Hoopers Creek, NC

Census Place

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2023 Population
1,623
7.13% 1-year growth
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
40.4
1.46% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
7.21%
11.2% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$64,792
1.63% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$297,300
28.3% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
551
1.43% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Hoopers Creek, NC had a population of 1.62k people with a median age of 40.4 and a median household income of $64,792. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Hoopers Creek, NC grew from 1,515 to 1,623, a 7.13% increase and its median household income grew from $63,750 to $64,792, a 1.63% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hoopers Creek, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.4%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (5.61%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (1.91%), White (Hispanic) (1.05%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Hoopers Creek, 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 Hoopers Creek, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Hoopers Creek, NC was $297,300, and the homeownership rate was 81.3%.

Most people in Hoopers Creek, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18 minutes. The average car ownership in Hoopers Creek, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hoopers Creek, NC is home to a population of 1.62k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.863% of Hoopers Creek, NC residents were born outside of the country (14 people).

In 2023, there were 16.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.48k people) in Hoopers Creek, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 91 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 31 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2023 Citizenship
100%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 100% of Hoopers Creek, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Hoopers Creek, 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 Hoopers Creek, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.48k ± 743
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    91 ± 79
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    31 ± 35
2.96%
Hispanic Population
48 people

In 2023, there were 16.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.48k people) in Hoopers Creek, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 91 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 31 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.96% of the people in Hoopers Creek, NC are hispanic (48 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

0.863%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
14 people
0.99%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
15 people

As of 2023, 0.863% of Hoopers Creek, NC residents (14 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hoopers Creek, NC was 0.99%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    40 ± 65
  2. Vietnam
    17 ± 29
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    13 ± 28

Hoopers Creek, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.35 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hoopers Creek, NC employs 551 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Hoopers Creek, NC were Other Services, Except Public Administration (153 people), Transportation & Warehousing (96 people), and Retail Trade (85 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($82,723), Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,173), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,620).

Employment

Occupations

551
2023 Value
± 238
−1.43%
1 Year decline
± 60.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hoopers Creek, NC declined at a rate of −1.43%, from 559 employees to 551 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hoopers Creek, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (101 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (89 people), and Community & Social Service Occupations (84 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hoopers Creek, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

551
2023 Value
± 238
−1.43%
1 Year decline
± 60.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hoopers Creek, NC declined at a rate of −1.43%, from 559 employees to 551 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hoopers Creek, NC, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (153 people), Transportation & Warehousing (96 people), and Retail Trade (85 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hoopers Creek, NC, though some of these residents may live in Hoopers Creek, 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

$51,700
Median earning men ± $27,083
$36,953
Median earning women ± $9,577

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Retail Trade ($44,583), Manufacturing ($9,938), and Public Administration ($N/A).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,542), Retail Trade ($22,042), and Public Administration ($N/A).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.995% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.855% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (2.18M), Some college (1.81M), and Bachelors Degree (1.69M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hoopers Creek, NC was $297,300 in 2023, which is 0.98 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $231,800 to $297,300, a 28.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Hoopers Creek, NC is 81.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Hoopers Creek, NC have an average commute time of 18 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hoopers Creek, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$297,300
Median Property Value 2023
±$67,042
$516
Median Property Taxes
±$219

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Rent vs Own

81.3%
Homeownership
2023
74.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 81.3% of the housing units in Hoopers Creek, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.6%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Household Income

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$64,792
Median Household Income
± $29,830
635
Number of Households
± 246

In 2023, the median household income of the 635 households in Hoopers Creek, NC grew to $64,792 from the previous year's value of $63,750.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hoopers Creek, NC is from Hoopers Creek, NC.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
  1. N/A
  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (89.8%)
  2. Walked (10.2%)
  3. Carpooled (0%)

In 2023, 89.8% of workers in Hoopers Creek, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (10.2%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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Commute Time

18 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hoopers Creek, NC have a shorter commute time (18 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Hoopers Creek, 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 Hoopers Creek, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hoopers Creek, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hoopers Creek, NC (117 out of 1.62k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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Health

95.3% of the population of Hoopers Creek, NC has health coverage, with 40.2% on employee plans, 18.5% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 22% on non-group plans, and 0.801% 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 317 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.3% were men and 60.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.9% under 18 years, 13.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.3% were men and 60.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.74%
Uninsured
40.2%
Employer Coverage
18.5%
Medicaid
13.8%
Medicare
22%
Non-Group
0.801%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hoopers Creek, NC grew by 227% from 1.45% to 4.74%.

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