Cooleemee, North Carolina demographics

Cooleemee, NC demographics: median age 35.4; 15.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Cooleemee town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3714460. The survey estimates a population of 988 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Cooleemee is 35.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.9 years. There are 406 households (±97). 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	35.4 ±4.9	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 988
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	268 ±77	27.1% ±3.8 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	222 ±79	22.5% ±5.6 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	372 ±85	37.7% ±12.8 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	126 ±48	12.8% ±3.6 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 988
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	478 ±133	48.4% ±5.8 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	510 ±147	51.6% ±7.3 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: 988
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	702 ±191	71.1% ±7.5 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	113 ±73 · low precision	11.4% ±6.8 pp · low precision	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	35 ±42 · low precision	3.5% ±4.2 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	138 ±80 · low precision	14.0% ±7.3 pp · low precision	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 988
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	925 ±233	93.6% ±2.0 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	63 ±58 · low precision	6.4% ±5.6 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: 406
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	124 ±47	30.5% ±9.0 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	21 ±19 · low precision	5.2% ±4.5 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	87 ±39	21.4% ±8.1 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	147 ±54	36.2% ±10.1 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	27 ±25 · low precision	6.7% ±5.9 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 406
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	147 ±58	36.2% ±11.4 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	259 ±75	63.8% ±10.4 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 406
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	147 ±54	36.2% ±10.1 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	107 ±42	26.4% ±8.1 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	90 ±38	22.2% ±7.6 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	39 ±30 · low precision	9.6% ±6.9 pp · low precision	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	8 ±20 · low precision	2.0% ±4.9 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	15 ±23 · low precision	3.7% ±5.5 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±4.9 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: 988
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	956 ±243	96.8% ±3.9 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	32 ±29 · low precision	3.2% ±2.8 pp · low precision	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	832 ±220	90.7% ±7.6 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	55 ±43 · low precision	6.0% ±4.4 pp · low precision	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	8 ±12 · low precision	0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	14 ±21 · low precision	1.5% ±2.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	8 ±12 · low precision	0.9% ±1.3 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: 670
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	53 ±56 · low precision	7.9% ±8.1 pp · low precision	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	246 ±78	36.7% ±7.5 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	181 ±60	27.0% ±6.2 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	87 ±37	13.0% ±4.6 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	90 ±57 · low precision	13.4% ±7.9 pp · low precision	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13 ±20 · low precision	1.9% ±3.0 pp · low precision	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: 988
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	901 ±233	91.2% ±5.7 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	62 ±37 · low precision	6.3% ±3.4 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	25 ±24 · low precision	2.5% ±2.3 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±1.4 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

13.8% of Cooleemee residents (±4.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 87.9% 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	Cooleemee	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.8% ±4.5 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.9% ±5.3 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.7% ±4.9 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Cooleemee . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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