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28435

Currie, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,889
Median household income
$46,429
People below poverty
9.9%
Median home value
$162,400

Income

The median income of households in 28435 was $46,429. An estimated 9.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 9.2
$10,000 to $14,999 3.9
$15,000 to $24,999 17.2
$25,000 to $34,999 9.6
$35,000 to $49,999 11.3
$50,000 to $74,999 16.4
$75,000 to $99,999 10.6
$100,000 to $149,999 16.1
$150,000 to $199,999 3.9
$200,000 or more 1.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28435 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 42328
Female 29519

An estimated 58.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 52.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,290. 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 28435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 58.7
Social Security 52.2
Retirement income 23.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.9
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.1

In 2020-2024, 13.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 32.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 92.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28435 in 2020-2024, 90.6% had health insurance coverage and 9.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.1% and public coverage was 47.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 10.6%.


In 2020-2024, 28435 had a total population of 1,889 - 955 (50.6%) females and 934 (49.4%) males. The median age was 44.8 years. An estimated 20% of the population was under 18 years, 27.5% was 19 to 44 years, 24.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28435 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 89 6
5 to 9 60 76
10 to 14 35 81
15 to 19 62 30
20 to 24 5 68
25 to 29 36 34
30 to 34 68 47
35 to 39 75 8
40 to 44 50 127
45 to 49 122 42
50 to 54 70 48
55 to 59 33 68
60 to 64 41 40
65 to 69 95 153
70 to 74 23 49
75 to 79 38 78
80 to 84 17 0
85 and over 15 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 57% were White; 19.3% were Black or African American; 14.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 14.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 20.1% of the people in 28435 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 56.7% of the people in 28435 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 726 households in 28435. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Married-couple households made up 36.6% of the households in 28435 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 35.1% of all households, while 19% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 25.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 42.7% of all households.

In 28435, 23.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 54.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 36.6
Cohabiting Couples 9.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.4% of males and 37.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.1 24.7
Now married, except separated 42.4 37.9
Separated 1.6 3.3
Widowed 1.6 22.1
Divorced 17.3 12

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28435, 64 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 70.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.7% of the people living in 28435 were U.S. natives. 66.7% of the 28435 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.3% of 28435 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 19.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 90.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28435 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 28435.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28435 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 28435 in 2020-2024, 12.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 11.6% of people at least five years old; 2.6% 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 28435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 11.6
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.6
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 28435 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.6
Different house, same county 0
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 73.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 12.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 26.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28435 was 414 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 20 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 255. College or graduate school enrollment was 139.

Educational Attainment of People in 28435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 26.4
High school diploma or equivalency 32
Some college, no degree 18.1
Associate's degree 10.7
Bachelor's degree 8
Graduate or professional degree 4.8

Disability

In 28435, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.8% of people under 18 years old, to 18.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28435, 55.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 654 76.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 149 17.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 56 6.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28435 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 9.4
Manufacturing 5.4
Wholesale trade 0.9
Retail trade 14.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.6
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 19.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13.2
Other Services, except public administration 7.5
Public administration 7.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28435 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 140 16.3
Service occupations 241 28.1
Sales and office occupations 183 21.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 144 16.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 151 17.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 84.5% of 28435 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 84.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 4.5

In 2020-2024, 28435 had a total of 865 housing units. Of these housing units, 62.5% 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"). 0.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 36.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 62.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.9
Mobile homes 36.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

17.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28435 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 66.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28435 had 726 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 139 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 89.4% while renters occupied 10.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.69 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.86.

3.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 20.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 12.5% and another 33.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28435:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28435 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 6.9
Electricity 86.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 5.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28435 was $162,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 43.8 % had a mortgage. 56.2% 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 $1,448 and for owners without a mortgage it was $478.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28435 was $578. 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.