Eden, North Carolina demographics

Eden, NC demographics: median age 36.8; 11.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Eden city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3720080. The survey estimates a population of 15,356 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Eden is 36.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.7 years. There are 6,410 households (±422). 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	36.8 ±2.7	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,356
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	3,408 ±466	22.2% ±3.0 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	3,728 ±510	24.3% ±3.3 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	5,476 ±582	35.7% ±3.8 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	2,744 ±388	17.9% ±2.5 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,356
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	7,112 ±412	46.3% ±2.7 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	8,244 ±409	53.7% ±2.7 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: 15,356
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	9,656 ±796	62.9% ±5.2 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,931 ±749	25.6% ±4.9 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	41 ±42 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	36 ±70 · low precision	0.2% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	65 ±101 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	292 ±216 · low precision	1.9% ±1.4 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,335 ±425	8.7% ±2.8 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,356
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,062 ±407	91.6% ±2.6 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,294 ±407	8.4% ±2.7 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: 6,410
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,194 ±273	34.2% ±3.6 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	210 ±117 · low precision	3.3% ±1.8 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,096 ±288	17.1% ±4.3 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,461 ±479	38.4% ±7.0 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	449 ±161	7.0% ±2.5 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,410
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,854 ±248	28.9% ±3.4 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,556 ±446	71.1% ±5.1 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,410
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,461 ±479	38.4% ±7.0 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,916 ±333	29.9% ±4.8 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	961 ±238	15.0% ±3.6 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	671 ±177	10.5% ±2.7 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	189 ±92	2.9% ±1.4 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	173 ±85	2.7% ±1.3 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	39 ±43 · low precision	0.6% ±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: 15,356
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	14,824 ±282	96.5% ±1.8 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	532 ±279 · low precision	3.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 14,410
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	13,519 ±433	93.8% ±2.7 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	786 ±327	5.5% ±2.3 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	16 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	29 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	36 ±70 · low precision	0.2% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	23 ±35 · low precision	0.2% ±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: 10,483
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,559 ±396	14.9% ±3.7 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,157 ±465	39.7% ±4.3 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,541 ±411	24.2% ±3.9 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	977 ±275	9.3% ±2.6 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	866 ±206	8.3% ±1.9 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	383 ±132	3.7% ±1.3 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: 15,218
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	13,111 ±580	86.2% ±3.8 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	893 ±354	5.9% ±2.3 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	851 ±421	5.6% ±2.8 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	290 ±173 · low precision	1.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	73 ±126 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 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

10.4% of Eden residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 80.5% 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	Eden	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.4% ±2.5 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	80.5% ±4.0 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.4% ±1.6 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 Eden . 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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