Gibsonville, NC

Census Place

2024 Population

9,467

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.8

4.56% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.76%

31.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$95,861

9.55% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$298,000

Population & Diversity

Gibsonville, NC is home to a population of 9.47k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.98% of Gibsonville, NC residents were born outside of the country (187 people).

In 2024, there were 2.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.01k people) in Gibsonville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.89k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 260 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Gibsonville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gibsonville, NC was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gibsonville, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.01k ± 858
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.89k ± 842
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
260 ± 288

2.57%

Hispanic Population

243 people

2.57% of the people in Gibsonville, NC are hispanic (243 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
228,441 ± 11,609 people
India
90,815 ± 7,367 people
Honduras
52,061 ± 5,588 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 228,441 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 90,815 and Honduras with 52,061.

Foreign-Born Population

1.98%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

187 people

1.47%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

137 people

As of 2024, 1.98% of Gibsonville, NC residents (187 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 Gibsonville, NC was 1.47%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gibsonville, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
314 ± 118
Gulf War (2001-)
224 ± 182
Gulf War (1990s)
120 ± 143

Gibsonville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gibsonville, NC.

Economy

The economy of Gibsonville, NC employs 4.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gibsonville, NC were Manufacturing (651 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (622 people), and Public Administration (587 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,219), Information ($83,833), and Finance & Insurance ($76,891).

Employment

Occupations

4.6k

2024 Value

± 661

−4.75%

1 Year decline

± 20.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gibsonville, NC declined at a rate of −4.75%, from 4.82k employees to 4.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gibsonville, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (500 people), Management Occupations (479 people), and Production Occupations (383 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gibsonville, 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

4.6k

2024 Value

± 661

−4.75%

1 Year decline

± 20.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gibsonville, NC declined at a rate of −4.75%, from 4.82k employees to 4.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gibsonville, NC, are Manufacturing (651 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (622 people), and Public Administration (587 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gibsonville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Gibsonville, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,500

Median earning men ± $14,433

$44,292

Median earning women ± $5,867

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($188,352), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($90,930), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,922).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($106,094), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,250), and Public Administration ($71,295).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gibsonville, NC was $298,000 in 2024, which is 0.896 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $262,400 to $298,000, a 13.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Gibsonville, NC is 81.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gibsonville, NC have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gibsonville, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$298,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$25,209

$3,030

Median Property Taxes

±$492

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

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

Rent vs Own

81.1%

Homeownership

2024

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.1% of the housing units in Gibsonville, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gibsonville, 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.

$95,861

Median Household Income

± $8,907

3.73k

Number of Households

± 568

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.73k households in Gibsonville, NC declined from $95,861 from the previous year's value of $105,981.

The following chart displays the households in Gibsonville, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gibsonville, 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 (80%)
Carpooled (12%)
Worked At Home (7.26%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Gibsonville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12%) and those who worked at home (7.26%).

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

26.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gibsonville, NC have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% of the workforce in Gibsonville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.76% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gibsonville, NC (545 out of 9.47k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

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