Peachland vs Polkton

A side-by-side comparison of Peachland and Polkton: population, income, housing, and more.

Peachland and Polkton are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Polkton has the higher population (2,759 vs 437 in Peachland). Peachland has the higher median household income ($69,375 vs $45,625 in Polkton). Polkton has the higher median home value ($134,100 vs $127,900 in Peachland).

Population, income & housing

	Peachland	Polkton
Population	437	2,759
Median age	40.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,375	$45,625
Median home value	$127,900	$134,100
Median gross rent	$867	$936
Housing units	191	498
Homeownership rate	70.9%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	2.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peachland	Polkton
Population	470 → 437 (-7.0%)	2,921 → 2,759 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$37,917 → $69,375 (+83.0%)	$39,808 → $45,625 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $127,900 (+12.4%)	$76,300 → $134,100 (+75.8%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $867 (+27.9%)	$680 → $936 (+37.6%)

Peachland

Population

470437

Median household income

$37,917$69,375

Median home value

$113,800$127,900

Median gross rent

$678$867

Polkton

Population

2,9212,759

Median household income

$39,808$45,625

Median home value

$76,300$134,100

Median gross rent

$680$936

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Peachland	Polkton
Under 5	4.8%	2.0%
5 to 17	10.1%	9.7%
18 to 24	0.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	27.5%	21.8%
35 to 44	14.2%	22.6%
45 to 54	16.0%	14.1%
55 to 64	9.6%	9.3%
65 to 74	8.0%	6.6%
75 and over	9.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peachland	Polkton
White (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	44.3%
Black or African American	49.4%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peachland	Polkton
No high school diploma	30.1%	20.5%
High school graduate	42.8%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peachland	Polkton
Drove alone	67.6%	76.4%
Carpooled	27.7%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peachland	Polkton
1-unit, detached	77.5%	41.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.5%	47.4%

Poverty & households

	Peachland	Polkton
Poverty rate	5.0%	28.1%
Average household size	2.89	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1962	1991