Pinehurst, North Carolina demographics

Pinehurst, NC demographics: median age 60.6; 60.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pinehurst village, North Carolina · Incorporated village · GEOID 3751940. The survey estimates a population of 18,256 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pinehurst is 60.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.5 years. There are 8,480 households (±331). 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	60.6 ±2.5	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,256
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	2,981 ±409	16.3% ±2.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,450 ±294	7.9% ±1.6 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	6,338 ±537	34.7% ±2.9 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	7,487 ±611	41.0% ±3.3 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,256
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	9,205 ±318	50.4% ±1.7 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	9,051 ±313	49.6% ±1.7 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: 18,256
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	15,737 ±436	86.2% ±2.4 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	202 ±101	1.1% ±0.6 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	171 ±113 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	332 ±204 · low precision	1.8% ±1.1 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	260 ±172 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,554 ±382	8.5% ±2.1 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,256
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,473 ±274	95.7% ±1.5 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	783 ±272	4.3% ±1.5 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: 8,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,216 ±271	61.5% ±2.1 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	90 ±60 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	201 ±90	2.4% ±1.1 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,842 ±423	33.5% ±4.8 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	131 ±64	1.5% ±0.8 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,417 ±190	16.7% ±2.1 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,063 ±447	83.3% ±4.1 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,842 ±423	33.5% ±4.8 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,682 ±375	43.4% ±4.1 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	820 ±196	9.7% ±2.3 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	655 ±147	7.7% ±1.7 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	364 ±180	4.3% ±2.1 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	108 ±71 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	9 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±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: 18,256
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	17,379 ±255	95.2% ±1.4 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	877 ±253	4.8% ±1.4 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,643
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	16,744 ±327	94.9% ±1.6 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	323 ±164 · low precision	1.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	73 ±51 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	56 ±44 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	121 ±151 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	128 ±112 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 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	26 ±41 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 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	40 ±51 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	86 ±96 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 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	46 ±45 · low precision	0.3% ±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: 14,711
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	298 ±136	2.0% ±0.9 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,900 ±325	12.9% ±2.2 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,257 ±345	15.3% ±2.3 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,292 ±259	8.8% ±1.7 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,852 ±488	33.0% ±3.2 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,112 ±483	28.0% ±3.2 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: 18,129
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	15,712 ±635	86.7% ±3.5 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	634 ±293	3.5% ±1.6 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	412 ±228 · low precision	2.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	978 ±303	5.4% ±1.7 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	393 ±518 · low precision	2.2% ±2.9 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

2.9% of Pinehurst residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 94.6% 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	Pinehurst	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.9% ±1.0 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.6% ±0.9 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	16.3% ±2.4 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 Pinehurst . 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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