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28372

Pembroke, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
12,483
Median household income
$36,552
People below poverty
27%
Median home value
$99,000

Income

The median income of households in 28372 was $36,552. An estimated 15.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28372 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 15.1
$10,000 to $14,999 8.6
$15,000 to $24,999 12.9
$25,000 to $34,999 10.8
$35,000 to $49,999 13.4
$50,000 to $74,999 12.3
$75,000 to $99,999 8.7
$100,000 to $149,999 11
$150,000 to $199,999 3.8
$200,000 or more 3.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28372 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 50997
Female 40220

An estimated 62.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 34% of households received Social Security and an estimated 13.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,051. 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 28372 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 62.9
Social Security 34
Retirement income 13.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.1
Cash public assistance income 2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 27 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 32.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 26.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28372 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 27
Children under 18 years below poverty 32.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 26.2

In 2020-2024, 30.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28372 in 2020-2024, 90.5% had health insurance coverage and 9.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 54.6% and public coverage was 42.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.9%.


In 2020-2024, 28372 had a total population of 12,483 - 6,412 (51.4%) females and 6,071 (48.6%) males. The median age was 28.8 years. An estimated 20.5% of the population was under 18 years, 36.4% was 19 to 44 years, 19.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 14 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28372 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 330 338
5 to 9 469 245
10 to 14 332 402
15 to 19 721 901
20 to 24 899 916
25 to 29 425 448
30 to 34 377 437
35 to 39 273 170
40 to 44 293 307
45 to 49 299 350
50 to 54 307 300
55 to 59 301 264
60 to 64 259 373
65 to 69 298 331
70 to 74 229 246
75 to 79 124 223
80 to 84 95 102
85 and over 40 59

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 13.2% were White; 9.6% were Black or African American; 2.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.6% were Asian; 2.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.3% of the people in 28372 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 12.9% of the people in 28372 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,325 households in 28372. The average household size was 2.48 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.1% of the households in 28372 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37.5% of all households, while 22.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.7% of all households.

In 28372, 31.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28372 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.1
Cohabiting Couples 7.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 31.3% of males and 28.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 56.1 51.9
Now married, except separated 31.3 28.4
Separated 2 2.4
Widowed 2.9 9.4
Divorced 7.8 7.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28372, 315 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 66.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.3% of the people living in 28372 were U.S. natives. 86.6% of the 28372 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.7% of 28372 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 14.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 25 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28372 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 28372.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28372 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 7.7
Asia 54.8
Europe 7.7
Africa 29.8
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28372 in 2020-2024, 3.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2% of people at least five years old; 0.7% 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 28372 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 28372 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28372 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.2
Different house, same county 4
Different county, same state 4.3
Different state 2.2
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28372 was 4,562 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 76 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,919. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,567.

Educational Attainment of People in 28372 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.7
High school diploma or equivalency 33.5
Some college, no degree 21
Associate's degree 9.4
Bachelor's degree 14.1
Graduate or professional degree 8.3

Disability

In 28372, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.3% of people under 18 years old, to 15.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 50.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28372, 44.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 53.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 69.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 25.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,120 69.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,166 25.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 208 4.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28372 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28372 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 14.3
Manufacturing 14.7
Wholesale trade 0.6
Retail trade 8.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.7
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.5
Other Services, except public administration 4
Public administration 7.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28372 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,441 32
Service occupations 821 18.2
Sales and office occupations 814 18.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 740 16.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 691 15.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.7% of 28372 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28372 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 2.8
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 5.2

In 2020-2024, 28372 had a total of 4,785 housing units. Of these housing units, 52.6% 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"). 19.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 28.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28372 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 52.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.1
Mobile homes 28.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

13.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28372 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 67.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28372 had 4,325 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 460 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60.4% while renters occupied 39.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.71 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.12.

3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.8% and another 27.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28372:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28372 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 12.4
Electricity 86.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28372 was $99,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 31.2 % had a mortgage. 68.8% 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 $1,216 and for owners without a mortgage it was $422.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28372 was $746. 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.