Population 221 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Pekin
Household size in Pekin
| Period | Pekin | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.43 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.49 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.45 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.25 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.82 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Pekin is a place of big households: 3.25 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.43, 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 Pekin
| Period | Pekin | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.1 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 37.1 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 32.5 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.7 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.6 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
At 38.7, the median age in Pekin is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The population here is younger than in North Carolina overall, where the median age is 40.3.
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 Pekin
| Period | Pekin | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1.7% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 22.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 26.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 20.9% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +19.3 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in five households in Pekin (20.9%), 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 Pekin
Renters in Pekin
| Period | Pekin | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.3% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 22.3% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 36.1% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 15.7% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −4.6 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 15.7% of households in Pekin rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Nearly three-quarters of owners (72.5%) 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 Pekin
| Period | Pekin | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.8% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.2% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.8% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.5% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.3 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs high in Pekin: 13.5% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
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 Pekin
| Period | Pekin | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1962 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1980 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1966 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1984 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +22 | +7 | +6 |
The housing in Pekin is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1984, against 1980 nationally. Still, 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 Pekin
| Period | Pekin | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $350 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $814 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $586 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $883 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$533 | +$528 | +$606 |
The median renter in Pekin pays $883 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 22.4% 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 Pekin
Bachelor's degrees in Pekin
| Period | Pekin | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.6% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.6% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 6.2% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 6.9% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.3 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Pekin have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 6.9%, 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 Pekin
| Period | Pekin | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 59.0% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 67.3% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 73.4% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 79.8% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +20.9 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in five adults in Pekin never finished high school, well above the national share: only 79.8% 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 Pekin
| Period | Pekin | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.9% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 14.5% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.7% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.2% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −10.6 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Pekin has been strong: just 1.2% 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).
Pekin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekin | 3.25 | 38.7 | 20.9% | 15.7% | 13.5% | 1984 | $883 | 6.9% | 79.8% | 1.2% |
| Onvil | 3.25 | 38.7 | 20.9% | 15.7% | 13.5% | 1984 | $883 | 6.9% | 79.8% | 1.2% |
| Ex-Way | 2.61 | 42.7 | 22.7% | 29.6% | 20.8% | 1986 | $652 | 16.2% | 82.6% | 7.7% |
| Candor | 2.72 | 34.9 | 13.3% | 28.2% | 14.1% | 1982 | $925 | 7.9% | 78.3% | 1.7% |
| Norman | 2.57 | 45.2 | 9.9% | 12.0% | 13.6% | 1985 | $763 | 16.3% | 85.0% | 9.0% |
| Covington | 2.22 | 44.7 | 9.6% | 24.3% | 25.3% | 1971 | $928 | 13.7% | 83.7% | 4.4% |
| Mangum | 2.39 | 42.1 | 15.9% | 27.2% | 22.8% | 1979 | $753 | 16.0% | 84.9% | 6.8% |
| Capelsie | 2.38 | 37.0 | 7.8% | 25.3% | 22.3% | 1973 | $776 | 27.7% | 94.8% | 1.4% |
| Mount Gilead | 2.23 | 48.5 | 12.7% | 24.4% | 31.4% | 1982 | $868 | 23.8% | 86.3% | 4.6% |
| Wadeville | 2.14 | 44.7 | 1.7% | 16.3% | 37.6% | 1972 | $775 | 16.1% | 72.3% | 0.7% |
| Roberdo | 2.25 | 41.7 | 14.4% | 27.6% | 22.4% | 1980 | $730 | 25.1% | 84.2% | 1.5% |
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 Pekin. 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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