Asia 6.8
Europe 25.2
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27850 in 2020-2024, 4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.5% of people at least five years old; 1.3% 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 27850 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 27850 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27850 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.4
Different house, same county 5.4
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 88 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 28.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27850 was 1,154 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 100 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 752. College or graduate school enrollment was 302.

Educational Attainment of People in 27850 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.1
High school diploma or equivalency 30.7
Some college, no degree 20.1
Associate's degree 8.4
Bachelor's degree 16
Graduate or professional degree 12.8

Disability

In 27850, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.3% of people under 18 years old, to 10.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 44.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27850, 47.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 50.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,084 72.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 399 13.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 358 12.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27850 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27850 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2
Construction 8.8
Manufacturing 14.4
Wholesale trade 0.1
Retail trade 16
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.5
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.5
Other Services, except public administration 3
Public administration 7.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27850 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,024 35.4
Service occupations 559 19.3
Sales and office occupations 510 17.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 234 8.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 564 19.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.2% of 27850 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27850 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 1.1
Other means 1
Worked from home 10.8

In 2020-2024, 27850 had a total of 5,406 housing units. Of these housing units, 66.6% 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"). 1.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 31.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27850 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 66.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1.3
Mobile homes 31.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

9.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27850 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 82.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27850 had 3,204 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,202 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.6% while renters occupied 16.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.26 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.88.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.1% and another 33.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27850:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27850 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 20.2
Electricity 76.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 2.4
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27850 was $192,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 40.5 % had a mortgage. 59.5% 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 $1,650 and for owners without a mortgage it was $537.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27850 was $616. 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.