Demographics of Conover city, North Carolina

Conover city, North Carolina had 8,938 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +493 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Conover city, in four figures

8,938
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,580 ±22.; +5.8%
Change since July 2020: +493 people.; 36.8 ±9.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,972 ±$9,896
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Conover city, North Carolina's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Conover city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Conover city, North Carolina's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Conover city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,445	100.0	100.0
2021	8,492	100.6	100.2
2022	8,575	101.5	100.7
2023	8,657	102.5	101.6
2024	8,781	104.0	102.5
2025	8,938	105.8	103.1

Population of Conover city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,445	—
2021	8,492	+47
2022	8,575	+83
2023	8,657	+82
2024	8,781	+124
2025	8,938	+157

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±9.0: for men 35.7 ±10.3 and for women 39.2 ±8.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Conover city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	529 ±254	6.2% ±3.0	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,087 ±401	24.3% ±4.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	647 ±236	7.5% ±2.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,775 ±371	20.7% ±4.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,997 ±370	23.3% ±4.3	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,545 ±374	18.0% ±4.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,972 ±$9,896, and income per person $28,587 ±$4,053, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Conover city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	503 ±191	15.4% ±5.7	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	898 ±323	27.4% ±9.6	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	474 ±161	14.5% ±4.8	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	630 ±259	19.2% ±7.8	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	518 ±157	15.8% ±4.6	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	37 to 215	1.1% to 6.5%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	42 to 210	1.3% to 6.4%	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Conover city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,312 ±539	15.7% ±6.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	234 to 730	19.3% ±9.3	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	678 ±318	16.8% ±7.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1 to 303	0.4% to 16.2%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Conover city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Conover city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	3,581 ±286	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.5% ±10.2	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.4% to 13.7%	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.0% ±8.4	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.0% ±6.4	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$271,300 ±$30,089	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$898 ±$100	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±4	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Conover city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,908 ±718	22.2% ±8.4	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,827 ±722	67.9% ±8.4	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	282 ±106	3.3% ±1.2	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 56	0% to 0.7%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	261 to 819	3.0% to 9.5%	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Conover city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	5,862 ±522	68.3% ±6.1	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,850 ±459	21.6% ±5.3	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 222	0% to 2.6%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	365 to 1,153	4.3% to 13.4%	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21 to 417	0.2% to 4.9%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	178 to 902	2.1% to 10.5%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Conover city among the places of North Carolina

111th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Conover city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Oak Island town	9,030 ±24
Kings Grant CDP	9,003 ±1,178
Rockingham city	8,967 ±24
Oxford city	8,914 ±25
Zebulon town	8,711 ±40
Conover city	8,580 ±22
Dunn city	8,559 ±27
Black Mountain town	8,513 ±21
Clinton city	8,304 ±29
Ogden CDP	8,249 ±1,086
Roxboro city	8,182 ±23

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026