Population 119 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Holdens Crossroads
Household size in Holdens Crossroads
| Period | Holdens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.62 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.08 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.16 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 1.87 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.75 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Holdens Crossroads are small: just 1.87 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 has dropped from 2.62 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 Holdens Crossroads
| Period | Holdens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 34.1 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 49.0 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 56.0 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 54.5 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +20.4 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 54.5, Holdens Crossroads is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
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 Holdens Crossroads
| Period | Holdens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.2% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.5% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 1.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −11.1 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Holdens Crossroads: 4.1% 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 Holdens Crossroads
Renters in Holdens Crossroads
| Period | Holdens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.3% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.0% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 27.0% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 29.8% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −1.4 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in Holdens Crossroads rent their homes (29.8%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. About four in ten owners (39.6%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.
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 Holdens Crossroads
| Period | Holdens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.3% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.6% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 29.0% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.6% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +3.3 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Holdens Crossroads than nationally: 12.6%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. The picture is much the same across North Carolina.
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 Holdens Crossroads
| Period | Holdens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1994 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1965 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1983 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1991 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | −3 | +7 | +6 |
Holdens Crossroads has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1991, versus 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 Holdens Crossroads
| Period | Holdens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $618 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $696 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $660 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $921 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$303 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Holdens Crossroads runs $921 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 14.0% 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 Holdens Crossroads
Bachelor's degrees in Holdens Crossroads
| Period | Holdens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.7% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.3% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.0% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.1% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +12.4 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Holdens Crossroads: 18.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
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 Holdens Crossroads
| Period | Holdens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.5% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 74.7% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 66.3% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 77.2% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | −3.4 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in five adults in Holdens Crossroads never finished high school, well above the national share: only 77.2% 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 Holdens Crossroads
| Period | Holdens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.6% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.6% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.5% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.5% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.1 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.5%, unemployment in Holdens Crossroads is close to the national rate of 5.4%. The rate is higher than in North Carolina overall (4.8%). 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).
Holdens Crossroads 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holdens Crossroads | 1.87 | 54.5 | 4.1% | 29.8% | 12.6% | 1991 | $921 | 18.1% | 77.2% | 5.5% |
| Wilbanks | 2.41 | 40.4 | 18.5% | 27.0% | 13.7% | 1992 | $943 | 15.2% | 79.2% | 4.3% |
| Rosebud | 2.90 | 29.8 | 30.7% | 29.8% | 15.9% | 1993 | $942 | 17.8% | 81.5% | 6.3% |
| Saratoga | 1.93 | 56.2 | 2.7% | 14.9% | 16.9% | 1974 | $1,055 | 27.0% | 91.8% | 4.6% |
| St. Lewis | 2.08 | 62.4 | 11.3% | 37.7% | 12.8% | 1984 | $714 | 13.0% | 84.4% | 14.2% |
| Evansdale | 2.53 | 41.7 | 18.1% | 25.5% | 8.9% | 1992 | $952 | 17.9% | 85.8% | 2.9% |
| Wilson | 2.36 | 41.1 | 14.4% | 46.0% | 11.8% | 1984 | $1,004 | 22.4% | 84.4% | 6.6% |
| Elm City | 2.47 | 45.9 | 12.9% | 18.5% | 8.5% | 1987 | $984 | 18.9% | 91.0% | 4.2% |
| Macclesfield | 2.29 | 40.7 | 25.2% | 19.7% | 11.0% | 1989 | $844 | 23.2% | 89.4% | 4.6% |
| Sharpsburg | 2.65 | 34.3 | 37.1% | 40.0% | 18.2% | 1988 | $1,053 | 14.5% | 88.1% | 0.4% |
| Black Creek | 2.67 | 38.7 | 9.1% | 37.3% | 8.8% | 1990 | $1,104 | 6.8% | 87.3% | 5.1% |
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 Holdens Crossroads. 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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