Woodfin, North Carolina demographics

Woodfin, NC demographics: median age 42.4; 45.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Woodfin town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3775280. The survey estimates a population of 8,048 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Woodfin is 42.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.3 years. There are 2,977 households (±269). 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	42.4 ±4.3	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	1,029 ±264	12.8% ±3.3 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	2,312 ±438	28.7% ±5.4 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	3,333 ±454	41.4% ±5.6 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	1,374 ±231	17.1% ±2.9 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	4,178 ±282	51.9% ±3.5 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	3,870 ±281	48.1% ±3.5 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: 8,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	6,363 ±454	79.1% ±5.6 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	270 ±101	3.4% ±1.3 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	37 ±34 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	445 ±264 · low precision	5.5% ±3.3 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	226 ±172 · low precision	2.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	707 ±360 · low precision	8.8% ±4.5 pp · low precision	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,357 ±294	91.4% ±3.6 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	691 ±295	8.6% ±3.7 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: 2,977
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,260 ±230	42.3% ±6.7 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	121 ±71 · low precision	4.1% ±2.4 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	269 ±95	9.0% ±3.1 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	930 ±229	31.2% ±7.2 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	397 ±148	13.3% ±4.8 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,977
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	521 ±134	17.5% ±4.2 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,456 ±318	82.5% ±7.7 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,977
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	930 ±229	31.2% ±7.2 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,325 ±262	44.5% ±7.8 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	415 ±126	13.9% ±4.0 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	197 ±101 · low precision	6.6% ±3.3 pp · low precision	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	110 ±78 · low precision	3.7% ±2.6 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 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: 8,048
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	7,129 ±273	88.6% ±3.4 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	919 ±272	11.4% ±3.4 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,798
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	6,866 ±329	88.0% ±4.0 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	415 ±246 · low precision	5.3% ±3.2 pp · low precision	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	74 ±79 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	22 ±24 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	91 ±89 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	56 ±54 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	59 ±86 · low precision	0.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	72 ±100 · low precision	0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	70 ±59 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	73 ±79 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 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: 6,329
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	610 ±209	9.6% ±3.3 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,606 ±288	25.4% ±4.3 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	911 ±254	14.4% ±3.9 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	297 ±147	4.7% ±2.3 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,739 ±382	27.5% ±5.9 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,166 ±270	18.4% ±4.1 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: 7,974
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	6,670 ±333	83.6% ±4.1 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	479 ±208	6.0% ±2.6 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	439 ±147	5.5% ±1.8 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	294 ±152 · low precision	3.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	92 ±61 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 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

11.6% of Woodfin residents (±3.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 96.4% 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	Woodfin	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.6% ±3.4 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.4% ±3.1 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.7% ±2.3 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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