Graham, North Carolina demographics

Graham, NC demographics: median age 37.8; 24.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Graham city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3727280. The survey estimates a population of 18,048 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Graham is 37.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.5 years. There are 8,095 households (±357). 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	37.8 ±2.5	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	3,764 ±536	20.9% ±3.0 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	4,338 ±552	24.0% ±3.1 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	6,731 ±648	37.3% ±3.6 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	3,215 ±400	17.8% ±2.2 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	8,696 ±416	48.2% ±2.3 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	9,352 ±418	51.8% ±2.3 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: 18,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	10,107 ±872	56.0% ±4.8 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,977 ±661	22.0% ±3.7 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	31 ±32 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	126 ±92 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,031 ±795	11.3% ±4.4 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,776 ±453	9.8% ±2.5 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,766 ±833	81.8% ±4.6 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,282 ±833	18.2% ±4.6 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: 8,095
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,099 ±322	38.3% ±3.6 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	353 ±156	4.4% ±1.9 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,340 ±348	16.6% ±4.2 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,896 ±394	35.8% ±4.6 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	407 ±153	5.0% ±1.9 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,095
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,258 ±317	27.9% ±3.7 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,837 ±518	72.1% ±5.6 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,095
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,896 ±394	35.8% ±4.6 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,646 ±394	32.7% ±4.7 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,361 ±313	16.8% ±3.8 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	694 ±210	8.6% ±2.6 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	412 ±181	5.1% ±2.2 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	56 ±56 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	30 ±44 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 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: 18,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	16,068 ±571	89.0% ±3.2 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,980 ±574	11.0% ±3.2 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,837
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	13,977 ±736	83.0% ±4.0 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	2,526 ±748	15.0% ±4.4 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	4 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	81 ±77 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	8 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	131 ±136 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	23 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	50 ±73 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 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	19 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 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	18 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±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: 13,165
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,492 ±330	11.3% ±2.5 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,156 ±587	31.6% ±4.3 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,531 ±481	19.2% ±3.6 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,734 ±307	13.2% ±2.3 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,355 ±332	17.9% ±2.5 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	897 ±223	6.8% ±1.7 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: 17,845
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	15,840 ±528	88.8% ±2.9 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,140 ±430	6.4% ±2.4 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	478 ±162	2.7% ±0.9 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	198 ±143 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	189 ±175 · low precision	1.1% ±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

11.8% of Graham residents (±2.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 89.7% 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	Graham	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.8% ±2.4 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.7% ±1.6 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.5% ±1.8 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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