Pinnacle, NC

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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
37% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
217
85.5% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Pinnacle, 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.

89.8% of the residents in Pinnacle, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Pinnacle, NC was $84,900, and the homeownership rate was 68.9%.

Most people in Pinnacle, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Pinnacle, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaStokes County, NCWinston-Salem, NCRockingham & Stokes Counties PUMA, NC

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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pinnacle, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    391 ± 226
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    55 ± 95
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    43 ± 71
10.2%
Hispanic Population
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.

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

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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

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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    43 ± 69
  2. 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.

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Economy

The economy of Pinnacle, NC employs 217 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pinnacle, NC were Retail Trade (66 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (55 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (46 people), and the highest paying industries were Retail Trade ($28,864).

Employment

Occupations

217
2024 Value
± 164
85.5%
1 Year growth
± 69.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pinnacle, NC grew at a rate of 85.5%, from 117 employees to 217 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pinnacle, NC, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (55 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (55 people), and Transportation Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pinnacle, 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

217
2024 Value
± 164
85.5%
1 Year growth
± 69.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pinnacle, NC grew at a rate of 85.5%, from 117 employees to 217 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pinnacle, NC, are Retail Trade (66 people), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (55 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (46 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pinnacle, NC, though some of these residents may live in Pinnacle, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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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 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.

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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%.

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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.
$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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pinnacle, 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 (85.3%)
  2. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

74.6% of the population of Pinnacle, NC has health coverage, with 16.5% on employee plans, 27.6% on Medicaid, 7.78% on Medicare, 5.37% on non-group plans, and 17.4% 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, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 6.67% under 18 years, 13.9% between 18 and 34 years, 63.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

25.4%
Uninsured
16.5%
Employer Coverage
27.6%
Medicaid
7.78%
Medicare
5.37%
Non-Group
17.4%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pinnacle, NC grew by 111% from 12% to 25.4%.

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