Boiling Springs

Population: 4,625
Median household income: $98,796
Median home value: $236,800

Boiling Springs, a community in Cleveland County, North Carolina, has 4,625 residents. At $98,796, its median household income sits above Cleveland County's $55,769.

Between 2019 and 2023, Boiling Springs's population grew 1.3% from 4,565 to 4,625, while its median home value rose 29.0% from $183,600 to $236,800.

2.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.21 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,625
Median age: 22.9 yrs
Median household income: $98,796
Median home value: $236,800
Median gross rent: $897
Housing units: 1,301
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5654,625

Median household income

$71,532$98,796

Median home value

$183,600$236,800

Median gross rent

$635$897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,565	$71,532	$183,600	$635
2020	4,580	$73,457	$181,900	$592
2021	4,511	$78,542	$193,800	$640
2022	4,622	$90,625	$214,400	$821
2023	4,625	$98,796	$236,800	$897

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2428.9%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 744.6%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	299	6.5%
5 to 17	745	16.1%
18 to 24	1,337	28.9%
25 to 34	507	11.0%
35 to 44	446	9.6%
45 to 54	484	10.5%
55 to 64	384	8.3%
65 to 74	212	4.6%
75 and over	211	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,477	75.2%
Black or African American	747	16.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	106	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	119	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	176	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate19.8%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree25.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	139	6.2%
High school graduate	444	19.8%
Some college or associate's	638	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	452	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	571	25.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,451	78.8%
Carpooled	136	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	89	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	165	9.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	694	41.4%
15 to 29 min	433	25.8%
30 to 44 min	179	10.7%
45 to 59 min	223	13.3%
60+ min	147	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.21
Poverty rate: 2.8% (99 of 3,600)

	Count	Share
Family households	897	79.9%
Nonfamily households	225	20.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,122	86.2%
Vacant	179	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	887	79.1%
Renter-occupied	235	20.9%

1-unit, detached89.8%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,168	89.8%
1-unit, attached	31	2.4%
2 to 4 units	81	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3706800
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2521, -81.6636