Population 945 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Wootens Crossroads
Household size in Wootens Crossroads
| Period | Wootens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.58 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.46 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.53 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.36 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.22 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Wootens Crossroads is a place of small households, averaging 2.36 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.58, 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 Wootens Crossroads
| Period | Wootens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.2 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.0 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 49.6 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 41.1 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.1 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
At 41.1, the median age in Wootens Crossroads 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 Wootens Crossroads
| Period | Wootens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.0% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.7% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 11.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −2.4 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 5.6% of households in Wootens Crossroads, well 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 Wootens Crossroads
Renters in Wootens Crossroads
| Period | Wootens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.7% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 29.3% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.8% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 27.9% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +14.2 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a quarter of households in Wootens Crossroads rent their homes (27.9%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. More than half of owners (54.3%) 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 Wootens Crossroads
| Period | Wootens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.3% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.7% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.4% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.0% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.7 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
A few more homes sit empty in Wootens Crossroads than nationally: 12.0%, 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 Wootens Crossroads
| Period | Wootens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1985 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1981 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1986 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1984 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | −0 | +7 | +6 |
Homes in Wootens Crossroads are a bit newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1984, versus 1980 across the U.S. Even so, homes here are older than in North Carolina overall, 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 Wootens Crossroads
| Period | Wootens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $654 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $559 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $701 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $900 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$247 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Wootens Crossroads runs $900 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 23.0% 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 Wootens Crossroads
Bachelor's degrees in Wootens Crossroads
| Period | Wootens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.5% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.6% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 25.8% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.0% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.5 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Wootens Crossroads have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 22.0%, 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 Wootens Crossroads
| Period | Wootens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 85.8% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.7% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 89.0% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.9% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.1 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Wootens Crossroads is above the national rate: 92.9% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 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 Wootens Crossroads
| Period | Wootens Crossroads | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.1% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 19.7% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.9% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.5% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.6 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Wootens Crossroads has been low: just 2.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below 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).
Wootens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wootens Crossroads | 2.36 | 41.1 | 5.6% | 27.9% | 12.0% | 1984 | $900 | 22.0% | 92.9% | 2.5% |
| Abbottsburg | 2.26 | 53.6 | 16.3% | 20.1% | 18.3% | 1985 | $766 | 14.1% | 96.0% | 9.7% |
| Clarkton | 2.35 | 48.2 | 17.5% | 29.7% | 17.1% | 1987 | $944 | 17.1% | 85.7% | 11.4% |
| Rico | 2.07 | 51.9 | 4.6% | 19.5% | 14.2% | 2002 | $929 | 11.2% | 83.6% | 7.0% |
| Jonesboro Crossing | 2.43 | 39.6 | 17.2% | 24.9% | 22.5% | 1996 | $859 | 11.6% | 88.0% | 2.7% |
| Whiteville | 2.45 | 41.2 | 13.1% | 30.6% | 13.1% | 1980 | $835 | 17.2% | 88.2% | 5.2% |
| Williamson Crossroads | 2.18 | 40.1 | 15.9% | 16.3% | 16.9% | 1984 | $738 | 18.4% | 86.9% | 3.8% |
| Grist | 2.06 | 41.8 | 19.6% | 42.9% | 25.9% | 1974 | $735 | 9.1% | 85.0% | 6.0% |
| Hallsboro | 2.94 | 44.9 | 10.3% | 18.1% | 24.2% | 1984 | $913 | 14.6% | 91.4% | 3.4% |
| Chadbourn | 2.29 | 42.6 | 12.1% | 32.2% | 13.8% | 1981 | $823 | 13.9% | 86.7% | 3.3% |
| Richardson | 2.35 | 49.9 | 15.5% | 19.0% | 18.2% | 1982 | $749 | 21.5% | 87.0% | 4.3% |
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 Wootens 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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