Demographics of Eden city, North Carolina

Eden city, North Carolina had 15,500 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +82 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Eden city, in four figures

15,500
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,356 ±50.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +82 people.; 36.8 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,260 ±$8,635
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.

Eden city, North Carolina's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Eden 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Eden city, North Carolina's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Eden 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	15,418	100.0	100.0
2021	15,316	99.3	100.2
2022	15,389	99.8	100.7
2023	15,372	99.7	101.6
2024	15,473	100.4	102.5
2025	15,500	100.5	103.1

Population of Eden city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,418	—
2021	15,316	−102
2022	15,389	+73
2023	15,372	−17
2024	15,473	+101
2025	15,500	+27

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±2.7: for men 38.6 ±4.9 and for women 36.0 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Eden city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	946 ±206	6.2% ±1.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,462 ±419	16.0% ±2.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,465 ±362	9.5% ±2.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,278 ±540	27.9% ±3.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,461 ±419	22.5% ±2.7	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,744 ±388	17.9% ±2.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,260 ±$8,635, and income per person $29,097 ±$3,290, 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 Eden city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,956 ±425	30.5% ±6.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,340 ±270	20.9% ±4.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,311 ±362	20.5% ±5.5	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	658 ±172	10.3% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	701 ±245	10.9% ±3.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	222 ±101	3.5% ±1.6	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	101 to 343	1.6% to 5.3%	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 Eden city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	2,849 ±565	19.2% ±3.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	739 ±229	24.1% ±6.6	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,561 ±421	18.7% ±4.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	549 ±168	16.1% ±4.5	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Eden city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Eden city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	7,434 ±436	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.2% ±2.6	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.8% ±3.8	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.0% ±3.3	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.0% ±6.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$120,700 ±$15,636	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$799 ±$92	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Eden city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,294 ±407	8.4% ±2.7	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,211 ±816	60.0% ±5.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,931 ±749	25.6% ±4.9	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 106	0% to 0.7%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 166	0% to 1.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 67	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	768 ±315	5.0% ±2.1	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 Eden city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	11,082 ±727	72.2% ±4.7	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,657 ±650	23.8% ±4.2	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	13 to 157	0.1% to 1.0%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	253 to 811	1.6% to 5.3%	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	36 to 188	0.2% to 1.2%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	156 to 684	1.0% to 4.5%	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%.

Eden city among the places of North Carolina

70th 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 Eden city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Southern Pines town	16,420 ±26
Murraysville CDP	16,339 ±1,342
Davidson town	15,660 ±291
Belmont city	15,546 ±61
Hendersonville city	15,408 ±29
Eden city	15,356 ±50
Laurinburg city	15,087 ±40
Henderson city	14,885 ±24
Roanoke Rapids city	14,856 ±44
Reidsville city	14,585 ±24
Piney Green CDP	14,078 ±1,500

Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Places in North Carolina by poverty rate
No. 37 Places in North Carolina by median age
No. 42 Places in North Carolina by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 83 Places in North Carolina by homeownership rate
No. 87 Places in North Carolina by per capita income
No. 100 Places in North Carolina by median household income

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026