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27946

Hobbsville, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,008
Median household income
$74,421
People below poverty
9.9%
Median home value
$204,400

Income

The median income of households in 27946 was $74,421. An estimated 11.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27946 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 11.5
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 1.8
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 8.7
$50,000 to $74,999 24.7
$75,000 to $99,999 14.9
$100,000 to $149,999 17.9
$150,000 to $199,999 9.7
$200,000 or more 5.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27946 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 68173
Female 44583

An estimated 76.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 50.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,000. 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 27946 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.5
Social Security 50.7
Retirement income 29.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 26.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27946 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 26.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.3

In 2020-2024, 12.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 82.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 100% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27946 in 2020-2024, 94.9% had health insurance coverage and 5.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.5% and public coverage was 50.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 27946 had a total population of 1,008 - 628 (62.3%) females and 380 (37.7%) males. The median age was 58.5 years. An estimated 11% of the population was under 18 years, 23.5% was 19 to 44 years, 33.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 30.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27946 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 18
5 to 9 16 20
10 to 14 8 30
15 to 19 11 21
20 to 24 27 35
25 to 29 20 28
30 to 34 6 87
35 to 39 12 6
40 to 44 15 0
45 to 49 4 54
50 to 54 22 16
55 to 59 41 56
60 to 64 89 59
65 to 69 67 115
70 to 74 21 0
75 to 79 0 32
80 to 84 8 9
85 and over 13 42

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 81.1% were White; 17% were Black or African American; 25.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 9.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 27946 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 81.1% of the people in 27946 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 503 households in 27946. The average household size was 2 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.1% of the households in 27946 while cohabiting couple households made up 0% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37% of all households, while 15.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.4% of all households.

In 27946, 16.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 50.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27946 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.1
Cohabiting Couples 0
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 68.3% of males and 44.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.2 37
Now married, except separated 68.3 44.5
Separated 0 0
Widowed 0 16.8
Divorced 2.5 1.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27946, 27 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 100% of the people living in 27946 were U.S. natives. 70.1% of the 27946 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0% of 27946 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. NaN% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated NaN % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27946 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 27946.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27946 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America NaN
Asia NaN
Europe NaN
Africa NaN
Northern America NaN
Oceania NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27946 in 2020-2024, 3.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0% 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 27946 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 2.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96 % of the people at least one year old living in 27946 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27946 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96
Different house, same county 0.9
Different county, same state 2
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27946 was 200 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 116. College or graduate school enrollment was 84.

Educational Attainment of People in 27946 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.7
High school diploma or equivalency 31
Some college, no degree 19.2
Associate's degree 23.1
Bachelor's degree 7.7
Graduate or professional degree 9.2

Disability

In 27946, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 20.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27946, 59.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 408 74.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 122 22.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 18 3.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27946 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27946 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 7.3
Manufacturing 23.9
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 15
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13.9
Information 4.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 13.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.4
Other Services, except public administration 5.8
Public administration 0.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27946 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 176 32.1
Service occupations 81 14.8
Sales and office occupations 134 24.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 95 17.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 62 11.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 85.1% of 27946 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 39.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27946 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 85.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 0

In 2020-2024, 27946 had a total of 634 housing units. Of these housing units, 54.6% 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. 45.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27946 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 54.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 45.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27946 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 74.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27946 had 503 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 131 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.5% while renters occupied 17.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.81 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.93.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 40.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.7% and another 47.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27946:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27946 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 33.2
Electricity 56.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 10.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27946 was $204,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 30.8 % had a mortgage. 69.2% 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 $1,333 and for owners without a mortgage it was $506.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27946 was $1,537. 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.