South Mills, NC

Census Place

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2023 Population

294

53.1% 1-year decline

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

29.6

1.02% 1-year increase

About

In 2023, South Mills, NC had a population of 294 people with a median age of 29.6 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of South Mills, NC declined from 627 to 294, a −53.1% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in South Mills, 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.

Most people in South Mills, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in South Mills, NC was 2 cars per household.

United States North Carolina Camden County, NC Elizabeth City, NC Northeast Albemarle Sound Region PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in South Mills, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
214,508 ± 11,254 people
India
79,868 ± 6,912 people
Honduras
39,759 ± 4,886 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 214,508 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 79,868 and Honduras with 39,759.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
88 ± 106
Gulf War (1990s)
24 ± 40
Vietnam
0 ± 24

South Mills, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.67 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of South Mills, NC employs N/A people. The largest industries in South Mills, NC are Other Services, Except Public Administration (63 people), Manufacturing (24 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people), and the highest paying industries are Total ($46,088).

Employment

Occupations

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N/A Value

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From N/A to N/A, employment in South Mills, NC stayed at a rate of NaNN%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in South Mills, NC, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (54 people), Production Occupations (24 people), and Management Occupations (19 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of South Mills, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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From N/A to N/A, employment in South Mills, NC stayed at a rate of NaNN%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in South Mills, NC, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (63 people), Manufacturing (24 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of South Mills, NC, though some of these residents may live in South Mills, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in South Mills, NC have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in South Mills, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in South Mills, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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N/A

Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in South Mills, NC N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in South Mills, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for South Mills, NC is from North Carolina.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (100%)
Carpooled (0%)
Public Transit (0%)

In 2023, 100% of workers in South Mills, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get 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.

Commute Time

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in South Mills, NC have a similar commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 27.1% of the workforce in South Mills, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in South Mills, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in South Mills, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in South Mills, NC (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in South Mills, NC is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

100% of the population of South Mills, NC has health coverage, with 89.5% on employee plans, 0% on Medicaid, 0% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

Uninsured

89.5%

Employer Coverage

Medicaid

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in South Mills, NC declined by 100% from 13.1% to 0%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in South Mills, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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