Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
104,876
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
43
0.467% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.1%
1.15% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$86,080
3.91% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$351,400
11.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
42,351
2.09% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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.

97.8% of the residents in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC are Sandhills Community College (797 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC was $351,400, and the homeownership rate was 76.4%.

Most people in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is home to a population of 105k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.07% of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC residents were born outside of the country (5.32k people).

In 2024, there were 8.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (79.4k people) in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.36k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.69k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%
2024 Citizenship
97.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    79.4k ± 413
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    9.36k ± 716
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    4.69k ± 783
7.81%
Hispanic Population
8.2k people

In 2024, there were 8.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (79.4k people) in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.36k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.69k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.81% of the people in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC are hispanic (8.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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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

5.07%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
5.32k people
5.03%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
5.18k people

As of 2024, 5.07% of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC residents (5.32k 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-Southern Pines, NC was 5.03%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    4,497 ± 567
  2. Vietnam
    2,210 ± 308
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,518 ± 328

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC employs 42.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (6,668 people), Retail Trade (4,676 people), and Educational Services (4,208 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($73,000), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,089), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($69,111).

Employment

Occupations

42.4k
2024 Value
± 1,739
2.09%
1 Year growth
± 5.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC grew at a rate of 2.09%, from 41.5k employees to 42.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, are Management Occupations (5,001 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,432 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,622 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

42.4k
2024 Value
± 1,739
2.09%
1 Year growth
± 5.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC grew at a rate of 2.09%, from 41.5k employees to 42.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,668 people), Retail Trade (4,676 people), and Educational Services (4,208 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, though some of these residents may live in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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

$54,685
Median earning men ± $2,816
$39,772
Median earning women ± $3,183

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,887), Public Administration ($72,542), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,526).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($72,530), Public Administration ($61,237), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,536).

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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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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 181
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 166
    Construction
  3. 162
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $609k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $223k
    Construction
  3. $153k
    Retail Trade

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Education

In 2023, universities in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC awarded 797 degrees. The student population of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,424 male students and 2,400 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC are White (432 and 54.3%), Black or African American (114 and 14.3%), Hispanic or Latino (103 and 13%), and Unknown (77 and 9.69%).

The largest universities in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC by number of degrees awarded are Sandhills Community College (797 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (285 and 35.8%), Registered Nursing (56 and 7.03%), and Information Technology (51 and 6.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 3,824 students enrolled in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, 37.2% men and 62.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,025 records, of which 59.7% were women and 40.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    285 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    56 degrees awarded
  3. Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
    32 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 285 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Sandhills Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
797 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Sandhills Community College with 797 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 304 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC, which is 0.617 times less than the 493 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 432 degrees mean that there were 3.79 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 114 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,432) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($216) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC was $351,400 in 2024, which is 1.06 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $315,300 to $351,400, a 11.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is 76.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$351,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,177
$33,621
Median Property Taxes
±$1,407

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

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

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Rent vs Own

76.4%
Homeownership
2024
68.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.4% of the housing units in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.3%.

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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.
$86,080
Median Household Income
± $3,381
44k
Number of Households
± 1,632

In 2024, the median household income of the 44k households in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC grew to $86,080 from the previous year's value of $82,837.

The following chart displays the households in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.2%)
  3. Carpooled (6.51%)

In 2024, 77% of workers in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6.51%).

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

26.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC have a longer commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.81% of the workforce in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 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-Southern Pines, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (10.4k out of 103k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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

92.4% of the population of Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC has health coverage, with 34% on employee plans, 10.9% on Medicaid, 18.2% on Medicare, 19.5% on non-group plans, and 9.71% 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, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,413 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,413 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 15.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.62%
Uninsured
34%
Employer Coverage
10.9%
Medicaid
18.2%
Medicare
19.5%
Non-Group
9.71%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC declined by 2.12% from 7.78% to 7.62%.

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