Statesville, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
29,894
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.1
0.802% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
20.4%
24.6% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$52,880
4.71% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$248,000
9.69% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
14,254
2.16% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Statesville, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.3% of the residents in Statesville, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Statesville, NC are Mitchell Community College (841 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Statesville, NC was $248,000, and the homeownership rate was 51.6%.

Most people in Statesville, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Statesville, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaIredell County, NCCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCDavie, Yadkin & Iredell (North) Counties PUMA, NCIredell (South)--Mooresville Town & Statesville City PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Statesville, NC is home to a population of 29.9k people, from which 93.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.6% of Statesville, NC residents were born outside of the country (3.18k people).

In 2024, there were 2.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.5k people) in Statesville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.65k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.09k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.3%
2024 Citizenship
92.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.3% of Statesville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Statesville, NC was 92.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Statesville, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    15.5k ± 1.1k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    7.65k ± 914
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    2.09k ± 815
14.9%
Hispanic Population
4.45k people

In 2024, there were 2.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.5k people) in Statesville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.65k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.09k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

14.9% of the people in Statesville, NC are hispanic (4.45k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Statesville, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.18k people
11.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.32k people

As of 2024, 10.6% of Statesville, NC residents (3.18k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Statesville, NC was 11.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    320 ± 117
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    300 ± 139
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    169 ± 103

Statesville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Statesville, NC employs 14.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Statesville, NC were Manufacturing (3,007 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,857 people), and Retail Trade (1,720 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($61,131), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($60,662), and Public Administration ($55,911).

Employment

Occupations

14.3k
2024 Value
± 1,117
2.16%
1 Year growth
± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Statesville, NC grew at a rate of 2.16%, from 14k employees to 14.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Statesville, NC, are Production Occupations (1,962 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,796 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,304 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Statesville, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.3k
2024 Value
± 1,117
2.16%
1 Year growth
± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Statesville, NC grew at a rate of 2.16%, from 14k employees to 14.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Statesville, NC, are Manufacturing (3,007 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,857 people), and Retail Trade (1,720 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Statesville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Statesville, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,260
Median earning men ± $3,833
$37,327
Median earning women ± $6,309

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,115), Public Administration ($60,948), and Manufacturing ($60,469).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,473), Public Administration ($50,625), and Manufacturing ($49,018).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Statesville, NC awarded 841 degrees. The student population of Statesville, NC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,501 male students and 2,116 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Statesville, NC are White (567 and 67.4%), Hispanic or Latino (130 and 15.5%), Black or African American (67 and 7.97%), and Two or More Races (33 and 3.92%).

The largest universities in Statesville, NC by number of degrees awarded are Mitchell Community College (841 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Statesville, NC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (288 and 34.2%), Commercial & Advertising Art (67 and 7.97%), and Information Technology (58 and 6.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 3,617 students enrolled in Statesville, NC, 41.5% men and 58.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,443 records, of which 56.7% were women and 43.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    288 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    43 degrees awarded
  3. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic)
    9 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Statesville, NC was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 288 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Statesville, NC according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Mitchell Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
841 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Mitchell Community College with 841 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 336 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Statesville, NC, which is 0.665 times less than the 505 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 567 degrees mean that there were 4.36 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 130 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,432) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($219) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,690) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Statesville, NC was $248,000 in 2024, which is 0.745 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $226,100 to $248,000, a 9.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Statesville, NC is 51.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Statesville, NC have an average commute time of 20.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Statesville, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$248,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,399
$6,342
Median Property Taxes
±$641

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Statesville, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Statesville, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

51.6%
Homeownership
2024
71.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.6% of the housing units in Statesville, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$52,880
Median Household Income
± $5,095
12.3k
Number of Households
± 1,059

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.3k households in Statesville, NC declined from $52,880 from the previous year's value of $55,492.

The following chart displays the households in Statesville, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Statesville, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.5%)
  2. Carpooled (15.2%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.92%)

In 2024, 73.5% of workers in Statesville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.2%) and those who worked at home (7.92%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

20.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Statesville, NC have a shorter commute time (20.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.842% of the workforce in Statesville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Statesville, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Statesville, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Statesville, NC (5.9k out of 28.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Statesville, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

85.9% of the population of Statesville, NC has health coverage, with 39.2% on employee plans, 23.6% on Medicaid, 10.9% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 0.781% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 24% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

14.1%
Uninsured
39.2%
Employer Coverage
23.6%
Medicaid
10.9%
Medicare
11.4%
Non-Group
0.781%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Statesville, NC declined by 7.26% from 15.2% to 14.1%.

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