Swepsonville, NC

Census Place

2024 Population

2,517

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

1.31% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.13%

19.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$100,559

6.95% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$311,200

Population & Diversity

Swepsonville, NC is home to a population of 2.52k people, from which 97.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.4% of Swepsonville, NC residents were born outside of the country (311 people).

In 2024, there were 3.79 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.64k people) in Swepsonville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 431 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 147 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Swepsonville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Swepsonville, NC was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Swepsonville, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.64k ± 195
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
431 ± 172
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
147 ± 103

9.89%

Hispanic Population

249 people

9.89% of the people in Swepsonville, NC are hispanic (249 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Swepsonville, 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

12.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

311 people

9.95%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

244 people

As of 2024, 12.4% of Swepsonville, NC residents (311 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 Swepsonville, NC was 9.95%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
87 ± 58
Gulf War (1990s)
33 ± 35
Gulf War (2001-)
14 ± 23

Swepsonville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.64 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Swepsonville, NC employs 1.35k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Swepsonville, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (256 people), Retail Trade (226 people), and Educational Services (188 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($102,679), Public Administration ($74,205), and Transportation & Warehousing ($65,192).

Employment

Occupations

1.35k

2024 Value

± 213

1.28%

1 Year growth

± 22.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Swepsonville, NC grew at a rate of 1.28%, from 1.33k employees to 1.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Swepsonville, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (151 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (133 people), and Management Occupations (115 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Swepsonville, 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

1.35k

2024 Value

± 213

1.28%

1 Year growth

± 22.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Swepsonville, NC grew at a rate of 1.28%, from 1.33k employees to 1.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Swepsonville, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (256 people), Retail Trade (226 people), and Educational Services (188 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Swepsonville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Swepsonville, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,963

Median earning men ± $11,269

$50,705

Median earning women ± $5,516

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,417), Public Administration ($65,208), and Construction ($63,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($122,833), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,344), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($60,357).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Swepsonville, NC was $311,200 in 2024, which is 0.935 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $282,500 to $311,200, a 10.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Swepsonville, NC is 87.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Swepsonville, NC have an average commute time of 26 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Swepsonville, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$311,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,498

$778

Median Property Taxes

±$128

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

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

Rent vs Own

87.9%

Homeownership

2024

63.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.9% of the housing units in Swepsonville, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Swepsonville, 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.

$100,559

Median Household Income

± $9,591

885

Number of Households

± 133

In 2024, the median household income of the 885 households in Swepsonville, NC grew to $100,559 from the previous year's value of $94,028.

The following chart displays the households in Swepsonville, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Swepsonville, 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 (76.5%)
Worked At Home (13.3%)
Carpooled (5.66%)

In 2024, 76.5% of workers in Swepsonville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who carpooled to work (5.66%).

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 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Swepsonville, NC have a shorter commute time (26 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.957% of the workforce in Swepsonville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Swepsonville, NC (104 out of 2.52k 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 Males < 5, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Swepsonville, NC is White, followed by Two Or More and Other.

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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