Casar vs Polkville

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

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

Polkville has the higher population (542 vs 384 in Casar). Polkville has the higher median household income ($66,607 vs $59,861 in Casar). Polkville has the higher median home value ($155,600 vs $122,500 in Casar).

Population, income & housing

	Casar	Polkville
Population	384	542
Median age	37.7 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,861	$66,607
Median home value	$122,500	$155,600
Median gross rent	$725	$1,014
Housing units	167	251
Homeownership rate	73.1%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	18.7%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Casar	Polkville
Population	269 → 384 (+42.8%)	479 → 542 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$31,406 → $59,861 (+90.6%)	$40,000 → $66,607 (+66.5%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $122,500 (+55.5%)	$116,200 → $155,600 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $725 (+38.1%)	$839 → $1,014 (+20.9%)

Casar

Population

269384

Median household income

$31,406$59,861

Median home value

$78,800$122,500

Median gross rent

$525$725

Polkville

Population

479542

Median household income

$40,000$66,607

Median home value

$116,200$155,600

Median gross rent

$839$1,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Casar	Polkville
Under 5	1.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	15.9%
18 to 24	9.9%	4.1%
25 to 34	21.6%	18.3%
35 to 44	16.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	14.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	8.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	7.3%	9.4%
75 and over	4.7%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Casar	Polkville
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Casar	Polkville
No high school diploma	11.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	31.7%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Casar	Polkville
Drove alone	93.8%	82.6%
Carpooled	3.6%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Casar	Polkville
1-unit, detached	79.6%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	Casar	Polkville
Poverty rate	22.4%	18.5%
Average household size	2.65	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1981	1968