Population 342 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Jenny Lind
Household size in Jenny Lind
| Period | Jenny Lind | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.85 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.41 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.82 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.31 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.55 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Jenny Lind are small: just 2.31 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 2.85 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Jenny Lind
| Period | Jenny Lind | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.7 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.2 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.0 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.2 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +6.5 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
Jenny Lind skews older than the country: its median age is 43.2, 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 Jenny Lind
| Period | Jenny Lind | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.2% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.8% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −9.8 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are less common in Jenny Lind than nationally: 9.4%, against 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 Jenny Lind
Renters in Jenny Lind
| Period | Jenny Lind | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.4% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 31.0% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.2% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 40.0% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +11.6 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
About four in ten households in Jenny Lind rent their homes (40.0%), a bit above the national share of 34.8%. Just over six in ten owners (62.2%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Jenny Lind
| Period | Jenny Lind | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.7% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.2% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.2% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.4 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 5.2% of homes in Jenny Lind 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 Jenny Lind
| Period | Jenny Lind | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1981 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1979 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1983 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +7 | +6 |
The housing in Jenny Lind is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are older than in North Carolina as a whole, 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 Jenny Lind
| Period | Jenny Lind | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $650 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $844 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $888 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $851 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$202 | +$528 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Jenny Lind costs $851 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 26.9% 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 Jenny Lind
Bachelor's degrees in Jenny Lind
| Period | Jenny Lind | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.0% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 19.2% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.3% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.2% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | −1.9 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Jenny Lind 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 Jenny Lind
| Period | Jenny Lind | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 79.2% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 89.6% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.1% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 78.5% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in five adults in Jenny Lind 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 Jenny Lind
| Period | Jenny Lind | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.8% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.6% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.5% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.5% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.7 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Jenny Lind: 7.5% 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).
Jenny Lind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Lind | 2.31 | 43.2 | 9.4% | 40.0% | 5.2% | 1985 | $851 | 13.2% | 78.5% | 7.5% |
| Fields | 2.29 | 48.8 | 5.9% | 34.8% | 5.1% | 1988 | $789 | 16.5% | 89.4% | 9.3% |
| La Grange | 2.50 | 39.5 | 13.8% | 36.7% | 10.1% | 1990 | $804 | 18.2% | 84.1% | 4.8% |
| Liddell | 2.18 | 43.5 | 15.8% | 17.2% | 12.8% | 1992 | $1,078 | 14.0% | 88.7% | 1.2% |
| Walnut Creek | 2.79 | 35.8 | 10.2% | 19.5% | 1.0% | 2000 | $1,649 | 51.7% | 95.6% | 5.5% |
| Seven Springs | 2.98 | 37.1 | 24.4% | 24.4% | 22.4% | 1987 | $825 | 11.5% | 66.2% | 12.5% |
| Institute | 2.54 | 47.8 | 8.5% | 26.9% | 5.0% | 1993 | $700 | 21.1% | 95.4% | 1.1% |
| Indian Springs | 3.02 | 36.1 | 19.9% | 17.9% | 26.0% | 1988 | $863 | 10.4% | 66.7% | 11.7% |
| Albertson | 2.47 | 42.3 | 5.2% | 28.4% | 4.6% | 1992 | $978 | 8.9% | 62.9% | 3.5% |
| Parkstown | 2.38 | 31.9 | 22.1% | 45.4% | 12.4% | 1987 | $996 | 5.0% | 86.9% | 1.8% |
| Deep Run | 2.81 | 38.3 | 18.9% | 34.6% | 10.0% | 1985 | $1,093 | 15.7% | 77.4% | 4.5% |
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 Jenny Lind. 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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