Pinehurst, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
18,256
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
60.6
3.06% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
4.33%
1.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$109,802
4.62% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$476,600
12.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,751
0.691% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Pinehurst, 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.

99.1% of the residents in Pinehurst, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Pinehurst, NC was $476,600, and the homeownership rate was 85.2%.

Most people in Pinehurst, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Pinehurst, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pinehurst, NC is home to a population of 18.3k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.8% of Pinehurst, NC residents were born outside of the country (877 people).

In 2024, there were 20.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.6k people) in Pinehurst, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 773 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 401 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Pinehurst, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pinehurst, NC was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pinehurst, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    15.6k ± 438
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    773 ± 279
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    401 ± 210
4.29%
Hispanic Population
783 people

In 2024, there were 20.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.6k people) in Pinehurst, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 773 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 401 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.29% of the people in Pinehurst, NC are hispanic (783 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pinehurst, 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

4.8%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
877 people
4.56%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
820 people

As of 2024, 4.8% of Pinehurst, NC residents (877 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 Pinehurst, NC was 4.56%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    763 ± 214
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    754 ± 213
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    345 ± 202

Pinehurst, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pinehurst, NC employs 5.75k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pinehurst, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (789 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (691 people), and Educational Services (622 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($115,089), Construction ($113,241), and Public Administration ($103,000).

Employment

Occupations

5.75k
2024 Value
± 561
−0.691%
1 Year decline
± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pinehurst, NC declined at a rate of −0.691%, from 5.79k employees to 5.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pinehurst, NC, are Management Occupations (907 people), Sales & Related Occupations (659 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (637 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pinehurst, 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

5.75k
2024 Value
± 561
−0.691%
1 Year decline
± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pinehurst, NC declined at a rate of −0.691%, from 5.79k employees to 5.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pinehurst, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (789 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (691 people), and Educational Services (622 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pinehurst, NC, though some of these residents may live in Pinehurst, 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

$82,530
Median earning men ± $20,993
$43,424
Median earning women ± $3,641

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($126,875), Manufacturing ($122,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($115,865).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($141,875), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,288), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,736).

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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 Pinehurst, NC was $476,600 in 2024, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $423,300 to $476,600, a 12.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Pinehurst, NC is 85.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pinehurst, NC have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pinehurst, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$476,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$18,021
$7,225
Median Property Taxes
±$575

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

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

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Rent vs Own

85.2%
Homeownership
2024
67.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 85.2% of the housing units in Pinehurst, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.3%.

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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.
$109,802
Median Household Income
± $8,940
8.48k
Number of Households
± 626

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.48k households in Pinehurst, NC grew to $109,802 from the previous year's value of $104,955.

The following chart displays the households in Pinehurst, 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pinehurst, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69%)
  2. Worked At Home (23.2%)
  3. Carpooled (7.04%)

In 2024, 69% of workers in Pinehurst, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.2%) and those who carpooled to work (7.04%).

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

23.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pinehurst, NC have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.02% of the workforce in Pinehurst, 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 Pinehurst, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pinehurst, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pinehurst, NC (779 out of 18k 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 Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

97.1% of the population of Pinehurst, NC has health coverage, with 27.4% on employee plans, 3.22% on Medicaid, 32.4% on Medicare, 23.6% on non-group plans, and 10.4% 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, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 6.29% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 41.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.93%
Uninsured
27.4%
Employer Coverage
3.22%
Medicaid
32.4%
Medicare
23.6%
Non-Group
10.4%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pinehurst, NC grew by 22.1% from 2.4% to 2.93%.

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