Gamewell, North Carolina demographics

Gamewell, NC demographics: median age 46.7; 4.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Gamewell town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3725380. The survey estimates a population of 3,689 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Gamewell is 46.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.1 years. There are 1,439 households (±168). 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 46.7 ±4.1 39.1 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,689
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) North Carolina U.S.
Under 18 609 ±202 16.5% ±5.5 pp 21.8% 22.0%
18–34 761 ±282 20.6% ±7.6 pp 22.9% 22.8%
35–64 1,891 ±470 51.3% ±12.7 pp 38.2% 38.0%
65 and older 428 ±194 11.6% ±5.3 pp 17.2% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,689
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) North Carolina U.S.
Male 1,988 ±263 53.9% ±7.1 pp 48.9% 49.5%
Female 1,701 ±263 46.1% ±7.1 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: 3,689
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) North Carolina U.S.
White alone 3,001 ±382 81.3% ±10.3 pp 61.8% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 7 ±14 · low precision 0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision 20.3% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 5 ±7 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 1.1% 0.9%
Asian alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 3.3% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.2%
Some other race alone 316 ±299 · low precision 8.6% ±8.1 pp · low precision 5.2% 7.1%
Two or more races 360 ±239 · low precision 9.8% ±6.5 pp · low precision 8.3% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,689
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) North Carolina U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,141 ±348 85.1% ±9.4 pp 88.7% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 548 ±346 · low precision 14.9% ±9.4 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: 1,439
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) North Carolina U.S.
Married-couple family 662 ±171 46.0% ±10.6 pp 47.2% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 162 ±143 · low precision 11.3% ±9.9 pp · low precision 4.6% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 230 ±157 · low precision 16.0% ±10.7 pp · low precision 12.5% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 263 ±141 · low precision 18.3% ±9.6 pp · low precision 29.4% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 122 ±116 · low precision 8.5% ±8.0 pp · low precision 6.3% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,439
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) North Carolina U.S.
Households with people under 18 346 ±126 24.0% ±8.3 pp 29.1% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 1,093 ±238 76.0% ±14.0 pp 70.9% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,439
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) North Carolina U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 263 ±141 · low precision 18.3% ±9.6 pp · low precision 29.4% 28.7%
Two-person households 633 ±256 44.0% ±17.0 pp 35.6% 33.8%
Three-person households 341 ±165 23.7% ±11.1 pp 15.6% 15.3%
Four-person households 106 ±78 · low precision 7.4% ±5.4 pp · low precision 11.8% 12.6%
Five-person households 96 ±89 · low precision 6.7% ±6.1 pp · low precision 5.0% 5.9%
Six-person households 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision 1.8% 2.2%
Seven or more people 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±1.4 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: 3,689
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) North Carolina U.S.
Native 3,470 ±192 94.1% ±5.2 pp 90.9% 85.9%
Foreign born 219 ±188 · low precision 5.9% ±5.1 pp · low precision 9.1% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,597
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) North Carolina U.S.
English only 3,282 ±295 91.2% ±7.9 pp 86.5% 77.7%
Spanish 236 ±285 · low precision 6.6% ±7.9 pp · low precision 8.7% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 1.2% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.4% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.9% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 79 ±106 · low precision 2.2% ±2.9 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: 2,642
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) North Carolina U.S.
Less than high school graduate 525 ±266 · low precision 19.9% ±9.9 pp 9.9% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 1,134 ±359 42.9% ±12.9 pp 24.8% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 689 ±276 26.1% ±10.1 pp 19.6% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 189 ±113 · low precision 7.2% ±4.2 pp · low precision 10.1% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 95 ±66 · low precision 3.6% ±2.5 pp · low precision 22.2% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 10 ±27 · low precision 0.4% ±1.0 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: 3,689
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) North Carolina U.S.
Same house 3,451 ±155 93.5% ±4.2 pp 87.3% 87.7%
Moved within same county 187 ±114 · low precision 5.1% ±3.1 pp · low precision 5.5% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 3.6% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 51 ±92 · low precision 1.4% ±2.5 pp · low precision 3.0% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 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

20.1% of Gamewell residents (±7.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 90.5% 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 Gamewell North Carolina U.S. Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 20.1% ±7.9 pp 9.9% 8.4% Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households 90.5% ±4.5 pp 90.1% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 5.7% ±5.5 pp · low precision 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 Gamewell . 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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