Caroleen

Population: 261
Median household income: $81,019

Caroleen, a community in Rutherford County, North Carolina, has 261 residents. The median household income of $81,019 is above the Rutherford County median ($49,771).

From 2019 to 2023, Caroleen's population declined 60.9% from 668 to 261.

0.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 261
Median age: 25.0 yrs
Median household income: $81,019
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 161
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

668261

Median household income

$39,353$81,019

Median home value

$107,100$111,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	668	$39,353	—
2020	447	$39,047	—
2021	473	—	$107,100
2022	377	$73,198	$111,300
2023	261	$81,019	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1732.6%

18 to 2418.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4423.4%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	85	32.6%
18 to 24	47	18.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	61	23.4%
45 to 54	38	14.6%
55 to 64	30	11.5%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	202	77.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	8.0%
Two or more races	38	14.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate14.7%

Some college or associate's75.2%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	10.1%
High school graduate	19	14.7%
Some college or associate's	97	75.2%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone92.6%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	125	92.6%
Carpooled	10	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	114	84.4%
30 to 44 min	10	7.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	11	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 13.0% (34 of 261)

	Count	Share
Family households	57	52.8%
Nonfamily households	51	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	108	67.1%
Vacant	53	32.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	76	70.4%
Renter-occupied	32	29.6%

1-unit, detached88.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	142	88.2%
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	19	11.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3710460
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2811, -81.7914