Red Cross

Population: 740
Median household income: $58,375
Median home value: $217,200

Red Cross, a community in Stanly County, North Carolina, has 740 residents. The median household income of $58,375 is below the Stanly County median ($61,631).

Between 2019 and 2023, Red Cross's population grew 7.4% from 689 to 740, while its median home value rose 39.7% from $155,500 to $217,200.

Owners occupy 76.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 740
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,375
Median home value: $217,200
Median gross rent: $691
Housing units: 342
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

689740

Median household income

$51,563$58,375

Median home value

$155,500$217,200

Median gross rent

$631$691

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	689	$51,563	$155,500	$631
2020	710	$39,777	$162,000	$575
2021	686	$44,886	$160,500	$577
2022	677	$51,250	$198,300	$643
2023	740	$58,375	$217,200	$691

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	4.2%
5 to 17	124	16.8%
18 to 24	45	6.1%
25 to 34	103	13.9%
35 to 44	82	11.1%
45 to 54	57	7.7%
55 to 64	131	17.7%
65 to 74	93	12.6%
75 and over	74	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	700	94.6%
Black or African American	5	0.7%
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	18	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate43.7%

Some college or associate's40.0%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	6.1%
High school graduate	236	43.7%
Some college or associate's	216	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	42	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	289	79.6%
Carpooled	51	14.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	24.6%
15 to 29 min	107	31.3%
30 to 44 min	63	18.4%
45 to 59 min	66	19.3%
60+ min	22	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 7.6% (55 of 721)

	Count	Share
Family households	198	61.1%
Nonfamily households	126	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	324	94.7%
Vacant	18	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	249	76.9%
Renter-occupied	75	23.1%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	236	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	6.7%
5 to 19 units	5	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	78	22.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3755460
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2652, -80.3623