Seven Lakes, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,535
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
62.2
4.54% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
8.83%
14% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$91,085
0.448% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$394,500
7.93% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,628
12.1% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Seven Lakes, 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.

99.8% of the residents in Seven Lakes, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Seven Lakes, NC was $394,500, and the homeownership rate was 92.6%.

Most people in Seven Lakes, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 40.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Seven Lakes, NC was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Seven Lakes, NC is home to a population of 4.54k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.09% of Seven Lakes, NC residents were born outside of the country (95 people).

In 2024, there were 8.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.63k people) in Seven Lakes, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 449 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 129 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Seven Lakes, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Seven Lakes, NC was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Seven Lakes, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.63k ± 787
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    449 ± 435
  3. White (Hispanic)
    129 ± 186
4.67%
Hispanic Population
212 people

In 2024, there were 8.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.63k people) in Seven Lakes, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 449 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 129 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.67% of the people in Seven Lakes, NC are hispanic (212 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Seven Lakes, 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

2.09%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
95 people
1.47%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
71 people

As of 2024, 2.09% of Seven Lakes, NC residents (95 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 Seven Lakes, NC was 1.47%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    217 ± 189
  2. Korea
    41 ± 66
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    35 ± 56

Seven Lakes, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Seven Lakes, NC employs 1.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Seven Lakes, NC were Retail Trade (329 people), Educational Services (233 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (193 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($123,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,705), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,325).

Occupations

1.63k
2024 Value
± 386
−12.1%
1 Year decline
± 39.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Seven Lakes, NC declined at a rate of −12.1%, from 1.85k employees to 1.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Seven Lakes, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (232 people), Management Occupations (223 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (201 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Seven Lakes, 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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Employment by Industries

1.63k
2024 Value
± 386
−12.1%
1 Year decline
± 39.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Seven Lakes, NC declined at a rate of −12.1%, from 1.85k employees to 1.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Seven Lakes, NC, are Retail Trade (329 people), Educational Services (233 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (193 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Seven Lakes, NC, though some of these residents may live in Seven Lakes, 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

$66,029
Median earning men ± $13,871
$19,531
Median earning women ± $5,509

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($170,231), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,866), and Construction ($70,951).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,969), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($34,886), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($22,204).

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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 Seven Lakes, NC was $394,500 in 2024, which is 1.19 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $365,500 to $394,500, a 7.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Seven Lakes, NC is 92.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Seven Lakes, NC have an average commute time of 40.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Seven Lakes, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$394,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$38,738
$1,906
Median Property Taxes
±$457

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

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

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Rent vs Own

92.6%
Homeownership
2024
70%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 92.6% of the housing units in Seven Lakes, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.7%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$91,085
Median Household Income
± $12,586
2.06k
Number of Households
± 457

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.06k households in Seven Lakes, NC declined from $91,085 from the previous year's value of $91,495.

The following chart displays the households in Seven Lakes, 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 $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Seven Lakes, 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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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.7%)
  3. Carpooled (10.9%)

In 2024, 71.1% of workers in Seven Lakes, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.7%) and those who carpooled to work (10.9%).

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

40.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Seven Lakes, NC have a longer commute time (40.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 11.2% of the workforce in Seven Lakes, 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 Seven Lakes, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Seven Lakes, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

8.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Seven Lakes, NC (398 out of 4.51k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Seven Lakes, 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

96.1% of the population of Seven Lakes, NC has health coverage, with 34.7% on employee plans, 5.53% on Medicaid, 40% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 3.02% 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% were men and 53% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 11% under 18 years, 8.53% between 18 and 34 years, 33.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 47% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.94%
Uninsured
34.7%
Employer Coverage
5.53%
Medicaid
40%
Medicare
12.8%
Non-Group
3.02%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Seven Lakes, NC grew by 16.9% from 3.37% to 3.94%.

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