Castalia, NC

Census Place

2024 Population

247

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.3

22.6% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

25.1%

31.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$45,625

2024 Median Property Value

$52,500

Economy

The economy of Castalia, NC employs 116 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Castalia, NC were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (27 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (21 people), and Retail Trade (17 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,893), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($50,893), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($44,531).

Employment

Occupations

116

2024 Value

± 95

63.4%

1 Year growth

± 90.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Castalia, NC grew at a rate of 63.4%, from 71 employees to 116 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Castalia, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (26 people), Production Occupations (17 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (15 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Castalia, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

116

2024 Value

± 95

63.4%

1 Year growth

± 90.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Castalia, NC grew at a rate of 63.4%, from 71 employees to 116 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Castalia, NC, are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (27 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (21 people), and Retail Trade (17 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Castalia, NC, though some of these residents may live in Castalia, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,318

Median earning men ± $11,769

$39,286

Median earning women ± $32,484

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,893), Other Services Except Public Administration ($44,531), and Manufacturing ($43,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,125) and Retail Trade ($37,917).

Housing & Living

People in Castalia, NC have an average commute time of 23.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Castalia, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$52,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$46,949

$68

Median Property Taxes

±$49

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 Castalia, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

66%

Homeownership

2024

50.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66% of the housing units in Castalia, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Castalia, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$45,625

Median Household Income

± $25,683

103

Number of Households

± 48

The following chart displays the households in Castalia, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Castalia, NC is from North Carolina.

0.466

2024 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (59.6%)
Carpooled (24.6%)
Worked At Home (8.77%)

In 2024, 59.6% of workers in Castalia, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (24.6%) and those who worked at home (8.77%).

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.

Commute Time

23.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Castalia, NC have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Castalia, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Castalia, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Castalia, NC (62 out of 247 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Castalia, NC is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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