Population 74 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Double Shoals
Household size in Double Shoals
| Period | Double Shoals | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.49 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.59 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.99 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.52 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.03 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Double Shoals run a little small, averaging 2.52 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. The picture is much the same across North Carolina.
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 Double Shoals
| Period | Double Shoals | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.2 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.2 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 37.5 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 46.9 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +6.7 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 46.9, Double Shoals is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 40.2, 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 Double Shoals
| Period | Double Shoals | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.7% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 17.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.6 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Double Shoals (10.1%), a little below 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 Double Shoals
Renters in Double Shoals
| Period | Double Shoals | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.1% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 24.6% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 25.1% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 13.3% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −17.8 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 13.3% of households in Double Shoals rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 65.9% have no mortgage at all, well 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 Double Shoals
| Period | Double Shoals | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.7% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 28.4% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 23.1% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +13.0 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 23.1% of the housing in Double Shoals, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
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 Double Shoals
| Period | Double Shoals | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1981 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1977 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Double Shoals 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 Double Shoals
| Period | Double Shoals | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $477 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $514 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $713 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $736 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$259 | +$528 | +$606 |
The median renter in Double Shoals pays $736 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 24.7% 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 Double Shoals
Bachelor's degrees in Double Shoals
| Period | Double Shoals | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.6% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.6% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.7% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.8% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.2 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Double Shoals have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 15.8%, 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 Double Shoals
| Period | Double Shoals | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 69.1% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.9% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 70.3% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 85.0% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +15.9 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in seven adults in Double Shoals never finished high school, more than nationally: 85.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
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 Double Shoals
| Period | Double Shoals | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.8% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 19.9% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.2% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.8% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −13.9 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Double Shoals has been low: just 2.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current 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).
Double Shoals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Shoals | 2.52 | 46.9 | 10.1% | 13.3% | 23.1% | 1982 | $736 | 15.8% | 85.0% | 2.8% |
| Belwood | 2.94 | 40.4 | 16.0% | 29.8% | 18.0% | 1984 | $668 | 22.1% | 93.0% | 4.8% |
| Lawndale | 2.54 | 45.1 | 8.6% | 22.3% | 18.1% | 1979 | $860 | 19.6% | 87.1% | 8.3% |
| Delight | 2.68 | 46.2 | 6.5% | 13.1% | 20.4% | 1982 | $919 | 23.0% | 94.0% | 5.6% |
| Casar | 2.54 | 41.8 | 9.9% | 12.1% | 14.1% | 1982 | $849 | 18.2% | 90.2% | 2.6% |
| Olive Grove | 2.46 | 42.9 | 10.1% | 12.3% | 15.0% | 1983 | $750 | 17.3% | 88.2% | 3.6% |
| Fallston | 2.57 | 43.6 | 5.6% | 32.5% | 17.4% | 1981 | $959 | 18.2% | 84.1% | 3.9% |
| Sunnyside | 2.50 | 42.0 | 6.5% | 18.7% | 9.8% | 1982 | $814 | 14.2% | 86.9% | 1.1% |
| Polkville | 2.49 | 54.0 | 6.3% | 13.3% | 24.4% | 1986 | $714 | 25.1% | 94.9% | 4.1% |
| Vale | 2.60 | 44.1 | 10.3% | 18.1% | 7.3% | 1988 | $809 | 16.3% | 86.4% | 4.0% |
| Kingstown | 3.06 | 41.6 | 16.0% | 20.8% | 5.1% | 1980 | $1,040 | 13.4% | 89.1% | 8.2% |
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 Double Shoals. 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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