Casar vs Light Oak

A side-by-side comparison of Casar and Light Oak: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Casar has the higher population (384 vs 321 in Light Oak). Casar has the higher median household income ($59,861 vs $59,583 in Light Oak). Casar has the higher median home value ($122,500 vs $87,100 in Light Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Casar	Light Oak
Population	384	321
Median age	37.7 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,861	$59,583
Median home value	$122,500	$87,100
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	167	242
Homeownership rate	73.1%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	18.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Casar	Light Oak
Population	269 → 384 (+42.8%)	1,140 → 321 (-71.8%)
Median household income	$31,406 → $59,861 (+90.6%)	—
Median home value	$78,800 → $122,500 (+55.5%)	$67,500 → $87,100 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $725 (+38.1%)	—

Casar

Population

269384

Median household income

$31,406$59,861

Median home value

$78,800$122,500

Median gross rent

$525$725

Light Oak

Population

1,140321

Median home value

$67,500$87,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Casar	Light Oak
Under 5	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	11.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	21.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.7%	19.9%
45 to 54	14.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	8.1%	36.1%
65 to 74	7.3%	32.1%
75 and over	4.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Casar	Light Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	68.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	31.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Casar	Light Oak
No high school diploma	11.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	31.7%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Casar	Light Oak
Drove alone	93.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Casar	Light Oak
1-unit, detached	79.6%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Casar	Light Oak
Poverty rate	22.4%	28.0%
Average household size	2.65	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	31	—
Median year structure built	1981	1983