Erwin, North Carolina demographics

Erwin, NC demographics: median age 47.1; 17.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Erwin town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3721740. The survey estimates a population of 4,687 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Erwin is 47.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.2 years. There are 1,869 households (±180). 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	47.1 ±5.2	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,687
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	858 ±269	18.3% ±5.7 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	985 ±237	21.0% ±5.1 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	1,825 ±252	38.9% ±5.4 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	1,019 ±159	21.7% ±3.4 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,687
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	2,140 ±191	45.7% ±4.1 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	2,547 ±192	54.3% ±4.1 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: 4,687
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	2,951 ±402	63.0% ±8.6 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,036 ±364	22.1% ±7.8 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	48 ±47 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	46 ±50 · low precision	1.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	428 ±257 · low precision	9.1% ±5.5 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	178 ±57	3.8% ±1.2 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,687
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,126 ±279	88.0% ±5.9 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	561 ±272	12.0% ±5.8 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: 1,869
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	846 ±129	45.3% ±5.4 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	91 ±47 · low precision	4.9% ±2.5 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	225 ±70	12.0% ±3.6 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	578 ±158	30.9% ±7.9 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	129 ±76 · low precision	6.9% ±4.0 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,869
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	429 ±114	23.0% ±5.7 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,440 ±221	77.0% ±9.2 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,869
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	578 ±158	30.9% ±7.9 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	686 ±130	36.7% ±6.0 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	309 ±90	16.5% ±4.5 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	201 ±125 · low precision	10.8% ±6.6 pp · low precision	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	59 ±37 · low precision	3.2% ±1.9 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	5 ±16 · low precision	0.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	31 ±62 · low precision	1.7% ±3.3 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: 4,687
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	4,230 ±172	90.2% ±3.6 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	457 ±172	9.8% ±3.7 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,298
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	3,715 ±330	86.4% ±6.3 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	443 ±255 · low precision	10.3% ±5.9 pp · low precision	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	127 ±110 · low precision	3.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	9 ±15 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	4 ±6 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±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: 3,603
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	378 ±115	10.5% ±3.1 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,310 ±168	36.4% ±4.1 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	996 ±235	27.6% ±6.3 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	295 ±95	8.2% ±2.6 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	427 ±106	11.9% ±2.8 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	197 ±78	5.5% ±2.1 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: 4,655
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	4,280 ±122	91.9% ±2.5 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	218 ±90	4.7% ±1.9 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	85 ±47 · low precision	1.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	39 ±46 · low precision	0.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	33 ±42 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 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

9.8% of Erwin residents (±3.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 80.7% 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	Erwin	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.8% ±3.2 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	80.7% ±3.7 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.1% ±2.4 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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