Aberdeen, North Carolina demographics

Aberdeen, NC demographics: median age 35.8; 31.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Aberdeen town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3700160. The survey estimates a population of 9,228 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Aberdeen is 35.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 3,996 households (±311). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.8 ±2.1	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,228
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	2,446 ±429	26.5% ±4.6 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	2,057 ±413	22.3% ±4.5 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	3,456 ±543	37.5% ±5.9 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	1,269 ±282	13.8% ±3.1 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,228
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	4,574 ±335	49.6% ±3.6 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	4,654 ±335	50.4% ±3.6 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,228
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	6,209 ±579	67.3% ±6.3 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,908 ±423	20.7% ±4.6 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	85 ±91 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	297 ±164 · low precision	3.2% ±1.8 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	99 ±163 · low precision	1.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	22 ±26 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	608 ±328 · low precision	6.6% ±3.6 pp · low precision	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,228
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,760 ±266	94.9% ±2.9 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	468 ±266 · low precision	5.1% ±2.9 pp · low precision	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,996
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,671 ±276	41.8% ±6.1 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	149 ±129 · low precision	3.7% ±3.2 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	416 ±163	10.4% ±4.0 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,503 ±409	37.6% ±9.8 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	257 ±160 · low precision	6.4% ±4.0 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,996
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,201 ±196	30.1% ±4.3 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,795 ±432	69.9% ±9.3 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,996
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,503 ±409	37.6% ±9.8 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,358 ±324	34.0% ±7.7 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	515 ±186	12.9% ±4.5 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	325 ±159	8.1% ±3.9 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	132 ±66	3.3% ±1.6 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	123 ±89 · low precision	3.1% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	40 ±50 · low precision	1.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,228
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	8,750 ±213	94.8% ±2.3 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	478 ±214	5.2% ±2.3 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,589
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	7,885 ±331	91.8% ±3.0 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	334 ±234 · low precision	3.9% ±2.7 pp · low precision	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	24 ±32 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	23 ±36 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	9 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	10 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	205 ±264 · low precision	2.4% ±3.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	88 ±120 · low precision	1.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	11 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,544
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	421 ±198	6.4% ±3.0 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,490 ±437	22.8% ±6.6 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,577 ±385	24.1% ±5.7 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	971 ±267	14.8% ±4.0 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,219 ±322	18.6% ±4.8 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	866 ±282	13.2% ±4.3 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 9,191
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	7,908 ±517	86.0% ±5.6 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	372 ±220 · low precision	4.0% ±2.4 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	469 ±353 · low precision	5.1% ±3.8 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	410 ±267 · low precision	4.5% ±2.9 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	32 ±42 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.5% of Aberdeen residents (±4.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 93.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Aberdeen	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.5% ±4.8 pp · low precision	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.0% ±4.8 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	14.8% ±4.0 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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