Siler City, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
7,995
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35.6
0.85% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
33.9%
34.7% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$46,566
10% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$154,600
0.194% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
3,645
1.62% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Siler City, 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.

72.6% of the residents in Siler City, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Siler City, NC was $154,600, and the homeownership rate was 56%.

Most people in Siler City, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21 minutes. The average car ownership in Siler City, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaChatham County, NCDurham-Chapel Hill, NCChatham & Lee Counties PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Siler City, NC is home to a population of 8k people, from which 72.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 30.2% of Siler City, NC residents were born outside of the country (2.41k people).

In 2024, there were 1.54 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (2.55k people) in Siler City, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.66k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.42k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

72.6%
2024 Citizenship
70.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 72.6% of Siler City, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Siler City, NC was 70.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Siler City, NC
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    2.55k ± 733
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.66k ± 407
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.42k ± 423
53.3%
Hispanic Population
4.26k people

In 2024, there were 1.54 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (2.55k people) in Siler City, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.66k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.42k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

53.3% of the people in Siler City, NC are hispanic (4.26k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Siler City, 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

30.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.41k people
32.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.55k people

As of 2024, 30.2% of Siler City, NC residents (2.41k 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 Siler City, NC was 32.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    101 ± 99
  2. Vietnam
    21 ± 40
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    3 ± 28

Siler City, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 4.81 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Siler City, NC employs 3.65k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Siler City, NC were Manufacturing (758 people), Construction (585 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (392 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($61,923), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,205), and Manufacturing ($34,525).

Employment

Occupations

3.65k
2024 Value
± 595
−1.62%
1 Year decline
± 23.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Siler City, NC declined at a rate of −1.62%, from 3.71k employees to 3.65k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Siler City, NC, are Production Occupations (547 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (508 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (328 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Siler City, 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

3.65k
2024 Value
± 595
−1.62%
1 Year decline
± 23.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Siler City, NC declined at a rate of −1.62%, from 3.71k employees to 3.65k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Siler City, NC, are Manufacturing (758 people), Construction (585 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (392 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Siler City, NC, though some of these residents may live in Siler City, 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

$33,303
Median earning men ± $4,518
$27,229
Median earning women ± $6,825

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,981), Other Services Except Public Administration ($40,147), and Manufacturing ($35,506).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,236), Retail Trade ($34,399), and Manufacturing ($27,257).

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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 Siler City, NC was $154,600 in 2024, which is 0.465 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $154,900 to $154,600, a 0.194% decrease. The homeownership rate in Siler City, NC is 56%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Siler City, NC have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Siler City, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$154,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,362
$1,696
Median Property Taxes
±$433

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

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

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Rent vs Own

56%
Homeownership
2024
54.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56% of the housing units in Siler City, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.3%.

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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.
$46,566
Median Household Income
± $16,200
3.03k
Number of Households
± 561

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.03k households in Siler City, NC declined from $46,566 from the previous year's value of $51,751.

The following chart displays the households in Siler City, 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 Siler City, 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 (79.7%)
  2. Carpooled (11.7%)
  3. Walked (4.09%)

In 2024, 79.7% of workers in Siler City, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who walked to work (4.09%).

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

21 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Siler City, NC have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Siler City, 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 Siler City, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Siler City, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

33.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Siler City, NC (2.65k out of 7.8k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Siler City, NC is Hispanic, followed by Other 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

64.1% of the population of Siler City, NC has health coverage, with 24.8% on employee plans, 23% on Medicaid, 8.66% on Medicare, 6.89% on non-group plans, and 0.806% 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, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.4% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 40% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.93% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

35.9%
Uninsured
24.8%
Employer Coverage
23%
Medicaid
8.66%
Medicare
6.89%
Non-Group
0.806%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Siler City, NC grew by 26.6% from 28.3% to 35.9%.

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