Population 824 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Friendship
Household size in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.10 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.52 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.30 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.91 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.81 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Friendship is a place of big households: 2.91 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.10 in 2006–10, 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 Friendship
| Period | Friendship | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.8 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.6 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 43.7 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 42.9 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.1 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
Friendship skews older than the country: its median age is 42.9, against 40.1 nationally.
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 Friendship
| Period | Friendship | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.0% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 6.1% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 20.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +15.3 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in five households in Friendship (20.3%), 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 Friendship
Renters in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.8% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 44.0% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 35.0% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 29.2% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −17.6 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in Friendship rent their homes (29.2%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 56.5% 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 Friendship
| Period | Friendship | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.2% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 23.1% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 19.4% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 27.3% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +13.1 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 27.3% of the housing in Friendship, 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 Friendship
| Period | Friendship | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1974 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1987 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1982 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +13 | +7 | +6 |
The housing in Friendship is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1986, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across 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 Friendship
| Period | Friendship | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $481 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $578 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $707 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,109 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$627 | +$528 | +$606 |
The median renter in Friendship pays $1,109 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 32.2% of the typical renter's income, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
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 Friendship
Bachelor's degrees in Friendship
| Period | Friendship | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.7% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.8% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.9% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.2% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | −5.5 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Friendship have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 13.2%, 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 Friendship
| Period | Friendship | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.7% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 73.1% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.1% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 88.6% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +12.9 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Friendship have finished high school as nationally: 88.6%, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in North Carolina overall (90.2%).
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 Friendship
| Period | Friendship | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.8% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.1% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.3% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.4% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −5.5 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Friendship has been low: just 1.4% 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).
Friendship 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship | 2.91 | 42.9 | 20.3% | 29.2% | 27.3% | 1986 | $1,109 | 13.2% | 88.6% | 1.4% |
| Mount Olive | 2.48 | 42.8 | 14.6% | 29.3% | 11.7% | 1976 | $909 | 20.2% | 80.7% | 8.3% |
| Calypso | 2.24 | 45.9 | 9.0% | 23.9% | 14.7% | 1971 | $784 | 13.0% | 84.1% | 4.6% |
| Warsaw | 2.48 | 39.3 | 21.2% | 43.1% | 18.2% | 1983 | $1,000 | 18.9% | 80.8% | 5.5% |
| Bowdens | 2.24 | 45.9 | 16.8% | 36.0% | 15.4% | 1986 | $924 | 14.3% | 93.2% | 3.7% |
| Kenansville | 2.31 | 47.1 | 12.1% | 26.7% | 8.6% | 1986 | $798 | 18.9% | 87.6% | 3.4% |
| Faison | 2.47 | 40.1 | 9.9% | 22.6% | 20.5% | 1980 | $952 | 16.4% | 82.5% | 6.0% |
| Herrings Crossroads | 2.24 | 35.2 | 2.0% | 13.4% | 3.4% | 1988 | $952 | 13.0% | 85.0% | 3.7% |
| Albertson | 2.47 | 42.3 | 5.2% | 28.4% | 4.6% | 1992 | $978 | 8.9% | 62.9% | 3.5% |
| Carroll | 2.75 | 29.6 | 19.8% | 31.2% | 9.9% | 1987 | $1,117 | 40.7% | 81.8% | 6.5% |
| Poplar Grove | 2.54 | 39.4 | 5.5% | 22.1% | 12.0% | 1977 | $1,274 | 10.4% | 81.7% | 7.1% |
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 Friendship. 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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