Congressional District 12, NC

Congressional District

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2024 Population
770,963
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
33.7
6.39% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
12.9%
20.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$75,943
1.47% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$356,800
12.4% 1-year growth

About

24.2% of the households in Congressional District 12, 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.

87.8% of the residents in Congressional District 12, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Congressional District 12, NC was $356,800, and the homeownership rate was 47.5%.

Most people in Congressional District 12, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Congressional District 12, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Congressional District 12, NC is home to a population of 771k people, from which 87.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 18.2% of Congressional District 12, NC residents were born outside of the country (140k people).

In 2024, there were 1.06 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (284k people) in Congressional District 12, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 267k White (Non-Hispanic) and 79.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Congressional District 12, NC are Spanish (115,305 households), French (Incl. Cajun) (6,566 households), and Vietnamese (4,797 households).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.8%
2024 Citizenship
91.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.8% of Congressional District 12, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Congressional District 12, NC was 91.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 12, NC
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    284k ± 4.03k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    267k ± 3.47k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    79.1k ± 3.92k
18.8%
Hispanic Population
145k people

In 2024, there were 1.06 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (284k people) in Congressional District 12, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 267k White (Non-Hispanic) and 79.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18.8% of the people in Congressional District 12, NC are hispanic (145k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Congressional District 12, NC as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

18.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
140k people
14.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
111k people

As of 2024, 18.2% of Congressional District 12, NC residents (140k 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 Congressional District 12, NC was 14.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    115,305 households (16%)
  2. French (Incl. Cajun)
    6,566 households (0.911%)
  3. Vietnamese
    4,797 households (0.666%)

24.2% of the households in Congressional District 12, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Congressional District 12, NC was Spanish. 16% of the households in Congressional District 12, NC reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    8,841 ± 935
  2. Vietnam
    6,570 ± 590
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    5,052 ± 678

Congressional District 12, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.35 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Congressional District 12, NC.

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Economy

The economy of Congressional District 12, NC employs 427k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Congressional District 12, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (49,337 people), Finance & Insurance (47,404 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (43,860 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($97,869), Finance & Insurance ($93,077), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($89,091).

Employment

Occupations

427k
2024 Value
± 6,056
8.02%
1 Year growth
± 1.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Congressional District 12, NC grew at a rate of 8.02%, from 396k employees to 427k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Congressional District 12, NC, are Management Occupations (54,455 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (44,758 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (40,274 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Congressional District 12, NC.

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

427k
2024 Value
± 6,056
8.02%
1 Year growth
± 1.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Congressional District 12, NC grew at a rate of 8.02%, from 396k employees to 427k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Congressional District 12, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (49,337 people), Finance & Insurance (47,404 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (43,860 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Congressional District 12, NC, though some of these residents may live in Congressional District 12, 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

$54,830
Median earning men ± $904
$45,649
Median earning women ± $800

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,158), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,251), and Information ($78,034).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,034), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,116), and Public Administration ($54,412).

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Congressional District 12, NC was $356,800 in 2024, which is 1.07 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $317,300 to $356,800, a 12.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Congressional District 12, NC is 47.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Congressional District 12, NC have an average commute time of 24.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Congressional District 12, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$356,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,081
$152,144
Median Property Taxes
±$3,219

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 Congressional District 12, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Congressional District 12, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

47.5%
Homeownership
2024
68.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 47.5% of the housing units in Congressional District 12, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60.9%.

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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.
$75,943
Median Household Income
± $1,309
320k
Number of Households
± 5,177

In 2024, the median household income of the 320k households in Congressional District 12, NC declined from $75,943 from the previous year's value of $77,079.

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 12, 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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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (56.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (28.7%)
  3. Carpooled (8.73%)

In 2024, 56.9% of workers in Congressional District 12, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.73%).

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

24.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Congressional District 12, NC have a shorter commute time (24.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.7% of the workforce in Congressional District 12, 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 Congressional District 12, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Congressional District 12, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Congressional District 12, NC (97.4k out of 756k 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 Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Congressional District 12, NC is Black, followed by Hispanic and White.

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

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 28.9% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

14.1%
Uninsured
48.7%
Employer Coverage
16.5%
Medicaid
7.99%
Medicare
11.6%
Non-Group
1.18%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Congressional District 12, NC grew by 21.1% from 11.6% to 14.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Congressional District 12, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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