Population 88 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Tapoco
Household size in Tapoco
| Period | Tapoco | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.24 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.30 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.45 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.38 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.14 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Tapoco are small: just 2.38 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 climbed from 2.24 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 Tapoco
| Period | Tapoco | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 51.4 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 47.8 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 47.6 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 53.9 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.5 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 53.9, Tapoco 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 Tapoco
| Period | Tapoco | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.9% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.9% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −4.0 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Tapoco: 2.9% 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 Tapoco
Renters in Tapoco
| Period | Tapoco | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.2% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.0% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.0% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 16.6% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −9.6 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 16.6% of households in Tapoco rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About eight in ten owners (82.4%) 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 Tapoco
| Period | Tapoco | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 52.8% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 68.9% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 59.2% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 54.6% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.8 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 54.6% of the housing in Tapoco, 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 Tapoco
| Period | Tapoco | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1984 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1987 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1980 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | −4 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Tapoco was built around 1980, the same vintage as the country's housing overall. 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 Tapoco
| Period | Tapoco | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $390 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $938 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $746 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $881 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$491 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Tapoco runs $881 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 33.4% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
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 Tapoco
Bachelor's degrees in Tapoco
| Period | Tapoco | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.0% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.8% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.8% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.6% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +11.5 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Tapoco have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 22.6%, 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 Tapoco
| Period | Tapoco | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.9% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 79.7% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 84.3% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 77.7% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.8 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in five adults in Tapoco never finished high school, well above the national share: only 77.7% 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 Tapoco
| Period | Tapoco | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.2% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 15.9% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.2% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.8 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Tapoco runs well above the national rate: 8.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 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).
Tapoco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tapoco | 2.38 | 53.9 | 2.9% | 16.6% | 54.6% | 1980 | $881 | 22.6% | 77.7% | 8.0% |
| Yellow Creek | 2.37 | 54.5 | 2.5% | 16.5% | 56.2% | 1979 | $898 | 22.6% | 77.0% | 8.2% |
| Fontana Dam | 2.37 | 54.5 | 2.5% | 16.5% | 56.2% | 1979 | $898 | 22.6% | 77.0% | 8.2% |
| Lake Santeetlah | 2.41 | 49.4 | 4.4% | 6.9% | 34.4% | 1989 | $723 | 10.0% | 86.3% | 7.2% |
| Santeetlah | 2.47 | 46.4 | 7.6% | 16.7% | 34.5% | 1992 | $663 | 21.2% | 86.5% | 5.4% |
| Robbinsville | 2.34 | 44.8 | 10.4% | 18.1% | 22.5% | 1987 | $636 | 15.4% | 87.7% | 4.6% |
| Tuskeegee | 1.95 | 54.9 | 3.6% | 19.1% | 47.2% | 1993 | $888 | 22.0% | 88.9% | 14.4% |
| Almond | 2.17 | 41.9 | 6.2% | 38.1% | 48.4% | 1995 | $814 | 20.4% | 92.0% | 23.4% |
| Rafter | 2.72 | 50.0 | 3.8% | 24.3% | 34.9% | 1995 | $566 | 18.5% | 86.7% | 0.4% |
| Howard | 1.95 | 59.7 | 3.5% | 16.8% | 9.0% | 1996 | $910 | 22.2% | 96.0% | 0.0% |
| Vonore | 2.19 | 53.9 | 11.4% | 24.2% | 9.7% | 1996 | $919 | 28.1% | 92.6% | 1.4% |
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 Tapoco. 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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