Biscoe vs Star

A side-by-side comparison of Biscoe and Star: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Biscoe has the higher population (2,259 vs 1,430 in Star). Biscoe has the higher median household income ($43,773 vs $37,135 in Star). Star has the higher median home value ($131,600 vs $112,800 in Biscoe).

Population, income & housing

	Biscoe	Star
Population	2,259	1,430
Median age	30.0 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,773	$37,135
Median home value	$112,800	$131,600
Median gross rent	$615	$547
Housing units	944	435
Homeownership rate	49.6%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Biscoe	Star
Population	2,334 → 2,259 (-3.2%)	756 → 1,430 (+89.2%)
Median household income	$41,900 → $43,773 (+4.5%)	$34,038 → $37,135 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $112,800 (+43.1%)	$79,700 → $131,600 (+65.1%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $615 (+2.5%)	$532 → $547 (+2.8%)

Biscoe

Population

2,3342,259

Median household income

$41,900$43,773

Median home value

$78,800$112,800

Median gross rent

$600$615

Star

Population

7561,430

Median household income

$34,038$37,135

Median home value

$79,700$131,600

Median gross rent

$532$547

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Biscoe	Star
Under 5	6.7%	8.8%
5 to 17	26.7%	27.4%
18 to 24	9.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	6.7%
35 to 44	13.1%	7.6%
45 to 54	6.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	5.5%	17.3%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.5%
75 and over	12.5%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Biscoe	Star
White (non-Hispanic)	35.1%	47.3%
Black or African American	20.8%	31.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	38.3%	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Biscoe	Star
No high school diploma	22.4%	32.2%
High school graduate	39.5%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Biscoe	Star
Drove alone	71.0%	89.3%
Carpooled	21.4%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	1.1%	1.5%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Biscoe	Star
1-unit, detached	60.3%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	20.7%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.7%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Biscoe	Star
Poverty rate	37.4%	28.0%
Average household size	2.84	3.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1974	1974