Turkey

Population: 446
Median home value: $49,200

Turkey is a community in Sampson County, North Carolina, home to 446 residents. At $49,200, its median home value sits below Sampson County's $128,400.

From 2019 to 2023, Turkey's population grew 81.3% from 246 to 446, while its median home value fell 42.5% from $85,600 to $49,200.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 52.5% of the population. 93.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 446
Median age: 26.1 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $49,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 143
Homeownership rate: 69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

246446

Median home value

$85,600$49,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	246	$56,250	$85,600	—
2020	427	—	—	$676
2021	410	—	—	—
2022	420	—	$51,800	—
2023	446	—	$49,200	—

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

Age distribution

Under 537.0%

5 to 175.4%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3420.9%

35 to 443.1%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 644.7%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over1.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	165	37.0%
5 to 17	24	5.4%
18 to 24	30	6.7%
25 to 34	93	20.9%
35 to 44	14	3.1%
45 to 54	27	6.1%
55 to 64	21	4.7%
65 to 74	66	14.8%
75 and over	6	1.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	234	52.5%
Black or African American	36	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	176	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate54.6%

Some college or associate's42.3%

Bachelor's degree1.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2	0.9%
High school graduate	124	54.6%
Some college or associate's	96	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	3	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone93.5%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	130	93.5%
Carpooled	8	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35	25.4%
15 to 29 min	10	7.2%
30 to 44 min	16	11.6%
45 to 59 min	71	51.4%
60+ min	6	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.54
Poverty rate: 5.2% (23 of 446)

	Count	Share
Family households	54	42.9%
Nonfamily households	72	57.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	126	88.1%
Vacant	17	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	88	69.8%
Renter-occupied	38	30.2%

1-unit, detached86.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	123	86.0%
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	20	14.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3768740
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9950, -78.1842