Indian Trail

Population: 41,146
Median household income: $99,073
Median home value: $343,500

Located in Union County, North Carolina, Indian Trail is a community with a population of 41,146. At $99,073, its median household income sits in line with Union County's $99,243.

From 2019 to 2023, Indian Trail's population grew 6.0% from 38,822 to 41,146, while its median home value rose 59.0% from $216,100 to $343,500.

73.2% of workers drive to work alone. 89.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 41,146
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $99,073
Median home value: $343,500
Median gross rent: $1,916
Housing units: 14,262
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,82241,146

Median household income

$83,905$99,073

Median home value

$216,100$343,500

Median gross rent

$1,411$1,916

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,822	$83,905	$216,100	$1,411
2020	39,644	$86,512	$238,800	$1,488
2021	39,603	$88,673	$252,200	$1,623
2022	40,325	$95,101	$303,100	$1,802
2023	41,146	$99,073	$343,500	$1,916

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,851	6.9%
5 to 17	8,252	20.1%
18 to 24	4,135	10.0%
25 to 34	5,114	12.4%
35 to 44	6,260	15.2%
45 to 54	6,060	14.7%
55 to 64	4,661	11.3%
65 to 74	2,573	6.3%
75 and over	1,240	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,629	67.1%
Black or African American	4,231	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	0.2%
Asian	1,385	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24	0.1%
Some other race	223	0.5%
Two or more races	1,625	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,967	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,803	7.0%
High school graduate	6,086	23.5%
Some college or associate's	7,381	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,153	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,485	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,169	73.2%
Carpooled	1,450	6.6%
Public transit	33	0.1%
Walked	44	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4,060	18.4%
Other means	333	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,872	21.5%
15 to 29 min	5,869	32.6%
30 to 44 min	4,902	27.2%
45 to 59 min	2,196	12.2%
60+ min	1,190	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.05
Poverty rate: 6.7% (2,761 of 40,959)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,966	81.3%
Nonfamily households	2,530	18.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,496	94.6%
Vacant	766	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,840	80.3%
Renter-occupied	2,656	19.7%

1-unit, detached89.4%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,746	89.4%
1-unit, attached	296	2.1%
2 to 4 units	90	0.6%
5 to 19 units	377	2.6%
20 or more units	295	2.1%
Mobile home & other	458	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3733560
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 35.0686, -80.6512