Population 48 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Bear Grass
Household size in Bear Grass
| Period | Bear Grass | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.14 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.45 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.87 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.22 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.08 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Bear Grass are small: just 2.22 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Bear Grass
| Period | Bear Grass | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.5 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.2 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.6 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.0 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | −4.5 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
At 39.0, the median age in Bear Grass is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. Since 2006–10, the median age has dropped from 43.5, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Bear Grass
| Period | Bear Grass | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.8% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 2.4% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.9% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.0 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Bear Grass: 1.9% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Bear Grass
Renters in Bear Grass
| Period | Bear Grass | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.5% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.6% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.2% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 25.4% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.9 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a quarter of households in Bear Grass rent their homes (25.4%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. More than four in ten owners (45.6%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Bear Grass
| Period | Bear Grass | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.4% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.7% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.2% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.9% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.4 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 4.9% of homes in Bear Grass are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Bear Grass
| Period | Bear Grass | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1979 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1984 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Bear Grass was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in North Carolina overall, where the median home dates to 1990.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Bear Grass
| Period | Bear Grass | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $579 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $970 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $716 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $749 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$170 | +$528 | +$606 |
The median renter in Bear Grass pays $749 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 21.5% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Bear Grass
Bachelor's degrees in Bear Grass
| Period | Bear Grass | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.9% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.8% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.2% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.3% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.3 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Bear Grass have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.3%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Bear Grass
| Period | Bear Grass | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 82.1% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 85.1% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.0% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.7% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.7 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Bear Grass have finished high school as nationally: 89.7%, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Bear Grass
| Period | Bear Grass | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.6% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 16.2% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.4% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −13.6 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Bear Grass out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Bear Grass compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Grass | 2.22 | 39.0 | 1.9% | 25.4% | 4.9% | 1982 | $749 | 16.3% | 89.7% | 0.0% |
| Williamston | 2.28 | 44.0 | 12.5% | 34.0% | 12.7% | 1979 | $774 | 17.2% | 85.4% | 5.5% |
| Everetts | 2.65 | 50.1 | 6.1% | 31.8% | 14.4% | 1979 | $978 | 14.7% | 84.1% | 1.5% |
| Robersonville | 2.22 | 51.6 | 9.1% | 35.5% | 19.6% | 1968 | $716 | 12.7% | 80.7% | 6.8% |
| Bethel | 2.44 | 42.2 | 14.5% | 30.6% | 18.8% | 1979 | $850 | 13.6% | 86.3% | 4.3% |
| Stokes | 2.69 | 37.5 | 8.2% | 23.0% | 15.7% | 1988 | $883 | 19.0% | 87.3% | 3.6% |
| Whichard | 2.56 | 37.6 | 13.6% | 26.7% | 10.4% | 1995 | $883 | 20.3% | 83.9% | 5.6% |
| Pactolus | 2.51 | 40.9 | 14.8% | 33.0% | 12.1% | 1992 | $909 | 17.5% | 83.0% | 3.9% |
| Parmele | 2.55 | 53.3 | 4.2% | 41.3% | 5.8% | 1963 | $785 | 3.0% | 76.7% | 6.3% |
| Whitehurst | 2.69 | 35.0 | 3.9% | 30.8% | 21.1% | 1978 | $859 | 14.1% | 92.0% | 3.1% |
| Hootentown | 2.41 | 55.3 | 8.7% | 24.2% | 18.8% | 1981 | $1,305 | 15.0% | 87.5% | 3.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Bear Grass. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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