Hemby Bridge

Population: 2,079
Median household income: $71,953
Median home value: $262,300

Hemby Bridge, a community in Union County, North Carolina, has 2,079 residents. At $71,953, its median household income sits below Union County's $99,243.

From 2019 to 2023, Hemby Bridge's population grew 5.1% from 1,978 to 2,079, while its median home value rose 81.9% from $144,200 to $262,300.

20.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,079
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,953
Median home value: $262,300
Median gross rent: $1,229
Housing units: 803
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9782,079

Median household income

$73,125$71,953

Median home value

$144,200$262,300

Median gross rent

$1,016$1,229

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,978	$73,125	$144,200	$1,016
2020	1,853	$60,125	$157,900	$1,082
2021	1,957	$68,051	$179,000	$1,192
2022	1,924	$77,454	$223,000	$1,253
2023	2,079	$71,953	$262,300	$1,229

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4419.3%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	113	5.4%
5 to 17	456	21.9%
18 to 24	66	3.2%
25 to 34	163	7.8%
35 to 44	402	19.3%
45 to 54	256	12.3%
55 to 64	270	13.0%
65 to 74	156	7.5%
75 and over	197	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,441	69.3%
Black or African American	102	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	53	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	83	4.0%
Two or more races	60	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	339	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.9%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	288	19.9%
High school graduate	495	34.3%
Some college or associate's	365	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	237	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	59	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	647	80.0%
Carpooled	33	4.1%
Public transit	5	0.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	124	15.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	126	18.4%
15 to 29 min	308	45.0%
30 to 44 min	144	21.0%
45 to 59 min	71	10.4%
60+ min	36	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 20.0% (413 of 2,070)

	Count	Share
Family households	617	79.1%
Nonfamily households	163	20.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	780	97.1%
Vacant	23	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	619	79.4%
Renter-occupied	161	20.6%

1-unit, detached93.3%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	749	93.3%
1-unit, attached	25	3.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3730620
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 35.1087, -80.6249