Star

Population: 1,430
Median household income: $37,135
Median home value: $131,600

Star is a community in Montgomery County, North Carolina, home to 1,430 residents. At $37,135, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $55,849.

From 2019 to 2023, Star's population grew 89.2% from 756 to 1,430, while its median home value rose 65.1% from $79,700 to $131,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 47.3% of the population. 89.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,430
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $37,135
Median home value: $131,600
Median gross rent: $547
Housing units: 435
Homeownership rate: 44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7561,430

Median household income

$34,038$37,135

Median home value

$79,700$131,600

Median gross rent

$532$547

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	756	$34,038	$79,700	$532
2020	1,327	$32,258	$111,700	$480
2021	1,351	$35,313	$116,800	$482
2022	1,208	$35,750	$112,500	$538
2023	1,430	$37,135	$131,600	$547

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1727.4%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	126	8.8%
5 to 17	392	27.4%
18 to 24	92	6.4%
25 to 34	96	6.7%
35 to 44	109	7.6%
45 to 54	163	11.4%
55 to 64	248	17.3%
65 to 74	121	8.5%
75 and over	83	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	677	47.3%
Black or African American	450	31.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	54	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	247	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.2%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	264	32.2%
High school graduate	215	26.2%
Some college or associate's	263	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	56	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	366	89.3%
Carpooled	28	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	2.0%
Bicycle	2	0.5%
Worked from home	6	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	99	24.5%
15 to 29 min	187	46.3%
30 to 44 min	89	22.0%
45 to 59 min	15	3.7%
60+ min	14	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.75
Poverty rate: 28.0% (384 of 1,369)

	Count	Share
Family households	277	77.4%
Nonfamily households	81	22.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	358	82.3%
Vacant	77	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	159	44.4%
Renter-occupied	199	55.6%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units20.7%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	306	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	90	20.7%
5 to 19 units	9	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3764580
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3991, -79.7833