Siler City, North Carolina demographics

Siler City, NC demographics: median age 35.6; 16.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Siler City town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3761860. The survey estimates a population of 7,995 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Siler City is 35.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.1 years. There are 3,027 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	35.6 ±5.1	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	2,136 ±394	26.7% ±4.9 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,796 ±485	22.5% ±6.1 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	3,170 ±530	39.6% ±6.6 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	893 ±223	11.2% ±2.8 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	3,711 ±304	46.4% ±3.8 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	4,284 ±307	53.6% ±3.8 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: 7,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	2,073 ±507	25.9% ±6.3 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,471 ±438	18.4% ±5.5 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,678 ±741	33.5% ±9.3 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,773 ±701	22.2% ±8.8 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,733 ±551	46.7% ±6.9 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,262 ±552	53.3% ±6.9 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: 3,027
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,278 ±275	42.2% ±7.8 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	103 ±85 · low precision	3.4% ±2.8 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	517 ±173	17.1% ±5.4 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	928 ±284	30.7% ±8.8 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	201 ±109 · low precision	6.6% ±3.5 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,027
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,280 ±289	42.3% ±8.4 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,747 ±355	57.7% ±9.9 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,027
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	928 ±284	30.7% ±8.8 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	659 ±214	21.8% ±6.7 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	637 ±281	21.0% ±9.0 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	230 ±181 · low precision	7.6% ±5.9 pp · low precision	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	433 ±203	14.3% ±6.5 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	48 ±83 · low precision	1.6% ±2.7 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	92 ±80 · low precision	3.0% ±2.6 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: 7,995
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	5,583 ±583	69.8% ±7.3 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,412 ±583	30.2% ±7.3 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,499
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	3,584 ±541	47.8% ±7.1 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	3,768 ±515	50.2% ±6.8 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	50 ±71 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	97 ±149 · low precision	1.3% ±2.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · 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: 4,992
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,652 ±449	33.1% ±8.6 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,318 ±286	26.4% ±5.3 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	718 ±268	14.4% ±5.2 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	464 ±249 · low precision	9.3% ±4.9 pp · low precision	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	544 ±243	10.9% ±4.8 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	296 ±163 · low precision	5.9% ±3.2 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: 7,848
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	6,943 ±530	88.5% ±6.7 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	631 ±529 · low precision	8.0% ±6.7 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	189 ±117 · low precision	2.4% ±1.5 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	16 ±22 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	69 ±106 · low precision	0.9% ±1.4 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

35.9% of Siler City residents (±8.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 85.4% 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	Siler City	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	35.9% ±8.6 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.4% ±6.5 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.4% ±1.9 pp · low precision	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

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 Siler City . 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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