Ossipee, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
795
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.8
8.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14.2%
9.45% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$70,417
19.2% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$125,700
3.46% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
372
22.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Ossipee, 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.

97.9% of the residents in Ossipee, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ossipee, NC was $125,700, and the homeownership rate was 80.1%.

Most people in Ossipee, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Ossipee, NC was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ossipee, NC is home to a population of 795 people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.14% of Ossipee, NC residents were born outside of the country (25 people).

In 2024, there were 4.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (493 people) in Ossipee, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 123 Other (Hispanic) and 102 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%
2024 Citizenship
98.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Ossipee, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ossipee, NC was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ossipee, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    493 ± 173
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    123 ± 157
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    102 ± 131
21.5%
Hispanic Population
171 people

In 2024, there were 4.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (493 people) in Ossipee, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 123 Other (Hispanic) and 102 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

21.5% of the people in Ossipee, NC are hispanic (171 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ossipee, 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

3.14%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
25 people
1.69%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
11 people

As of 2024, 3.14% of Ossipee, NC residents (25 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 Ossipee, NC was 1.69%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    12 ± 25
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1 ± 20
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1 ± 14

Ossipee, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 12 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ossipee, NC employs 372 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ossipee, NC were Manufacturing (76 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (37 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (37 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($100,298), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,188), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,750).

Employment

Occupations

372
2024 Value
± 113
22.4%
1 Year growth
± 36.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ossipee, NC grew at a rate of 22.4%, from 304 employees to 372 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ossipee, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (45 people), Transportation Occupations (40 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (34 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ossipee, 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

372
2024 Value
± 113
22.4%
1 Year growth
± 36.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ossipee, NC grew at a rate of 22.4%, from 304 employees to 372 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ossipee, NC, are Manufacturing (76 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (37 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (37 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ossipee, NC, though some of these residents may live in Ossipee, 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

$51,750
Median earning men ± $11,597
$26,932
Median earning women ± $14,413

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,774), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,906), and Manufacturing ($48,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,938), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,893), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,969).

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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 Ossipee, NC was $125,700 in 2024, which is 0.378 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $121,500 to $125,700, a 3.46% increase. The homeownership rate in Ossipee, NC is 80.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ossipee, NC have an average commute time of 24.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ossipee, NC is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$125,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$34,474
$217
Median Property Taxes
±$75

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

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

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Rent vs Own

80.1%
Homeownership
2024
59.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80.1% of the housing units in Ossipee, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.4%.

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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.
$70,417
Median Household Income
± $31,124
271
Number of Households
± 78

In 2024, the median household income of the 271 households in Ossipee, NC grew to $70,417 from the previous year's value of $59,076.

The following chart displays the households in Ossipee, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ossipee, 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 (82.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.38%)
  3. Carpooled (6.7%)

In 2024, 82.7% of workers in Ossipee, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.38%) and those who carpooled to work (6.7%).

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

24.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ossipee, NC have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.13% of the workforce in Ossipee, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ossipee, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ossipee, NC have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ossipee, NC (113 out of 794 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ossipee, NC is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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% of the population of Ossipee, NC has health coverage, with 36.2% on employee plans, 27.2% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 12.6% 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, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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Uninsured People

14%
Uninsured
36.2%
Employer Coverage
27.2%
Medicaid
10.1%
Medicare
12.6%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ossipee, NC declined by 8.33% from 15.2% to 14%.

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