Atkinson vs Long Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Atkinson and Long Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Atkinson has the higher population (487 vs 209 in Long Creek). Since 2019, Long Creek's population has grown faster (+111.1% vs +24.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	Long Creek
Population	487	209
Median age	33.8 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	—
Median home value	$135,900	—
Median gross rent	$1,688	—
Housing units	186	146
Homeownership rate	88.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	Long Creek
Population	392 → 487 (+24.2%)	99 → 209 (+111.1%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $60,000 (+47.7%)	—
Median home value	$92,200 → $135,900 (+47.4%)	$63,900 → $61,700 (-3.4%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,688 (+90.5%)	—

Atkinson

Population

392487

Median household income

$40,625$60,000

Median home value

$92,200$135,900

Median gross rent

$886$1,688

Long Creek

Population

99209

Median home value

$63,900$61,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson	Long Creek
Under 5	13.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.7%	10.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	25.8%
45 to 54	8.4%	19.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	18.2%
65 to 74	7.4%	26.8%
75 and over	5.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	Long Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	95.2%
Black or African American	5.1%	4.8%
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	5.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	Long Creek
No high school diploma	3.1%	11.7%
High school graduate	41.3%	53.7%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	Long Creek
Drove alone	96.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	1.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	Long Creek
1-unit, detached	79.6%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	34.2%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	Long Creek
Poverty rate	12.3%	21.5%
Average household size	2.93	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1957	1968