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28635

Hays, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,669
Median household income
$44,901
People below poverty
14%
Median home value
$145,900

Income

The median income of households in 28635 was $44,901. An estimated 4.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28635 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.4
$10,000 to $14,999 3.4
$15,000 to $24,999 12.7
$25,000 to $34,999 9
$35,000 to $49,999 22.9
$50,000 to $74,999 13.5
$75,000 to $99,999 21
$100,000 to $149,999 9.3
$150,000 to $199,999 3.9
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28635 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 43384
Female 47576

An estimated 67.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 39.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,931. 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 28635 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.7
Social Security 39.1
Retirement income 27.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.1
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 39% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28635 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14
Children under 18 years below poverty 39
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.9

In 2020-2024, 11.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 55.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28635 in 2020-2024, 96.6% had health insurance coverage and 3.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.9% and public coverage was 44.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 28635 had a total population of 2,669 - 1,311 (49.1%) females and 1,358 (50.9%) males. The median age was 56.3 years. An estimated 15% of the population was under 18 years, 18.8% was 19 to 44 years, 39.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28635 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 67 59
5 to 9 13 111
10 to 14 90 0
15 to 19 39 56
20 to 24 101 56
25 to 29 48 80
30 to 34 25 21
35 to 39 18 54
40 to 44 28 71
45 to 49 85 36
50 to 54 96 85
55 to 59 101 249
60 to 64 217 177
65 to 69 157 63
70 to 74 71 21
75 to 79 127 109
80 to 84 5 5
85 and over 70 58

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.2% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 13.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.5% of the people in 28635 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.2% of the people in 28635 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,249 households in 28635. The average household size was 2.14 people.

Married-couple households made up 66.4% of the households in 28635 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.6% of all households, while 13.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11% of households were male householders living alone, and 11% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22% of all households.

In 28635, 24.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28635 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 66.4
Cohabiting Couples 1.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 77.9% of males and 70.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 4.7 14.3
Now married, except separated 77.9 70.6
Separated 0 1.7
Widowed 4.7 10.1
Divorced 12.7 3.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28635, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

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


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.2% of the people living in 28635 were U.S. natives. 87.5% of the 28635 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.8% of 28635 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 0 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28635 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 28635.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28635 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 28635 in 2020-2024, 6.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.4% 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 28635 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.4
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 98.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 28635 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28635 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 98.7
Different house, same county 0.6
Different county, same state 0
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28635 was 327 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 41 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 251. College or graduate school enrollment was 35.

Educational Attainment of People in 28635 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.1
High school diploma or equivalency 41.3
Some college, no degree 29.5
Associate's degree 10.2
Bachelor's degree 4.8
Graduate or professional degree 4.2

Disability

In 28635, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.3% of people under 18 years old, to 5.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 54.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28635, 56 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,058 81.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 83 6.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 163 12.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28635 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28635 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 4.1
Manufacturing 32.1
Wholesale trade 3.1
Retail trade 10
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 0.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7
Other Services, except public administration 12.2
Public administration 2.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28635 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 318 24.4
Service occupations 305 23.4
Sales and office occupations 236 18.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 132 10.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 313 24

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.5% of 28635 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28635 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.1
Other means 0
Worked from home 8.2

In 2020-2024, 28635 had a total of 1,491 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.3% 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. 22.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28635 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 22.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.7

8.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28635 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 74.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28635 had 1,249 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 242 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 88.6% while renters occupied 11.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.18 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.83.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 27.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.2% and another 41.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28635:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28635 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 16.6
Electricity 62
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 7.8
All other fuels 12.4
No fuel used 1.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28635 was $145,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 37.5 % had a mortgage. 62.5% 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 $943 and for owners without a mortgage it was $390.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28635 was $920. 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.