Raeford, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,552
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37
2.21% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
20.7%
12% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$46,494
7.35% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$201,800
13.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,640
5.47% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Raeford, 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.

96.7% of the residents in Raeford, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Raeford, NC was $201,800, and the homeownership rate was 57.1%.

Most people in Raeford, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Raeford, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Raeford, NC is home to a population of 4.55k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.11% of Raeford, NC residents were born outside of the country (187 people).

In 2024, there were 1.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.85k people) in Raeford, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 293 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%
2024 Citizenship
97%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Raeford, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Raeford, NC was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Raeford, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.85k ± 241
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.8k ± 262
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    293 ± 132
6.2%
Hispanic Population
282 people

In 2024, there were 1.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.85k people) in Raeford, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 293 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.2% of the people in Raeford, NC are hispanic (282 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Raeford, 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

4.11%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
187 people
3.12%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
142 people

As of 2024, 4.11% of Raeford, NC residents (187 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 Raeford, NC was 3.12%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    176 ± 85
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    125 ± 59
  3. Vietnam
    78 ± 50

Raeford, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Raeford, NC employs 1.64k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Raeford, NC were Retail Trade (301 people), Educational Services (246 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (182 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($49,750), Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,875), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.64k
2024 Value
± 250
5.47%
1 Year growth
± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Raeford, NC grew at a rate of 5.47%, from 1.56k employees to 1.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Raeford, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (226 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (214 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (175 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Raeford, 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

1.64k
2024 Value
± 250
5.47%
1 Year growth
± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Raeford, NC grew at a rate of 5.47%, from 1.56k employees to 1.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Raeford, NC, are Retail Trade (301 people), Educational Services (246 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (182 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Raeford, NC, though some of these residents may live in Raeford, 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

$32,784
Median earning men ± $5,356
$31,863
Median earning women ± $5,199

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,786), Manufacturing ($41,842), and Public Administration ($41,484).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($93,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,917), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($43,889).

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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 Raeford, NC was $201,800 in 2024, which is 0.607 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $177,900 to $201,800, a 13.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Raeford, NC is 57.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Raeford, NC have an average commute time of 20.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Raeford, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$201,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,145
$909
Median Property Taxes
±$155

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

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

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Rent vs Own

57.1%
Homeownership
2024
62%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 57.1% of the housing units in Raeford, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.7%.

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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.
$46,494
Median Household Income
± $6,970
1.59k
Number of Households
± 218

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.59k households in Raeford, NC grew to $46,494 from the previous year's value of $43,311.

The following chart displays the households in Raeford, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Raeford, 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 (77.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.71%)
  3. Carpooled (6.68%)

In 2024, 77.8% of workers in Raeford, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.71%) and those who carpooled to work (6.68%).

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

20.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Raeford, NC have a shorter commute time (20.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.652% of the workforce in Raeford, 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 Raeford, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Raeford, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Raeford, NC (878 out of 4.25k 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Raeford, NC is Black, followed by White 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

90.6% of the population of Raeford, NC has health coverage, with 24.9% on employee plans, 24.1% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 18.2% on non-group plans, and 9.4% 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, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.1% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 33.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.45%
Uninsured
24.9%
Employer Coverage
24.1%
Medicaid
14%
Medicare
18.2%
Non-Group
9.4%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Raeford, NC declined by 4.83% from 9.93% to 9.45%.

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