Pinehurst

Population: 17,992
Median household income: $104,955
Median home value: $423,300

Pinehurst, a community in Moore County, North Carolina, has 17,992 residents. At $104,955, its median household income sits above Moore County's $82,837.

From 2019 to 2023, Pinehurst's population grew 12.1% from 16,050 to 17,992, while its median home value rose 44.4% from $293,100 to $423,300.

The typical home was built around 1995. 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,992
Median age: 58.8 yrs
Median household income: $104,955
Median home value: $423,300
Median gross rent: $1,790
Housing units: 9,670
Homeownership rate: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,05017,992

Median household income

$82,081$104,955

Median home value

$293,100$423,300

Median gross rent

$1,420$1,790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,050	$82,081	$293,100	$1,420
2020	16,382	$87,609	$316,800	$1,554
2021	17,250	$92,342	$338,900	$1,573
2022	17,653	$102,917	$385,300	$1,613
2023	17,992	$104,955	$423,300	$1,790

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7419.5%

75 and over19.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	699	3.9%
5 to 17	2,244	12.5%
18 to 24	841	4.7%
25 to 34	1,125	6.3%
35 to 44	1,765	9.8%
45 to 54	1,695	9.4%
55 to 64	2,542	14.1%
65 to 74	3,516	19.5%
75 and over	3,565	19.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,622	86.8%
Black or African American	160	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	179	1.0%
Asian	321	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	42	0.2%
Some other race	188	1.0%
Two or more races	743	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	737	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate11.2%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree35.2%

Graduate or professional degree26.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	276	1.9%
High school graduate	1,597	11.2%
Some college or associate's	3,520	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,002	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,813	26.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home21.8%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,450	69.5%
Carpooled	383	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	43	0.7%
Bicycle	32	0.5%
Worked from home	1,397	21.8%
Other means	96	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,796	35.9%
15 to 29 min	1,521	30.4%
30 to 44 min	586	11.7%
45 to 59 min	678	13.5%
60+ min	423	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 4.3% (753 of 17,709)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,333	64.0%
Nonfamily households	2,997	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,330	86.1%
Vacant	1,340	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,191	86.3%
Renter-occupied	1,139	13.7%

1-unit, detached84.2%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,146	84.2%
1-unit, attached	306	3.2%
2 to 4 units	603	6.2%
5 to 19 units	321	3.3%
20 or more units	230	2.4%
Mobile home & other	64	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3751940
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.65 sq mi
Center point: 35.1911, -79.4698