Millers Creek, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,689
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
49.2
17.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
18.9%
169% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$63,125
6.56% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$227,200
18.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
662
1.78% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Millers 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.

95.1% of the residents in Millers Creek, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Millers Creek, NC was $227,200, and the homeownership rate was 73.7%.

Most people in Millers Creek, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Millers Creek, NC was 1 car per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaWilkes County, NCNorth Wilkesboro, NCWilkesboro High Country--Surry, Wilkes & Alleghany Counties PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Millers Creek, NC is home to a population of 1.69k people, from which 95.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.58% of Millers Creek, NC residents were born outside of the country (128 people).

In 2024, there were 40.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.62k people) in Millers Creek, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 40 Other (Hispanic) and 23 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%
2024 Citizenship
94.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.1% of Millers Creek, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Millers Creek, NC was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Millers Creek, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.62k ± 410
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    40 ± 53
  3. White (Hispanic)
    23 ± 27
3.79%
Hispanic Population
64 people

In 2024, there were 40.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.62k people) in Millers Creek, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 40 Other (Hispanic) and 23 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.79% of the people in Millers Creek, NC are hispanic (64 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Millers Creek, 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

7.58%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
128 people
7.76%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
114 people

As of 2024, 7.58% of Millers Creek, NC residents (128 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 Millers Creek, NC was 7.76%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
39 ± 52

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Economy

The economy of Millers Creek, NC employs 662 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Millers Creek, NC were Retail Trade (139 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (104 people), and Construction (93 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($56,726), Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,833), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,167).

Employment

Occupations

662
2024 Value
± 184
−1.78%
1 Year decline
± 40.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Millers Creek, NC declined at a rate of −1.78%, from 674 employees to 662 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Millers Creek, NC, are Management Occupations (112 people), Transportation Occupations (80 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (68 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Millers Creek, 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

662
2024 Value
± 184
−1.78%
1 Year decline
± 40.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Millers Creek, NC declined at a rate of −1.78%, from 674 employees to 662 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Millers Creek, NC, are Retail Trade (139 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (104 people), and Construction (93 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Millers Creek, NC, though some of these residents may live in Millers 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

$34,613
Median earning men ± $16,644
$36,000
Median earning women ± $10,601

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,250), Construction ($56,726), and Manufacturing ($35,395).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($94,118), Other Services Except Public Administration ($32,656), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($31,071).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Millers Creek, NC was $227,200 in 2024, which is 0.683 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $191,700 to $227,200, a 18.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Millers Creek, NC is 73.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Millers Creek, NC have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Millers Creek, NC is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$227,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$37,595
$533
Median Property Taxes
±$136

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

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

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Rent vs Own

73.7%
Homeownership
2024
53.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.7% of the housing units in Millers Creek, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.4%.

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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.
$63,125
Median Household Income
± $17,712
723
Number of Households
± 185

In 2024, the median household income of the 723 households in Millers Creek, NC grew to $63,125 from the previous year's value of $59,239.

The following chart displays the households in Millers Creek, 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 Millers Creek, 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 (77.5%)
  2. Carpooled (11.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (11.3%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Millers Creek, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.3%) and those who worked at home (11.3%).

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

25.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Millers Creek, NC have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.23% of the workforce in Millers Creek, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Millers Creek, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Millers Creek, NC have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Millers Creek, NC (311 out of 1.65k 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 Males 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

86.2% of the population of Millers Creek, NC has health coverage, with 29.7% on employee plans, 19.6% on Medicaid, 23.4% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 56% were men and 44% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.6% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 32.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 56% were men and 44% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.8%
Uninsured
29.7%
Employer Coverage
19.6%
Medicaid
23.4%
Medicare
13.5%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Millers Creek, NC declined by 10.3% from 15.4% to 13.8%.

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