Leland, North Carolina demographics

Leland, NC demographics: median age 47.3; 43.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Leland town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3737680. The survey estimates a population of 29,607 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Leland is 47.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.3 years. There are 13,219 households (±521). 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	47.3 ±4.3	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,607
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	4,827 ±605	16.3% ±2.0 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	5,816 ±641	19.6% ±2.2 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	10,548 ±909	35.6% ±3.1 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	8,416 ±734	28.4% ±2.5 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,607
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	14,287 ±514	48.3% ±1.7 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	15,320 ±523	51.7% ±1.8 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: 29,607
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	24,712 ±766	83.5% ±2.6 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,318 ±446	7.8% ±1.5 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	15 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	198 ±117 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	24 ±47 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	787 ±391	2.7% ±1.3 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,553 ±413	5.2% ±1.4 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,607
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,253 ±472	95.4% ±1.6 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,354 ±471	4.6% ±1.6 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: 13,219
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,271 ±531	55.0% ±3.4 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	594 ±255	4.5% ±1.9 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,141 ±306	8.6% ±2.3 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,246 ±570	24.6% ±4.2 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	967 ±281	7.3% ±2.1 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,219
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,931 ±398	22.2% ±2.9 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	10,288 ±759	77.8% ±4.9 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,219
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,246 ±570	24.6% ±4.2 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,993 ±603	45.3% ±4.2 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,071 ±446	15.7% ±3.3 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,143 ±259	8.6% ±1.9 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	462 ±201	3.5% ±1.5 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	270 ±235 · low precision	2.0% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	34 ±41 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 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: 29,607
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	28,291 ±357	95.6% ±1.2 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,316 ±358	4.4% ±1.2 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 28,149
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	26,684 ±567	94.8% ±1.7 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	905 ±374	3.2% ±1.3 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	65 ±64 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	99 ±134 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	77 ±75 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	188 ±140 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	36 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	53 ±68 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	17 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	25 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 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: 23,079
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	614 ±248	2.7% ±1.1 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,960 ±724	21.5% ±3.1 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,754 ±558	20.6% ±2.4 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,658 ±463	11.5% ±2.0 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,797 ±718	29.5% ±3.0 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,296 ±509	14.3% ±2.2 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: 29,396
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	25,759 ±610	87.6% ±2.0 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,176 ±440	4.0% ±1.5 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,302 ±453	4.4% ±1.5 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,096 ±359	3.7% ±1.2 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	63 ±84 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 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

5.0% of Leland residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 96.5% 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	Leland	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.0% ±1.4 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.5% ±0.8 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	11.9% ±1.8 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Higher

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 Leland . 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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