Chadbourn

Population: 1,347
Median household income: $19,853
Median home value: $100,300

Chadbourn, a community in Columbus County, North Carolina, has 1,347 residents. At $19,853, its median household income sits below Columbus County's $48,184.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chadbourn's population declined 32.8% from 2,005 to 1,347, while its median home value rose 40.9% from $71,200 to $100,300.

Households average 2.41 people. The median gross rent is $578.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,347
Median age: 49.2 yrs
Median household income: $19,853
Median home value: $100,300
Median gross rent: $578
Housing units: 807
Homeownership rate: 49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0051,347

Median household income

$23,042$19,853

Median home value

$71,200$100,300

Median gross rent

$463$578

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,005	$23,042	$71,200	$463
2020	2,038	$23,750	$61,700	$534
2021	1,602	$27,639	$59,000	$548
2022	1,548	$23,477	$68,600	$589
2023	1,347	$19,853	$100,300	$578

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6421.0%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	2.0%
5 to 17	245	18.2%
18 to 24	108	8.0%
25 to 34	179	13.3%
35 to 44	82	6.1%
45 to 54	209	15.5%
55 to 64	283	21.0%
65 to 74	132	9.8%
75 and over	82	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	377	28.0%
Black or African American	742	55.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	150	11.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	31	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate59.4%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	80	8.3%
High school graduate	574	59.4%
Some college or associate's	259	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	40	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.0%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	319	86.0%
Carpooled	19	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	6.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	9	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	76	20.5%
15 to 29 min	143	38.5%
30 to 44 min	96	25.9%
45 to 59 min	16	4.3%
60+ min	40	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 50.8% (682 of 1,343)

	Count	Share
Family households	280	50.4%
Nonfamily households	276	49.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	556	68.9%
Vacant	251	31.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	273	49.1%
Renter-occupied	283	50.9%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other16.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	549	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	104	12.9%
5 to 19 units	18	2.2%
20 or more units	1	0.1%
Mobile home & other	135	16.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3711640
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.6 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.3252, -78.8250