Cerro Gordo, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
319
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
48.4
0.624% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
25.1%
0.0149% 1-year increase
2019 Median Household Income
$36,667
1.5% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$189,900
0.636% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
117
2.63% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cerro Gordo, 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.

91.8% of the residents in Cerro Gordo, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cerro Gordo, NC was $189,900, and the homeownership rate was 85.7%.

Most people in Cerro Gordo, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 43.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Cerro Gordo, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaColumbus County, NCColumbus, Bladen & Robeson Counties PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Cerro Gordo, NC is home to a population of 319 people, from which 91.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.15% of Cerro Gordo, NC residents were born outside of the country (26 people).

In 2024, there were 3.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (225 people) in Cerro Gordo, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 63 Other (Hispanic) and 27 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.8%
2024 Citizenship
92.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.8% of Cerro Gordo, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cerro Gordo, NC was 92.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cerro Gordo, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    225 ± 164
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    63 ± 119
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    27 ± 23
19.7%
Hispanic Population
63 people

In 2024, there were 3.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (225 people) in Cerro Gordo, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 63 Other (Hispanic) and 27 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.7% of the people in Cerro Gordo, NC are hispanic (63 people).

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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

8.15%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
26 people
7.46%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
25 people

As of 2024, 8.15% of Cerro Gordo, NC residents (26 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 Cerro Gordo, NC was 7.46%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
6 ± 21

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Economy

The economy of Cerro Gordo, NC employs 117 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cerro Gordo, NC were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (27 people), Construction (24 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (22 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($58,636), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,179), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($45,089).

Employment

Occupations

117
2024 Value
± 106
2.63%
1 Year growth
± 126%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cerro Gordo, NC grew at a rate of 2.63%, from 114 employees to 117 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cerro Gordo, NC, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (27 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (24 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (19 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cerro Gordo, 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

117
2024 Value
± 106
2.63%
1 Year growth
± 126%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cerro Gordo, NC grew at a rate of 2.63%, from 114 employees to 117 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cerro Gordo, NC, are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (27 people), Construction (24 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (22 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cerro Gordo, NC, though some of these residents may live in Cerro Gordo, 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

$46,250
Median earning men ± $14,535
$31,250
Median earning women ± $54,700

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($58,636) and Retail Trade ($18,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

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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 Cerro Gordo, NC was $189,900 in 2024, which is 0.571 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $188,700 to $189,900, a 0.636% increase. The homeownership rate in Cerro Gordo, NC is 85.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cerro Gordo, NC have an average commute time of 43.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cerro Gordo, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$189,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,474
$126
Median Property Taxes
±$108

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 Cerro Gordo, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

85.7%
Homeownership
2024
22%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 85.7% of the housing units in Cerro Gordo, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.8%.

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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.
$36,667
Median Household Income
± $9,205
147
Number of Households
± 108

In 2019, the median household income of the 147 households in Cerro Gordo, NC grew to $36,667 from the previous year's value of $36,125.

The following chart displays the households in Cerro Gordo, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cerro Gordo, 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 (85.5%)
  2. Carpooled (13.7%)
  3. Other (0.855%)

In 2024, 85.5% of workers in Cerro Gordo, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.7%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (0.855%).

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

43.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cerro Gordo, NC have a longer commute time (43.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 16.2% of the workforce in Cerro Gordo, 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 Cerro Gordo, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cerro Gordo, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cerro Gordo, NC (80 out of 319 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 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cerro Gordo, NC is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

89% of the population of Cerro Gordo, NC has health coverage, with 42.9% on employee plans, 15.7% on Medicaid, 25.7% on Medicare, 4.7% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.2% under 18 years, 15.7% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

11%
Uninsured
42.9%
Employer Coverage
15.7%
Medicaid
25.7%
Medicare
4.7%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cerro Gordo, NC grew by 31.3% from 8.36% to 11%.

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