Earl, NC

Census Place

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2023 Population

367

2.51% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AThom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

56.3

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

15%

2.45% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

194

13.5% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Earl, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (12.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.81%), Other (Hispanic) (1.36%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.09%).

None of the households in Earl, 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.

99.5% of the residents in Earl, NC are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Earl, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Earl, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Earl, NC is home to a population of 367 people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Earl, NC residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 6.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (275 people) in Earl, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 45 Two+ (Hispanic) and 36 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Earl, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Earl, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
275 ± 151
Two+ (Hispanic)
45 ± 74.3
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
36 ± 68

13.6%

Hispanic Population

50 people

13.6% of the people in Earl, NC are hispanic (50 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Earl, NC as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
6 ± 21
Gulf War (1990s)
1 ± 14
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 24

Earl, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Earl, NC employs 194 people. The largest industries in Earl, NC are , and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($58,846), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,000), and Retail Trade ($33,214).

Employment

Occupations

194

2023 Value

± 127

13.5%

1 Year growth

± 84.7%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Earl, NC, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (44 people), Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (28 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (26 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Earl, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

194

2023 Value

± 127

13.5%

1 Year growth

± 84.7%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Earl, NC, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Earl, NC, though some of these residents may live in Earl, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$22,106

Median earning men ± $11,769

$9,063

Median earning women ± $13,503

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($58,846), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($21,378), and Construction ($21,354).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,750) and Retail Trade ($32,857).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Earl, NC have an average commute time of 18.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Earl, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Earl, NC colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Earl, 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 $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (57.2%)
Carpooled (23.2%)
Walked (19.6%)

In 2023, 57.2% of workers in Earl, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (23.2%) and those who walked to work (19.6%).

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

18.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Earl, NC have a shorter commute time (18.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Earl, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Earl, NC (55 out of 367 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

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

Uninsured People

2.72%

Uninsured

31.6%

Employer Coverage

12.8%

Medicaid

38.7%

Medicare

11.4%

Non-Group

2.72%

Military or VA

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

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