Bostic

Population: 363
Median household income: $56,563
Median home value: $156,300

Bostic is a community in Rutherford County, North Carolina, home to 363 residents. At $56,563, its median household income sits above Rutherford County's $49,771.

From 2019 to 2023, Bostic's population grew 20.2% from 302 to 363, while its median home value rose 76.6% from $88,500 to $156,300.

74.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 363
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,563
Median home value: $156,300
Median gross rent: $836
Housing units: 176
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

302363

Median household income

$33,438$56,563

Median home value

$88,500$156,300

Median gross rent

$508$836

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	302	$33,438	$88,500	$508
2020	285	$34,107	$97,500	$550
2021	296	$40,417	$105,800	$545
2022	304	$53,438	$124,500	$825
2023	363	$56,563	$156,300	$836

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	5.8%
5 to 17	64	17.6%
18 to 24	23	6.3%
25 to 34	45	12.4%
35 to 44	45	12.4%
45 to 54	29	8.0%
55 to 64	60	16.5%
65 to 74	53	14.6%
75 and over	23	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	325	89.5%
Black or African American	22	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate19.6%

Some college or associate's43.5%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	41	16.1%
High school graduate	50	19.6%
Some college or associate's	111	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	37	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone90.6%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	144	90.6%
Carpooled	11	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	2.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	44	28.4%
15 to 29 min	63	40.6%
30 to 44 min	11	7.1%
45 to 59 min	18	11.6%
60+ min	19	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 15.1% (53 of 351)

	Count	Share
Family households	95	65.1%
Nonfamily households	51	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	146	83.0%
Vacant	30	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	96	65.8%
Renter-occupied	50	34.2%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	131	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38	21.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3707220
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3625, -81.8360