Archer Lodge, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,186
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.3
0.937% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
17.4%
25.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$91,188
7.11% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$324,500
13.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,358
12.1% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Archer Lodge, 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.

93.7% of the residents in Archer Lodge, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Archer Lodge, NC was $324,500, and the homeownership rate was 79.7%.

Most people in Archer Lodge, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32 minutes. The average car ownership in Archer Lodge, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaJohnston County, NCRaleigh, NCWilson, Greene & Johnston (East) Counties--Wilson City PUMA, NCJohnston County (West) PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Archer Lodge, NC is home to a population of 5.19k people, from which 93.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.37% of Archer Lodge, NC residents were born outside of the country (382 people).

In 2024, there were 4.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.46k people) in Archer Lodge, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 821 Other (Hispanic) and 605 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.7%
2024 Citizenship
94.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.7% of Archer Lodge, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Archer Lodge, NC was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Archer Lodge, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.46k ± 764
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    821 ± 946
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    605 ± 353
18.5%
Hispanic Population
962 people

In 2024, there were 4.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.46k people) in Archer Lodge, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 821 Other (Hispanic) and 605 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18.5% of the people in Archer Lodge, NC are hispanic (962 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
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

7.37%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
382 people
6.27%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
316 people

As of 2024, 7.37% of Archer Lodge, NC residents (382 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 Archer Lodge, NC was 6.27%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    49 ± 82
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    48 ± 65
  3. Vietnam
    34 ± 59

Archer Lodge, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Archer Lodge, NC employs 2.36k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Archer Lodge, NC were Construction (799 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (283 people), and Manufacturing (234 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Manufacturing ($101,346), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,690).

Employment

Occupations

2.36k
2024 Value
± 550
−12.1%
1 Year decline
± 39.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Archer Lodge, NC declined at a rate of −12.1%, from 2.68k employees to 2.36k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Archer Lodge, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (497 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (489 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (240 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Archer Lodge, 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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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.36k
2024 Value
± 550
−12.1%
1 Year decline
± 39.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Archer Lodge, NC declined at a rate of −12.1%, from 2.68k employees to 2.36k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Archer Lodge, NC, are Construction (799 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (283 people), and Manufacturing (234 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Archer Lodge, NC, though some of these residents may live in Archer Lodge, 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

$59,464
Median earning men ± $53,839
$24,809
Median earning women ± $39,684

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Manufacturing ($101,522), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,531).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($53,879), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,484), and Public Administration ($49,349).

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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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Archer Lodge, NC was $324,500 in 2024, which is 0.975 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $285,600 to $324,500, a 13.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Archer Lodge, NC is 79.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Archer Lodge, NC have an average commute time of 32 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Archer Lodge, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$324,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$32,398
$1,534
Median Property Taxes
±$367

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 Archer Lodge, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

79.7%
Homeownership
2024
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 79.7% of the housing units in Archer Lodge, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.2%.

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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.
$91,188
Median Household Income
± $28,265
1.93k
Number of Households
± 435

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.93k households in Archer Lodge, NC declined from $91,188 from the previous year's value of $98,170.

The following chart displays the households in Archer Lodge, 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Archer Lodge, 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 (68.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (22.7%)
  3. Carpooled (8.44%)

In 2024, 68.5% of workers in Archer Lodge, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.44%).

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

32 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Archer Lodge, NC have a longer commute time (32 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Archer Lodge, 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 Archer Lodge, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Archer Lodge, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Archer Lodge, NC (901 out of 5.19k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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

92.2% of the population of Archer Lodge, NC has health coverage, with 52.6% on employee plans, 13.9% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 1.25% 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, 55.8% were men and 44.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 14.9% between 18 and 34 years, 40.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.8% were men and 44.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.77%
Uninsured
52.6%
Employer Coverage
13.9%
Medicaid
13.3%
Medicare
11.1%
Non-Group
1.25%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Archer Lodge, NC grew by 69.4% from 4.59% to 7.77%.

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