Hoopers Creek

Population: 1,623
Median household income: $64,792
Median home value: $297,300

Hoopers Creek is a community in Henderson County, North Carolina, home to 1,623 residents. At $64,792, its median household income sits below Henderson County's $67,623.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hoopers Creek's population grew 49.2% from 1,088 to 1,623, while its median home value rose 48.7% from $199,900 to $297,300.

20.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,623
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $64,792
Median home value: $297,300
Median gross rent: $1,117
Housing units: 736
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0881,623

Median household income

$54,284$64,792

Median home value

$199,900$297,300

Median gross rent

$968$1,117

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,088	$54,284	$199,900	$968
2020	1,392	$55,286	$182,100	$946
2021	1,636	$55,854	$187,000	$1,092
2022	1,515	$63,750	$231,800	$1,133
2023	1,623	$64,792	$297,300	$1,117

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1725.4%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 645.2%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	78	4.8%
5 to 17	413	25.4%
18 to 24	64	3.9%
25 to 34	187	11.5%
35 to 44	276	17.0%
45 to 54	218	13.4%
55 to 64	85	5.2%
65 to 74	195	12.0%
75 and over	107	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,484	91.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	91	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's38.5%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	98	9.2%
High school graduate	341	31.9%
Some college or associate's	411	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	110	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	108	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone89.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	495	89.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	56	10.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	35.2%
15 to 29 min	251	45.6%
30 to 44 min	99	18.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	7	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 7.2% (117 of 1,623)

	Count	Share
Family households	440	69.3%
Nonfamily households	195	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	635	86.3%
Vacant	101	13.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	516	81.3%
Renter-occupied	119	18.7%

1-unit, detached93.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	690	93.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3732580
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.94 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.4449, -82.4356