High Shoals, NC Demographic Data
High Shoals, NC Summary
High Shoals is located in Gaston County in North Carolina
- Population: 472
- Area: 2.65 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.60 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 178.04 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 743.11 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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High Shoals, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
394
56%
50.8
Male
309
44%
49.2
Total Population
703
323,128,000
High Shoals, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
38
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
71
10.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
18
2.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
92
13.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
20
2.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
65
9.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
76
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
137
19.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
69
9.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
35
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
45
6.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
31
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
6
0.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
531
75.5%
77.2
Female
301
56.7%
51.3
Male
230
43.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
484
68.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
108
15.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
82
11.7%
15.2
Female
50
61.0%
55.8
Male
32
39.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
High Shoals, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
695
98.9%
96.8
White
592
84.2%
72.6
Black or African American
36
5.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
67
9.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
8
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
70
10.0%
17.8
Mexican
59
8.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
11
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
633
90.0%
82.2
High Shoals, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
31
6.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
94
20.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
170
36.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
114
24.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
21
4.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
32
6.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2
0.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
125
27.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
339
73.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
34
7.3%
31.2
High Shoals, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
172
29.9%
33.7%
Now Married
285
49.5%
47.5
Divorced
53
9.2%
11.0%
Separated
6
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
60
10.4
5.8%
High Shoals, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
615
92.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
50
7.5%
21.6%
Spanish
45
6.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
High Shoals, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
48
18.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
23
8.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
63
24.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
13
4.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
21
8.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
49
18.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
29
11.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
17
6.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
24,777
57,617
Per capita income
17,339
31,128
High Shoals, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
27
11.0%
9.8
Construction
33
13.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
37
15.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7
2.8%
6.6
Information
3
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
50
20.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
13
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
16
6.5%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
46
18.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
14
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
39
15.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
41
16.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
70
28.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
28
11.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
68
27.6%
18.1%
High Shoals, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
222
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
183
82.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
39
17.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.0
26.6
High Shoals, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
48
18.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
90
34.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
58
22.1%
37.1
3 or more
67
25.5%
21.0
High Shoals, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
263
81.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
173
65.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
90
34.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
58
18.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
High Shoals, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
321
1 room
6
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
11
3.4%
9.1
4 rooms
158
49.2%
16.5
5 rooms
39
12.1%
19.8
6 rooms
59
18.4%
17.8
7 rooms
33
10.3%
12.0
8 rooms
6
1.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
9
2.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
High Shoals, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
321
1-unit, detached
265
82.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
9
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
37
11.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
5
1.6%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
5
1.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
High Shoals, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
82
25.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
24
7.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
58
18.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
6
1.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
46
14.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
30
9.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
60
18.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
15
4.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
High Shoals, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3
1.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
11
4.2%
4.7
Electricity
207
78.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
30
11.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
12
4.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
High Shoals, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
115
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
2
1.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
3
2.6%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
40
34.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
70
60.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
63
54.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
12.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
7.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
8
7.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
22
19.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
High Shoals, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
75
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
10
13.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
14
18.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
51
68.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
15
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
649
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2
2.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3
4.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
7
9.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
2.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
61
81.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%
High Shoals, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
173
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
33
19.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
64
37.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
52
30.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
12
6.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
12
6.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
92,500
205,000