Bailey vs Castalia

A side-by-side comparison of Bailey and Castalia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bailey has the higher population (504 vs 223 in Castalia). Since 2019, Bailey's population has grown faster (-4.7% vs -38.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bailey	Castalia
Population	504	223
Median age	44.5 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,929	—
Median home value	$124,200	—
Median gross rent	$873	$635
Housing units	282	167
Homeownership rate	54.8%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bailey	Castalia
Population	529 → 504 (-4.7%)	360 → 223 (-38.1%)
Median household income	$39,886 → $48,929 (+22.7%)	$31,389 → $30,000 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $124,200 (+15.9%)	$51,700 → $70,000 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $873 (-3.3%)	$602 → $635 (+5.5%)

Bailey

Population

529504

Median household income

$39,886$48,929

Median home value

$107,200$124,200

Median gross rent

$903$873

Castalia

Population

360223

Median household income

$31,389$30,000

Median home value

$51,700$70,000

Median gross rent

$602$635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bailey	Castalia
Under 5	7.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	20.4%	21.1%
18 to 24	3.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	6.5%	15.7%
35 to 44	15.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	14.7%	6.7%
55 to 64	10.1%	9.4%
65 to 74	15.7%	13.5%
75 and over	6.0%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bailey	Castalia
White (non-Hispanic)	42.3%	42.2%
Black or African American	10.5%	55.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	39.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bailey	Castalia
No high school diploma	23.1%	24.1%
High school graduate	31.4%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bailey	Castalia
Drove alone	85.5%	83.1%
Carpooled	3.2%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bailey	Castalia
1-unit, detached	73.8%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	38.9%

Poverty & households

	Bailey	Castalia
Poverty rate	25.6%	36.8%
Average household size	2.64	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1958	1968