Horse Shoe, NC Demographic Data
Horse Shoe, NC Summary
Horse Shoe is located in Henderson County in North Carolina
- Population: 2,770
- Area: 7.57 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.46 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.11 sq. miles
- Population Density: 365.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,637.14 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Horse Shoe, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,251
51%
50.8
Male
1,190
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,441
323,128,000
Horse Shoe, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
57
2.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
60
2.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
162
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
153
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
76
3.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
111
4.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
181
7.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
423
17.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
230
9.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
213
8.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
532
21.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
156
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
87
3.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,039
83.5%
77.2
Female
1,049
51.4%
51.3
Male
990
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,009
82.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
882
36.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
775
31.7%
15.2
Female
397
51.2%
55.8
Male
378
48.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
55
0.0%
0.0
Horse Shoe, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,420
99.1%
96.8
White
2,384
97.7%
72.6
Black or African American
36
1.5%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
21
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
10
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
10
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,431
99.6%
82.2
Horse Shoe, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
25
1.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
96
5.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
661
34.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
388
20.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
235
12.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
323
16.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
205
10.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
121
6.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,812
93.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
528
27.3%
31.2
Horse Shoe, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
327
15.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,514
70.0%
47.5
Divorced
208
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
31
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
82
3.8
5.8%
Horse Shoe, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,377
99.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
7
0.3%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Horse Shoe, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
91
8.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
25
2.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
130
12.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
62
5.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
78
7.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
338
32.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
155
14.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
86
8.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
73
7.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
58,578
57,617
Per capita income
27,061
31,128
Horse Shoe, 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
139
13.4%
9.8
Construction
83
8.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
262
25.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
73
7.0%
6.6
Information
8
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
138
13.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
71
6.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
62
6.0%
11.4
Public administration
8
0.8%
4.6
Retail trade
143
13.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
54
5.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
73
7.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
393
37.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
129
12.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
182
17.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
264
25.4%
18.1%
Horse Shoe, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,027
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
857
83.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
67
6.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
10
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
93
9.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.6
26.6
Horse Shoe, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
50
4.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
249
23.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
526
50.4%
37.1
3 or more
219
21.0%
21.0
Horse Shoe, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,044
98.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
866
83.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
178
17.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
15
1.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Horse Shoe, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,059
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
10
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
23
2.2%
9.1
4 rooms
142
13.4%
16.5
5 rooms
254
24.0%
19.8
6 rooms
271
25.6%
17.8
7 rooms
141
13.3%
12.0
8 rooms
104
9.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
114
10.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Horse Shoe, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,059
1-unit, detached
908
85.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
11
1.0%
5.9
2-units
7
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
133
12.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Horse Shoe, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
27
2.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
44
4.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
34
3.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
126
11.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
103
9.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
276
26.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
234
22.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
207
19.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Horse Shoe, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
179
17.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
76
7.3%
4.7
Electricity
682
65.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
74
7.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
25
2.4%
1.9
Solar energy
8
0.8%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Horse Shoe, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
477
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
9
1.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
17
3.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
79
16.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
174
36.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
198
41.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
212
44.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
55
11.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
82
17.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
3.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
111
23.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Horse Shoe, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
170
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%
$1,000 to $1,499
27
15.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
36
21.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
107
62.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
8
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
758
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
11
6.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
16
9.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
20
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
46
27.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
77
45.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Horse Shoe, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
866
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
8
0.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
109
12.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
160
18.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
88
10.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
330
38.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
141
16.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
30
3.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
221,900
205,000