Garysburg

Population: 636
Median household income: $37,500
Median home value: $106,600

Garysburg, a community in Northampton County, North Carolina, has 636 residents. Its median household income of $37,500 runs below the Northampton County figure of $47,935.

Between 2019 and 2023, Garysburg's population declined 27.7% from 880 to 636, while its median home value rose 44.1% from $74,000 to $106,600.

The median resident is 54.7 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 25.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 636
Median age: 54.7 yrs
Median household income: $37,500
Median home value: $106,600
Median gross rent: $883
Housing units: 512
Homeownership rate: 64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

880636

Median household income

$28,421$37,500

Median home value

$74,000$106,600

Median gross rent

$844$883

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	880	$28,421	$74,000	$844
2020	859	$29,835	$78,100	$850
2021	850	$32,895	$93,500	$903
2022	620	$38,510	$100,300	$925
2023	636	$37,500	$106,600	$883

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 344.9%

35 to 444.1%

45 to 5421.7%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7425.2%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	1.3%
5 to 17	82	12.9%
18 to 24	55	8.6%
25 to 34	31	4.9%
35 to 44	26	4.1%
45 to 54	138	21.7%
55 to 64	91	14.3%
65 to 74	160	25.2%
75 and over	45	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2	0.3%
Black or African American	618	97.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree18.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	102	20.8%
High school graduate	124	25.3%
Some college or associate's	126	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	47	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	92	18.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone90.6%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	259	90.6%
Carpooled	9	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	9	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	129	45.1%
15 to 29 min	69	24.1%
30 to 44 min	78	27.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	10	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.80
Poverty rate: 16.7% (106 of 636)

	Count	Share
Family households	147	41.5%
Nonfamily households	207	58.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	354	69.1%
Vacant	158	30.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	229	64.7%
Renter-occupied	125	35.3%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	370	72.3%
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	142	27.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3725540
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.4479, -77.5604