Archdale, North Carolina demographics

Archdale, NC demographics: median age 46.1; 22.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Archdale city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3701720. The survey estimates a population of 12,087 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Archdale is 46.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.9 years. There are 4,809 households (±279). 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	46.1 ±3.9	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	2,363 ±359	19.5% ±2.9 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	2,365 ±383	19.6% ±3.1 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	4,631 ±566	38.3% ±4.6 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	2,728 ±433	22.6% ±3.6 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	5,448 ±315	45.1% ±2.4 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	6,639 ±284	54.9% ±2.0 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: 12,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	9,524 ±648	78.8% ±5.1 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	824 ±511 · low precision	6.8% ±4.2 pp · low precision	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,139 ±410	9.4% ±3.4 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	199 ±120 · low precision	1.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	401 ±222 · low precision	3.3% ±1.8 pp · low precision	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,484 ±373	95.0% ±2.3 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	603 ±369 · low precision	5.0% ±3.1 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: 4,809
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,297 ±340	47.8% ±6.5 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	314 ±139	6.5% ±2.9 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	437 ±133	9.1% ±2.7 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,447 ±325	30.1% ±6.5 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	314 ±124	6.5% ±2.6 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,809
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,203 ±179	25.0% ±3.4 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,606 ±336	75.0% ±5.5 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,809
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,447 ±325	30.1% ±6.5 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,744 ±294	36.3% ±5.7 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	657 ±226	13.7% ±4.6 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	555 ±160	11.5% ±3.3 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	253 ±128 · low precision	5.3% ±2.6 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	79 ±79 · low precision	1.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	74 ±89 · low precision	1.5% ±1.8 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: 12,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	11,011 ±490	91.1% ±3.6 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,076 ±415	8.9% ±3.4 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 11,596
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	10,257 ±432	88.5% ±3.0 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	331 ±167 · low precision	2.9% ±1.4 pp · low precision	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	17 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	39 ±50 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	51 ±64 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	754 ±313	6.5% ±2.7 pp	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	59 ±119 · low precision	0.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	8 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	14 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	59 ±62 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	7 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 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: 8,930
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,212 ±333	13.6% ±3.7 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,607 ±395	29.2% ±4.1 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,012 ±431	22.5% ±4.7 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,054 ±314	11.8% ±3.5 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,434 ±303	16.1% ±3.3 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	611 ±257	6.8% ±2.9 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: 11,998
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	11,161 ±381	93.0% ±2.4 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	323 ±192 · low precision	2.7% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	330 ±183 · low precision	2.8% ±1.5 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	168 ±144 · low precision	1.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	16 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 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

8.4% of Archdale residents (±3.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 92.7% 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	Archdale	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.4% ±3.2 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.7% ±2.5 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.0% ±2.0 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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