Population 1,300 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Nakina
Household size in Nakina
| Period | Nakina | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.64 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.60 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.60 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.03 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.61 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Nakina are small: just 2.03 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. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.64, 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 Nakina
| Period | Nakina | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.7 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.1 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.6 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.5 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.2 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
At 40.5, the median age in Nakina is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.
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 Nakina
| Period | Nakina | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.2% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.6% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.0% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.3 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about one in ten households in Nakina (10.0%), 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 Nakina
Renters in Nakina
| Period | Nakina | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.1% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.5% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.1% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 32.6% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +5.5 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a third of households in Nakina rent their homes (32.6%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 61.4% 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 Nakina
| Period | Nakina | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 27.4% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 17.3% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.3% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +7.8 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Nakina: 15.3% of homes are empty, 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 Nakina
| Period | Nakina | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1979 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1980 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +7 | +6 |
Homes in Nakina 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 Nakina
| Period | Nakina | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $529 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $554 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $616 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $953 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$424 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Nakina runs $953 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 26.4% 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 Nakina
Bachelor's degrees in Nakina
| Period | Nakina | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.8% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.5% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.3% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.6% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.8 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Nakina have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 14.6%, 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 Nakina
| Period | Nakina | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 73.0% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.8% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 75.5% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 94.4% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +21.4 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Nakina: 94.4% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
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 Nakina
| Period | Nakina | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.0% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.0% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.3% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.8% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.1 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Nakina runs well above the national rate: 7.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 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).
Nakina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakina | 2.03 | 40.5 | 10.0% | 32.6% | 15.3% | 1986 | $953 | 14.6% | 94.4% | 7.8% |
| Pireway | 2.39 | 40.6 | 7.7% | 30.3% | 9.1% | 1992 | $1,017 | 19.9% | 95.5% | 2.5% |
| Reeves | 1.95 | 43.1 | 9.5% | 32.7% | 15.8% | 1988 | $968 | 16.1% | 95.7% | 8.3% |
| Mollie | 2.08 | 49.5 | 15.4% | 13.6% | 19.6% | 1981 | $833 | 13.5% | 73.5% | 0.6% |
| Freeland | 2.60 | 49.3 | 4.4% | 27.2% | 17.2% | 1983 | $977 | 8.3% | 94.7% | 0.0% |
| New Britton | 2.25 | 46.5 | 5.2% | 36.3% | 25.5% | 1990 | $751 | 9.5% | 92.2% | 0.0% |
| Clarendon | 2.44 | 43.5 | 10.6% | 25.3% | 12.0% | 1983 | $822 | 16.4% | 84.3% | 1.1% |
| Ironhill | 2.32 | 49.8 | 13.9% | 15.4% | 17.6% | 1988 | $753 | 16.6% | 97.7% | 0.0% |
| Ash | 2.37 | 46.7 | 5.7% | 20.3% | 14.9% | 1995 | $1,096 | 24.3% | 95.7% | 2.5% |
| Tabor City | 2.38 | 46.6 | 9.5% | 30.9% | 15.0% | 1979 | $836 | 15.9% | 84.0% | 5.9% |
| Longwood | 2.58 | 37.3 | 7.6% | 29.1% | 11.6% | 1996 | $756 | 27.3% | 96.4% | 0.2% |
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 Nakina. 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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