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28773

Saluda, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,441
Median household income
$70,703
People below poverty
15.5%
Median home value
$413,700

Income

The median income of households in 28773 was $70,703. An estimated 2.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28773 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 4.7
$15,000 to $24,999 3
$25,000 to $34,999 9.6
$35,000 to $49,999 11.9
$50,000 to $74,999 21
$75,000 to $99,999 10
$100,000 to $149,999 19.3
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 13.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28773 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 90523
Female 39286

An estimated 68.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 40 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $31,214. 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 28773 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.2
Social Security 44.7
Retirement income 40
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.3
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 26% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28773 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 26
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.8

In 2020-2024, 11.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 78.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 15.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 12.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28773 in 2020-2024, 93.4% had health insurance coverage and 6.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65.3% and public coverage was 52.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.3%.


In 2020-2024, 28773 had a total population of 3,441 - 1,679 (48.8%) females and 1,762 (51.2%) males. The median age was 55.4 years. An estimated 18% of the population was under 18 years, 16.3% was 19 to 44 years, 29.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 33.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28773 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 149 57
5 to 9 80 5
10 to 14 129 137
15 to 19 64 100
20 to 24 7 49
25 to 29 0 65
30 to 34 84 76
35 to 39 59 42
40 to 44 121 59
45 to 49 112 3
50 to 54 105 177
55 to 59 136 200
60 to 64 113 162
65 to 69 186 119
70 to 74 167 197
75 to 79 152 142
80 to 84 54 58
85 and over 44 31

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 97% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 17.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1% of the people in 28773 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96.5% of the people in 28773 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,391 households in 28773. The average household size was 2.41 people.

Married-couple households made up 57.6% of the households in 28773 while cohabiting couple households made up 4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 15.5% of all households, while 22.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.8% of all households.

In 28773, 25.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 53.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28773 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 57.6
Cohabiting Couples 4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60% of males and 58.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 19.7 21.6
Now married, except separated 60 58.6
Separated 1.7 0.4
Widowed 4.7 9.2
Divorced 13.9 10.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28773, 31 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 38.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.1% of the people living in 28773 were U.S. natives. 47.6% of the 28773 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.9% of 28773 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 87.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 95.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28773 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 28773.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28773 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 20
Asia 12.3
Europe 43.1
Africa 0
Northern America 24.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28773 in 2020-2024, 2.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% 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 28773 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 28773 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28773 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.4
Different house, same county 0.7
Different county, same state 1.5
Different state 5.7
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 37.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28773 was 679 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 87 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 473. College or graduate school enrollment was 119.

Educational Attainment of People in 28773 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.4
High school diploma or equivalency 25.5
Some college, no degree 18.3
Associate's degree 12
Bachelor's degree 24.4
Graduate or professional degree 13.3

Disability

In 28773, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6% of people under 18 years old, to 11.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28773, 52.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,182 78.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 123 8.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 146 9.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28773 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28773 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.7
Construction 14.1
Manufacturing 6.9
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 15.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.9
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.7
Other Services, except public administration 4
Public administration 2.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28773 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 714 47.6
Service occupations 242 16.1
Sales and office occupations 220 14.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 199 13.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 126 8.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.2% of 28773 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28773 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.6
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 14.6

In 2020-2024, 28773 had a total of 2,036 housing units. Of these housing units, 91.9% 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"). 1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28773 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 91.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1
Mobile homes 6.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.6

13.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 14.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28773 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 59.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28773 had 1,391 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 645 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84% while renters occupied 16%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.27 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.14.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.6% and another 31.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28773:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28773 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 26.2
Electricity 54.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.2
All other fuels 13.2
No fuel used 1.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28773 was $413,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.9 % had a mortgage. 49.1% 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 $1,567 and for owners without a mortgage it was $555.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28773 was $1,309. 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.