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28341

Faison, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
2,886
Median household income
$57,431
People below poverty
28.4%
Median home value
$119,900

Income

The median income of households in 28341 was $57,431. An estimated 5.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28341 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.7
$10,000 to $14,999 10.8
$15,000 to $24,999 12.4
$25,000 to $34,999 4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.6
$50,000 to $74,999 15.8
$75,000 to $99,999 13.9
$100,000 to $149,999 21.8
$150,000 to $199,999 4.1
$200,000 or more 1.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28341 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49856
Female 45457

An estimated 67.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,089. 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 28341 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.3
Social Security 43.2
Retirement income 24.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.4
Cash public assistance income 4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 28.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 34.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 26.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 26.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28341 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 28.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 34.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 26.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 26.9

In 2020-2024, 14 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 25.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 50.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28341 in 2020-2024, 85.2% had health insurance coverage and 14.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55.5% and public coverage was 47.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.6%.


In 2020-2024, 28341 had a total population of 2,886 - 1,607 (55.7%) females and 1,279 (44.3%) males. The median age was 42.2 years. An estimated 19.7% of the population was under 18 years, 30.9% was 19 to 44 years, 24.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28341 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 74 95
5 to 9 66 57
10 to 14 72 82
15 to 19 88 105
20 to 24 106 258
25 to 29 3 10
30 to 34 170 82
35 to 39 24 108
40 to 44 81 49
45 to 49 25 63
50 to 54 126 121
55 to 59 82 85
60 to 64 100 114
65 to 69 45 83
70 to 74 92 72
75 to 79 20 38
80 to 84 82 107
85 and over 23 78

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 49.1% were White; 28% were Black or African American; 15.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 14.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 20.8% of the people in 28341 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 46.9% of the people in 28341 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,097 households in 28341. The average household size was 2.58 people.

Married-couple households made up 42% of the households in 28341 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 35.9% of all households, while 12.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.6% of all households.

In 28341, 25% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 43.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28341 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42
Cohabiting Couples 9.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50% of males and 35.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.4 32.3
Now married, except separated 50 35.7
Separated 4.2 3
Widowed 5.5 17.2
Divorced 9.8 11.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28341, 35 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 8.6% 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 28341 were U.S. natives. 81% of the 28341 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.2% of 28341 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 32.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 86.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28341 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 28341.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28341 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28341 in 2020-2024, 18.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 18.4% of people at least five years old; 6.1% 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 28341 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 18.4
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 98.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 28341 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28341 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 98.5
Different house, same county 0.8
Different county, same state 0.4
Different state 0
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28341 was 796 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 38 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 395. College or graduate school enrollment was 363.

Educational Attainment of People in 28341 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18
High school diploma or equivalency 28.1
Some college, no degree 29.6
Associate's degree 6.4
Bachelor's degree 13
Graduate or professional degree 4.7

Disability

In 28341, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.4% of people under 18 years old, to 19.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28341, 52.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,020 81
Federal, state, or local government workers 178 14.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 61 4.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28341 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28341 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 8.7
Construction 8.2
Manufacturing 11.7
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 13.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.5
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 3.2
Other Services, except public administration 1.3
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28341 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 355 28.2
Service occupations 252 20
Sales and office occupations 197 15.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 205 16.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 250 19.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.8% of 28341 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28341 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.4
Other means 0
Worked from home 6.4

In 2020-2024, 28341 had a total of 1,390 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.2% 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"). 2.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 23.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28341 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.9
Mobile homes 23.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 13% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28341 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 76.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28341 had 1,097 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 293 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 81.6% while renters occupied 18.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.66 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.27.

1.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 30.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.7% and another 30.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28341:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28341 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 22.8
Electricity 76.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28341 was $119,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 39.8 % had a mortgage. 60.2% 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 $1,368 and for owners without a mortgage it was $566.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28341 was $792. 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.