Pinnacle, NC

Census Place

2024 Population

540

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

52.7

3.13% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

39.1%

17.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$23,750

21.1% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$84,900

Population & Diversity

Pinnacle, NC is home to a population of 540 people, from which 89.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.2% of Pinnacle, NC residents were born outside of the country (55 people).

In 2024, there were 7.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (391 people) in Pinnacle, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 55 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 43 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.8%

2024 Citizenship

92.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.8% of Pinnacle, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pinnacle, NC was 92.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pinnacle, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pinnacle, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
391 ± 226
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
55 ± 95
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
43 ± 71

10.2%

Hispanic Population

55 people

10.2% of the people in Pinnacle, NC are hispanic (55 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pinnacle, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
228,441 ± 11,609 people
India
90,815 ± 7,367 people
Honduras
52,061 ± 5,588 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 228,441 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 90,815 and Honduras with 52,061.

Foreign-Born Population

10.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

55 people

7.93%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

33 people

As of 2024, 10.2% of Pinnacle, NC residents (55 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 Pinnacle, NC was 7.93%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pinnacle, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
43 ± 69
Gulf War (2001-)
22 ± 48

Pinnacle, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.95 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pinnacle, NC.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pinnacle, NC was $84,900 in 2022, which is 0.255 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $134,700 to $84,900, a 37% decrease. The homeownership rate in Pinnacle, NC is 68.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pinnacle, NC have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pinnacle, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$84,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$54,004

$146

Median Property Taxes

±$124

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 Pinnacle, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.9%

Homeownership

2024

50.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.9% of the housing units in Pinnacle, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pinnacle, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$23,750

Median Household Income

± $12,789

212

Number of Households

± 135

In 2024, the median household income of the 212 households in Pinnacle, NC declined from $23,750 from the previous year's value of $30,109.

The following chart displays the households in Pinnacle, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pinnacle, NC is from North Carolina.

0.466

2024 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (85.3%)
Worked At Home (14.7%)

In 2024, 85.3% of workers in Pinnacle, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.7%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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.

Commute Time

28.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pinnacle, NC have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Pinnacle, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pinnacle, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pinnacle, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pinnacle, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

39.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pinnacle, NC (211 out of 540 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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