Parmele

Population: 288
Median household income: $28,971
Median home value: $81,900

Parmele, a community in Martin County, North Carolina, has 288 residents. Its median household income of $28,971 runs below the Martin County figure of $46,793.

Between 2019 and 2023, Parmele's population grew 36.5% from 211 to 288, while its median home value rose 18.5% from $69,100 to $81,900.

12.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 288
Median age: 59.1 yrs
Median household income: $28,971
Median home value: $81,900
Median gross rent: $1,042
Housing units: 165
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

211288

Median household income

$32,292$28,971

Median home value

$69,100$81,900

Median gross rent

$810$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	211	$32,292	$69,100	$810
2020	278	$25,000	$77,300	$811
2021	242	$40,357	$82,500	$742
2022	221	$34,821	$79,200	$900
2023	288	$28,971	$81,900	$1,042

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 178.0%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 443.1%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6436.8%

65 to 7420.1%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	23	8.0%
18 to 24	10	3.5%
25 to 34	20	6.9%
35 to 44	9	3.1%
45 to 54	35	12.2%
55 to 64	106	36.8%
65 to 74	58	20.1%
75 and over	27	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	106	36.8%
Black or African American	180	62.5%
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	2	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.0%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree6.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	20.0%
High school graduate	85	33.3%
Some college or associate's	86	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	17	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	96	78.7%
Carpooled	7	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	15.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	19.4%
15 to 29 min	43	41.7%
30 to 44 min	36	35.0%
45 to 59 min	4	3.9%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 34.0% (98 of 288)

	Count	Share
Family households	91	66.9%
Nonfamily households	45	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	136	82.4%
Vacant	29	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	111	81.6%
Renter-occupied	25	18.4%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	111	67.3%
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	54	32.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3750540
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.8181, -77.3143