Reidsville, NC

Census Place

2024 Population

14,585

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

1.45% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.1%

15% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$42,921

0.513% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$138,800

Population & Diversity

Reidsville, NC is home to a population of 14.6k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.27% of Reidsville, NC residents were born outside of the country (331 people).

In 2024, there were 1.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.6k people) in Reidsville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.61k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.2k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Reidsville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Reidsville, NC was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Reidsville, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.6k ± 770
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.61k ± 673
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.2k ± 399

6.43%

Hispanic Population

938 people

6.43% of the people in Reidsville, NC are hispanic (938 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Reidsville, 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

2.27%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

331 people

2.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

327 people

As of 2024, 2.27% of Reidsville, NC residents (331 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 Reidsville, NC was 2.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
295 ± 147
Gulf War (1990s)
61 ± 88
Korea
59 ± 51

Reidsville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.84 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Reidsville, NC employs 5.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Reidsville, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,147 people), Manufacturing (1,119 people), and Retail Trade (697 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($115,625), Transportation & Warehousing ($73,403), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,917).

Employment

Occupations

5.57k

2024 Value

± 737

2.18%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Reidsville, NC grew at a rate of 2.18%, from 5.45k employees to 5.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Reidsville, NC, are Production Occupations (641 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (541 people), and Material Moving Occupations (502 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Reidsville, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.57k

2024 Value

± 737

2.18%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Reidsville, NC grew at a rate of 2.18%, from 5.45k employees to 5.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Reidsville, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,147 people), Manufacturing (1,119 people), and Retail Trade (697 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Reidsville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Reidsville, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,547

Median earning men ± $12,674

$35,839

Median earning women ± $3,636

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($84,375), Construction ($67,526), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,714).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,563), Information ($50,469), and Public Administration ($40,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Reidsville, NC was $138,800 in 2024, which is 0.417 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $139,000 to $138,800, a 0.144% decrease. The homeownership rate in Reidsville, NC is 52.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Reidsville, NC have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Reidsville, NC is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$138,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,473

$3,490

Median Property Taxes

±$533

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

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

Rent vs Own

52.8%

Homeownership

2024

66.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 52.8% of the housing units in Reidsville, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Reidsville, 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.

$42,921

Median Household Income

± $4,623

6.61k

Number of Households

± 770

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.61k households in Reidsville, NC grew to $42,921 from the previous year's value of $42,702.

The following chart displays the households in Reidsville, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Reidsville, 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 (72.9%)
Carpooled (10.4%)
Worked At Home (6.85%)

In 2024, 72.9% of workers in Reidsville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.4%) and those who worked at home (6.85%).

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

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Reidsville, NC have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.25% of the workforce in Reidsville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Reidsville, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Reidsville, NC have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Reidsville, NC (2.96k out of 14k 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 Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

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