Population 729 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Cooksville
Household size in Cooksville
| Period | Cooksville | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.61 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.95 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.78 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.03 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.42 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Cooksville is a place of big households: 3.03 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.61, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Cooksville
| Period | Cooksville | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.3 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.7 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.3 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 33.1 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | −7.3 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
Cooksville is young: half of its residents are under 33.1, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
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 Cooksville
| Period | Cooksville | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.2% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.9% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 19.7% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +14.5 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in five households in Cooksville (19.7%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
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 Cooksville
Renters in Cooksville
| Period | Cooksville | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.4% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.6% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.5% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 23.8% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +11.4 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 23.8% of households in Cooksville rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Nearly half of owners (47.1%) 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 Cooksville
| Period | Cooksville | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.1% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.7% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.4% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 6.4% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.8 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Cooksville than nationally: 6.4%, against 9.6% for the U.S.
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 Cooksville
| Period | Cooksville | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1982 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1990 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1985 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +7 | +6 |
Homes in Cooksville are newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1986, versus 1980 across the U.S. That is in line with the rest of North Carolina.
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 Cooksville
| Period | Cooksville | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $487 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $624 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $735 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $915 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$428 | +$528 | +$606 |
The median renter in Cooksville pays $915 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 33.5% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
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 Cooksville
Bachelor's degrees in Cooksville
| Period | Cooksville | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.3% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.8% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 7.9% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.1% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | −3.1 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Cooksville have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 9.1%, 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 Cooksville
| Period | Cooksville | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.5% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 76.5% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.3% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 78.5% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +3.0 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in five adults in Cooksville never finished high school, well above the national share: only 78.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Cooksville
| Period | Cooksville | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.5% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 9.7% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.0% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.1% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.4 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Cooksville: 10.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. 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).
Cooksville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooksville | 3.03 | 33.1 | 19.7% | 23.8% | 6.4% | 1986 | $915 | 9.1% | 78.5% | 10.1% |
| Sunnyside | 2.50 | 42.0 | 6.5% | 18.7% | 9.8% | 1982 | $814 | 14.2% | 86.9% | 1.1% |
| Plateau | 2.14 | 47.6 | 5.5% | 27.8% | 7.0% | 1988 | $844 | 13.9% | 92.9% | 0.8% |
| Vale | 2.60 | 44.1 | 10.3% | 18.1% | 7.3% | 1988 | $809 | 16.3% | 86.4% | 4.0% |
| Connellys Springs | 2.40 | 43.4 | 7.6% | 22.3% | 9.0% | 1983 | $932 | 12.9% | 81.5% | 9.0% |
| Olive Grove | 2.46 | 42.9 | 10.1% | 12.3% | 15.0% | 1983 | $750 | 17.3% | 88.2% | 3.6% |
| Hildebran | 2.63 | 37.5 | 14.9% | 29.0% | 5.5% | 1977 | $799 | 12.9% | 86.9% | 4.6% |
| Connelly Springs | 2.26 | 42.6 | 13.9% | 32.3% | 5.8% | 1984 | $921 | 20.4% | 88.1% | 7.5% |
| Long View | 2.28 | 40.9 | 11.2% | 52.6% | 11.9% | 1967 | $768 | 11.2% | 85.4% | 4.3% |
| Brookford | 3.17 | 31.5 | 13.6% | 35.2% | 6.7% | 1990 | $1,183 | 26.1% | 94.4% | 1.8% |
| Casar | 2.54 | 41.8 | 9.9% | 12.1% | 14.1% | 1982 | $849 | 18.2% | 90.2% | 2.6% |
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 Cooksville. 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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