Demographics of Fletcher town, North Carolina

Fletcher town, North Carolina had 8,373 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +400 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fletcher town, in four figures

8,373
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,098 ±18.; +5.0%
Change since July 2020: +400 people.; 41.7 ±7.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,272 ±$7,663
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.

Fletcher town, North Carolina's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fletcher town, 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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The figures

Fletcher town, North Carolina's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fletcher town, 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	7,973	100.0	100.0
2021	8,010	100.5	100.2
2022	8,094	101.5	100.7
2023	8,182	102.6	101.6
2024	8,294	104.0	102.5
2025	8,373	105.0	103.1

Population of Fletcher town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,973	—
2021	8,010	+37
2022	8,094	+84
2023	8,182	+88
2024	8,294	+112
2025	8,373	+79

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.7 ±7.5: for men 41.7 ±6.2 and for women 41.7 ±11.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fletcher town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	322 ±145	4.0% ±1.8	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,060 ±244	13.1% ±3.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	605 ±258	7.5% ±3.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,246 ±492	27.7% ±6.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,110 ±370	26.1% ±4.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,755 ±362	21.7% ±4.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,272 ±$7,663, and income per person $37,486 ±$4,017, 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 Fletcher town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	326 ±135	9.7% ±3.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	684 ±187	20.3% ±5.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	671 ±288	19.9% ±8.4	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	555 ±187	16.5% ±5.4	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	708 ±203	21.0% ±5.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	84 to 322	2.5% to 9.5%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	94 to 356	2.8% to 10.5%	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 Fletcher town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	291 to 895	3.7% to 11.4%	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 75	0% to 6.3%	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	185 to 615	4.4% to 14.0%	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	47 to 267	2.2% to 11.4%	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 Fletcher town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fletcher town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	3,628 ±265	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.9% ±9.4	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.4% to 11.7%	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.3% ±3.7	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.7% ±5.1	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$331,100 ±$23,559	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,484 ±$204	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±2	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 Fletcher town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	347 to 1,025	4.3% to 12.7%	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,528 ±434	80.6% ±5.4	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	20 to 386	0.2% to 4.8%	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	158 to 470	2.0% to 5.8%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	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	23 to 227	0.3% to 2.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	95 to 381	1.2% to 4.7%	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 Fletcher town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	3,917 ±561	48.4% ±6.9	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,309 ±498	40.9% ±6.1	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 88	0% to 1.1%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	830 ±303	10.2% ±3.7	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	496 ±194	6.1% ±2.4	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	96 to 572	1.2% to 7.1%	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%.

Fletcher town among the places of North Carolina

117th 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 Fletcher town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Fletcher town	8,098 ±18
Butner town	8,065 ±46
Woodfin town	8,048 ±30
Siler City town	7,995 ±18
Cullowhee CDP	7,973 ±741
Etowah CDP	7,968 ±874

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