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28613

Conover, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
23,357
Median household income
$58,707
People below poverty
14.2%
Median home value
$230,100

Income

The median income of households in 28613 was $58,707. An estimated 6.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28613 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.2
$10,000 to $14,999 2
$15,000 to $24,999 8
$25,000 to $34,999 10.2
$35,000 to $49,999 18.7
$50,000 to $74,999 15.6
$75,000 to $99,999 16.6
$100,000 to $149,999 13.6
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 4.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28613 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52878
Female 47768

An estimated 74.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,712. 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 28613 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.3
Social Security 36.6
Retirement income 23.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.7
Cash public assistance income 3.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28613 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 17
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.2

In 2020-2024, 13.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 62% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28613 in 2020-2024, 88.7% had health insurance coverage and 11.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 61.6% and public coverage was 38.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 10.9%.


In 2020-2024, 28613 had a total population of 23,357 - 12,102 (51.8%) females and 11,255 (48.2%) males. The median age was 39.7 years. An estimated 25.4% of the population was under 18 years, 28.2% was 19 to 44 years, 24.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28613 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 881 780
5 to 9 907 712
10 to 14 710 898
15 to 19 851 863
20 to 24 498 671
25 to 29 630 416
30 to 34 682 1077
35 to 39 513 658
40 to 44 654 784
45 to 49 799 754
50 to 54 724 581
55 to 59 856 599
60 to 64 674 671
65 to 69 539 765
70 to 74 460 718
75 to 79 490 576
80 to 84 227 328
85 and over 160 251

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 69.6% were White; 4.6% were Black or African American; 13.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.5% were Asian; 2.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 17.9% of the people in 28613 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 67.2% of the people in 28613 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,429 households in 28613. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.6% of the households in 28613 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.8% of all households, while 14% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.6% of all households.

In 28613, 36.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28613 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.6
Cohabiting Couples 8.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.7% of males and 46.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.1 26
Now married, except separated 55.7 46.9
Separated 0.7 1.9
Widowed 3.7 13
Divorced 8.8 12.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28613, 217 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 68.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.5% of the people living in 28613 were U.S. natives. 66.2% of the 28613 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.5% of 28613 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 40.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 86.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28613 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 28613.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28613 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 78
Asia 17.3
Europe 3.5
Africa 0
Northern America 0.4
Oceania 0.8

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28613 in 2020-2024, 19.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 15.4% 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 28613 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 15.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.7
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 28613 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28613 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.7
Different house, same county 5.1
Different county, same state 2
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28613 was 5,608 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 455 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,162. College or graduate school enrollment was 991.

Educational Attainment of People in 28613 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.6
High school diploma or equivalency 32.9
Some college, no degree 19.4
Associate's degree 10.5
Bachelor's degree 17.1
Graduate or professional degree 4.5

Disability

In 28613, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4% of people under 18 years old, to 11.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28613, 54.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,128 81.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,214 12.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 618 6.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28613 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28613 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 6.5
Manufacturing 29.5
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 8.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.6
Other Services, except public administration 3.7
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28613 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,085 30.9
Service occupations 1,257 12.6
Sales and office occupations 2,045 20.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 879 8.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,707 27.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.6% of 28613 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28613 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.1
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 5.2

In 2020-2024, 28613 had a total of 10,254 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.8% 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"). 8.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 20.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28613 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.6
Mobile homes 20.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28613 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 68.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28613 had 9,429 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 825 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.8% while renters occupied 26.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.5.

1.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.6% and another 31% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28613:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28613 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 18.6
Electricity 79.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.7
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28613 was $230,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 54.1 % had a mortgage. 45.9% 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 $1,313 and for owners without a mortgage it was $368.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28613 was $883. 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.