Biscoe

Population: 2,259
Median household income: $43,773
Median home value: $112,800

Biscoe is a community in Montgomery County, North Carolina, home to 2,259 residents. Its median household income of $43,773 runs below the Montgomery County figure of $55,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, Biscoe's population declined 3.2% from 2,334 to 2,259, while its median home value rose 43.1% from $78,800 to $112,800.

60.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,259
Median age: 30.0 yrs
Median household income: $43,773
Median home value: $112,800
Median gross rent: $615
Housing units: 944
Homeownership rate: 49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3342,259

Median household income

$41,900$43,773

Median home value

$78,800$112,800

Median gross rent

$600$615

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,334	$41,900	$78,800	$600
2020	2,722	$44,792	$107,700	$619
2021	3,188	$42,776	$112,100	$590
2022	2,595	$44,814	$120,200	$640
2023	2,259	$43,773	$112,800	$615

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1726.7%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 645.5%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	151	6.7%
5 to 17	603	26.7%
18 to 24	209	9.3%
25 to 34	282	12.5%
35 to 44	295	13.1%
45 to 54	141	6.2%
55 to 64	124	5.5%
65 to 74	171	7.6%
75 and over	283	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	792	35.1%
Black or African American	469	20.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	21	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	112	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	865	38.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.4%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree2.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	290	22.4%
High school graduate	512	39.5%
Some college or associate's	344	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	31	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	119	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled21.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	535	71.0%
Carpooled	161	21.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	1.1%
Other means	32	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	338	45.3%
15 to 29 min	114	15.3%
30 to 44 min	190	25.5%
45 to 59 min	58	7.8%
60+ min	46	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 37.4% (785 of 2,099)

	Count	Share
Family households	532	69.1%
Nonfamily households	238	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	770	81.6%
Vacant	174	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	382	49.6%
Renter-occupied	388	50.4%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other29.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	569	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9	1.0%
5 to 19 units	78	8.3%
20 or more units	8	0.8%
Mobile home & other	280	29.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3706000
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3589, -79.7797