Toast

Population: 1,066
Median household income: $33,914
Median home value: $93,900

Located in Surry County, North Carolina, Toast is a community with a population of 1,066. Its median household income of $33,914 runs below the Surry County figure of $56,095.

Between 2019 and 2023, Toast's population declined 31.8% from 1,564 to 1,066, while its median home value was little changed from $94,600 to $93,900.

12.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.27 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,066
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $33,914
Median home value: $93,900
Median gross rent: $857
Housing units: 566
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5641,066

Median household income

$32,011$33,914

Median home value

$94,600$93,900

Median gross rent

$648$857

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,564	$32,011	$94,600	$648
2020	1,386	$28,030	$85,600	$769
2021	1,271	$30,417	$83,100	$755
2022	1,210	$33,665	$94,000	$826
2023	1,066	$33,914	$93,900	$857

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	5.7%
5 to 17	230	21.6%
18 to 24	128	12.0%
25 to 34	148	13.9%
35 to 44	102	9.6%
45 to 54	126	11.8%
55 to 64	81	7.6%
65 to 74	106	9.9%
75 and over	84	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	709	66.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	125	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	228	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate17.5%

Some college or associate's54.1%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	10.8%
High school graduate	113	17.5%
Some college or associate's	350	54.1%
Bachelor's degree	114	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	418	79.8%
Carpooled	26	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	80	15.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	327	73.6%
15 to 29 min	38	8.6%
30 to 44 min	63	14.2%
45 to 59 min	16	3.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 12.0% (128 of 1,066)

	Count	Share
Family households	325	69.3%
Nonfamily households	144	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	469	82.9%
Vacant	97	17.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	350	74.6%
Renter-occupied	119	25.4%

1-unit, detached62.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	353	62.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	31	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	182	32.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3767700
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.4967, -80.6355