Garysburg, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
572
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
55.6
1.65% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
19.2%
15.4% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$41,333
10.2% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$107,600
0.938% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
279
2.45% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Garysburg, 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.

100% of the residents in Garysburg, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Garysburg, NC was $107,600, and the homeownership rate was 70.2%.

Most people in Garysburg, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20 minutes. The average car ownership in Garysburg, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Garysburg, NC is home to a population of 572 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.524% of Garysburg, NC residents were born outside of the country (3 people).

In 2024, there were 21.6 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (541 people) in Garysburg, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 3 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Garysburg, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Garysburg, NC was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garysburg, NC
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    541 ± 153
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    25 ± 30
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    3 ± 6
0.524%
Hispanic Population
3 people

In 2024, there were 21.6 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (541 people) in Garysburg, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 3 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.524% of the people in Garysburg, NC are hispanic (3 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Garysburg, 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

0.524%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3 people

As of 2024, 0.524% of Garysburg, NC residents (3 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 Garysburg, NC was 0%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    7 ± 21
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    6 ± 22

Garysburg, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Garysburg, NC employs 279 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Garysburg, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (104 people), Public Administration (36 people), and Educational Services (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($172,731), Public Administration ($57,143), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,115).

Employment

Occupations

279
2024 Value
± 139
−2.45%
1 Year decline
± 74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garysburg, NC declined at a rate of −2.45%, from 286 employees to 279 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garysburg, NC, are Community & Social Service Occupations (54 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (40 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (33 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garysburg, 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

279
2024 Value
± 139
−2.45%
1 Year decline
± 74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garysburg, NC declined at a rate of −2.45%, from 286 employees to 279 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garysburg, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (104 people), Public Administration (36 people), and Educational Services (26 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garysburg, NC, though some of these residents may live in Garysburg, 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

$95,536
Median earning men ± $215,247
$19,000
Median earning women ± $35,124

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

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($16,477).

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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 Garysburg, NC was $107,600 in 2024, which is 0.323 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $106,600 to $107,600, a 0.938% increase. The homeownership rate in Garysburg, NC is 70.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Garysburg, NC have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garysburg, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$107,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$18,727
$229
Median Property Taxes
±$106

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 Garysburg, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

70.2%
Homeownership
2024
74.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.2% of the housing units in Garysburg, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.7%.

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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.
$41,333
Median Household Income
± $19,501
326
Number of Households
± 120

In 2024, the median household income of the 326 households in Garysburg, NC grew to $41,333 from the previous year's value of $37,500.

The following chart displays the households in Garysburg, 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 $15k - $20k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Garysburg, 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 (92.8%)
  2. Carpooled (4.66%)
  3. Other (2.51%)

In 2024, 92.8% of workers in Garysburg, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.66%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.51%).

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

20 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garysburg, NC have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.73% of the workforce in Garysburg, 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 Garysburg, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Garysburg, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garysburg, NC (110 out of 572 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garysburg, 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.

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Health

90.9% of the population of Garysburg, NC has health coverage, with 37.1% on employee plans, 21% on Medicaid, 22.2% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 0.524% 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, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 9.62% under 18 years, 11% between 18 and 34 years, 40.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 38.5% over 64 years.

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

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Uninsured People

9.09%
Uninsured
37.1%
Employer Coverage
21%
Medicaid
22.2%
Medicare
10.1%
Non-Group
0.524%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Garysburg, NC declined by 32.8% from 13.5% to 9.09%.

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