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28665

Purlear, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,483
Median household income
$45,685
People below poverty
22.3%
Median home value
$167,400

Income

The median income of households in 28665 was $45,685. An estimated 4.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.6
$10,000 to $14,999 5.5
$15,000 to $24,999 21.1
$25,000 to $34,999 11.1
$35,000 to $49,999 13.6
$50,000 to $74,999 18.5
$75,000 to $99,999 7.7
$100,000 to $149,999 13.5
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28665 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 38750
Female 42000

An estimated 58.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,230. 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 28665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 58.8
Social Security 45.1
Retirement income 21
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.4
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 22.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 26.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 22.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 26.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.9

In 2020-2024, 20.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 88.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 72% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 8.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28665 in 2020-2024, 90.9% had health insurance coverage and 9.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51.9% and public coverage was 50.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 28665 had a total population of 2,483 - 1,192 (48%) females and 1,291 (52%) males. The median age was 49.1 years. An estimated 12.4% of the population was under 18 years, 29.4% was 19 to 44 years, 33.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28665 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 117 44
5 to 9 35 44
10 to 14 0 0
15 to 19 105 86
20 to 24 96 17
25 to 29 100 87
30 to 34 40 121
35 to 39 41 43
40 to 44 59 125
45 to 49 91 27
50 to 54 25 65
55 to 59 46 124
60 to 64 289 167
65 to 69 112 69
70 to 74 56 73
75 to 79 45 37
80 to 84 0 52
85 and over 34 11

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 97.9% were White; 0.8% were Black or African American; 25.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 0.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4% of the people in 28665 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.1% of the people in 28665 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 998 households in 28665. The average household size was 2.49 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.1% of the households in 28665 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.5% of all households, while 14.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 17.6% of all households.

In 28665, 28.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.1
Cohabiting Couples 10.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.9% of males and 47.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.9 29.5
Now married, except separated 47.9 47.9
Separated 4.4 6.1
Widowed 9.2 8.3
Divorced 2.5 8.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28665, 166 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 9.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98% of the people living in 28665 were U.S. natives. 76.2% of the 28665 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2% of 28665 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 10.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28665 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 28665.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28665 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 28665 in 2020-2024, 3.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.9% 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 28665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 28665 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.8
Different house, same county 3.2
Different county, same state 1.4
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 72.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 27.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28665 was 215 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 178. College or graduate school enrollment was 37.

Educational Attainment of People in 28665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 27.6
High school diploma or equivalency 36.2
Some college, no degree 16
Associate's degree 8.4
Bachelor's degree 10
Graduate or professional degree 1.8

Disability

In 28665, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 26.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 25.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 47.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28665, 41.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 51.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 88.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 818 88.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 74 8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 28 3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28665 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 12.5
Manufacturing 15.1
Wholesale trade 4.6
Retail trade 28.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.4
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 11.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 6.7
Public administration 2.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28665 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 144 15.7
Service occupations 90 9.8
Sales and office occupations 369 40.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 195 21.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 122 13.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.8% of 28665 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 15.7

In 2020-2024, 28665 had a total of 1,376 housing units. Of these housing units, 64.4% 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. 35.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 64.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 35.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28665 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 65.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28665 had 998 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 378 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.4% while renters occupied 17.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.55 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.22.

1.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.4% and another 36.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28665:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28665 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 3.8
Electricity 83.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 8.4
All other fuels 4.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28665 was $167,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 52.2 % had a mortgage. 47.8% 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 $1,149 and for owners without a mortgage it was $367.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28665 was $684. 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.