Demographics of Siler City town, North Carolina

Siler City town, North Carolina had 8,155 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +394 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Siler City town, in four figures

8,155
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,995 ±18.; +5.1%
Change since July 2020: +394 people.; 35.6 ±5.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,566 ±$16,200
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.

Siler City town, North Carolina's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Siler City 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Siler City town, North Carolina's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Siler City 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	7,761	100.0	100.0
2021	7,912	101.9	100.2
2022	8,104	104.4	100.7
2023	8,109	104.5	101.6
2024	8,090	104.2	102.5
2025	8,155	105.1	103.1

Population of Siler City town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,761	—
2021	7,912	+151
2022	8,104	+192
2023	8,109	+5
2024	8,090	−19
2025	8,155	+65

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.6 ±5.1: for men 37.3 ±2.6 and for women 31.9 ±7.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Siler City town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	496 ±159	6.2% ±2.0	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,640 ±360	20.5% ±4.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	867 ±369	10.8% ±4.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,930 ±451	24.1% ±5.6	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,169 ±420	27.1% ±5.3	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	893 ±223	11.2% ±2.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,566 ±$16,200, and income per person $25,668 ±$6,646, 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 Siler City town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,006 ±343	33.2% ±10.7	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	644 ±234	21.3% ±7.4	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	640 ±273	21.1% ±8.7	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	296 ±141	9.8% ±4.5	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	48 to 308	1.6% to 10.1%	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	14 to 150	0.5% to 4.9%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	21 to 341	0.7% to 11.2%	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 Siler City town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	2,645 ±758	33.9% ±9.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,140 ±361	54.1% ±12.7	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,239 ±433	27.9% ±8.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	266 ±114	21.2% ±7.4	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Siler City town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Siler City town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	3,309 ±318	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.5% ±4.8	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.5% ±3.5	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.0% ±9.3	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.0% ±9.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,600 ±$13,362	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,000 ±$213	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±12	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 Siler City town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,262 ±552	53.3% ±6.9	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,661 ±407	20.8% ±5.1	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,420 ±423	17.8% ±5.3	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	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 258	0% to 3.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	230 to 818	2.9% to 10.2%	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 Siler City town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	4,493 ±601	56.2% ±7.5	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,058 ±372	13.2% ±4.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 93	0% to 1.2%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,412 ±583	30.2% ±7.3	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	53 to 387	0.7% to 4.8%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,192 ±578	27.4% ±7.2	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%.

Siler City town among the places of North Carolina

120th 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 Siler City town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Brevard city	7,897 ±23
Kill Devil Hills town	7,761 ±24
Oak Ridge town	7,744 ±36

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in North Carolina by foreign-born share
No. 1 Places in North Carolina by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 2 Places in North Carolina by poverty rate
No. 7 Places by poverty rate
No. 30 Places in North Carolina by median age
No. 54 Places in North Carolina by median rent

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

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