Arapahoe vs Vandemere

A side-by-side comparison of Arapahoe and Vandemere: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Arapahoe has the higher population (384 vs 204 in Vandemere). Arapahoe has the higher median household income ($69,792 vs $31,250 in Vandemere). Arapahoe has the higher median home value ($136,300 vs $95,000 in Vandemere).

Population, income & housing

	Arapahoe	Vandemere
Population	384	204
Median age	45.2 yrs	57.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,792	$31,250
Median home value	$136,300	$95,000
Median gross rent	$1,101	—
Housing units	196	156
Homeownership rate	68.9%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arapahoe	Vandemere
Population	410 → 384 (-6.3%)	234 → 204 (-12.8%)
Median household income	$48,036 → $69,792 (+45.3%)	$34,444 → $31,250 (-9.3%)
Median home value	$107,800 → $136,300 (+26.4%)	$112,500 → $95,000 (-15.6%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $1,101 (+60.7%)	—

Arapahoe

Population

410384

Median household income

$48,036$69,792

Median home value

$107,800$136,300

Median gross rent

$685$1,101

Vandemere

Population

234204

Median household income

$34,444$31,250

Median home value

$112,500$95,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arapahoe	Vandemere
Under 5	2.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	12.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	11.2%	1.0%
25 to 34	10.7%	3.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	6.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	9.8%
55 to 64	22.7%	21.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	28.4%
75 and over	6.5%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arapahoe	Vandemere
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	52.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	45.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.4%	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	4.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arapahoe	Vandemere
No high school diploma	2.5%	25.3%
High school graduate	50.5%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arapahoe	Vandemere
Drove alone	87.4%	78.4%
Carpooled	2.2%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	5.9%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arapahoe	Vandemere
1-unit, detached	72.4%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.5%	32.7%

Poverty & households

	Arapahoe	Vandemere
Poverty rate	18.9%	25.5%
Average household size	2.17	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1979	1991