Asheboro, North Carolina demographics

Asheboro, NC demographics: median age 37.3; 19.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Asheboro city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3702080. The survey estimates a population of 27,580 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Asheboro is 37.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.2 years. There are 11,884 households (±516). 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	37.3 ±2.2	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,580
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	6,930 ±712	25.1% ±2.6 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	5,864 ±610	21.3% ±2.2 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	9,737 ±847	35.3% ±3.1 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	5,049 ±545	18.3% ±2.0 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,580
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	13,904 ±519	50.4% ±1.9 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	13,676 ±509	49.6% ±1.8 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: 27,580
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	15,959 ±1,128	57.9% ±4.1 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,399 ±614	15.9% ±2.2 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	110 ±139 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	294 ±223 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	4,875 ±1,122	17.7% ±4.1 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,943 ±657	7.0% ±2.4 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,580
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	19,966 ±935	72.4% ±3.4 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7,614 ±928	27.6% ±3.4 pp	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: 11,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,275 ±382	36.0% ±2.8 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	496 ±205	4.2% ±1.7 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,722 ±366	14.5% ±3.0 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,758 ±534	40.0% ±4.1 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	633 ±219	5.3% ±1.8 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,629 ±358	30.5% ±2.7 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,255 ±690	69.5% ±5.0 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,758 ±534	40.0% ±4.1 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,408 ±497	28.7% ±4.0 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,261 ±325	10.6% ±2.7 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,237 ±308	10.4% ±2.6 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	726 ±241	6.1% ±2.0 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	399 ±149	3.4% ±1.2 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	95 ±85 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 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: 27,580
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	24,346 ±491	88.3% ±1.8 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,234 ±486	11.7% ±1.8 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 25,830
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	19,032 ±825	73.7% ±3.0 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	6,328 ±731	24.5% ±2.8 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	246 ±351 · low precision	1.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	37 ±41 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	18 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	64 ±71 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	21 ±33 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	8 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	24 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	52 ±71 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 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: 18,664
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,857 ±578	15.3% ±3.1 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,029 ±647	32.3% ±3.3 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,223 ±641	22.6% ±3.4 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,999 ±361	10.7% ±1.9 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,413 ±400	12.9% ±2.1 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,143 ±283	6.1% ±1.5 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: 27,058
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	23,681 ±671	87.5% ±2.4 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,825 ±463	6.7% ±1.7 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,060 ±419	3.9% ±1.5 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	223 ±152 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	269 ±263 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 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

14.2% of Asheboro residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 85.2% 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	Asheboro	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	14.2% ±2.2 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.2% ±3.7 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.3% ±1.5 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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