Demographics of Trinity city, North Carolina

Trinity city, North Carolina had 7,274 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +228 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Trinity city, in four figures

7,274
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,111 ±23.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +228 people.; 42.0 ±6.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $82,664 ±$21,201
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.

Trinity city, North Carolina's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Trinity 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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Trinity city, North Carolina's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Trinity 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	7,046	100.0	100.0
2021	7,086	100.6	100.2
2022	7,125	101.1	100.7
2023	7,195	102.1	101.6
2024	7,236	102.7	102.5
2025	7,274	103.2	103.1

Population of Trinity city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,046	—
2021	7,086	+40
2022	7,125	+39
2023	7,195	+70
2024	7,236	+41
2025	7,274	+38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±6.3: for men 41.5 ±9.6 and for women 42.2 ±7.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Trinity city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	357 ±135	5.0% ±1.9	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,362 ±346	19.2% ±4.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	648 ±246	9.1% ±3.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,537 ±307	21.6% ±4.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,767 ±339	24.8% ±4.8	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,440 ±348	20.3% ±4.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $82,664 ±$21,201, and income per person $35,400 ±$4,204, 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 Trinity city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	509 ±187	18.8% ±6.7	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	333 ±127	12.3% ±4.5	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	470 ±188	17.4% ±6.7	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	241 ±107	8.9% ±3.9	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	706 ±249	26.1% ±8.9	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	319 ±156	11.8% ±5.6	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	61 to 197	2.3% to 7.2%	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 Trinity city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	827 ±368	11.6% ±5.2	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	33 to 215	2.2% to 12.3%	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	182 to 562	5.4% to 16.2%	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	153 to 509	16.9% ±8.2	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 Trinity city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Trinity city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	2,842 ±268	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.2% ±2.5	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.6% to 7.9%	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.1% ±7.0	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.9% ±5.8	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$216,600 ±$19,898	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$955 ±$48	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±3	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 Trinity city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	136 to 1,026	1.9% to 14.4%	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,939 ±506	83.5% ±7.1	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	69 to 445	1.0% to 6.3%	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 314	0% to 4.4%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	59 to 297	0.8% to 4.2%	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 Trinity city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	5,139 ±390	72.3% ±5.5	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,741 ±392	24.5% ±5.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19 to 107	0.3% to 1.5%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	40 to 296	0.6% to 4.2%	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 123	0% to 1.7%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7 to 229	0.1% to 3.2%	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%.

Trinity city among the places of North Carolina

132nd 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 Trinity city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Marion city	7,579 ±23
King city	7,408 ±245
Half Moon CDP	7,378 ±1,196
Forest City town	7,363 ±34
Mills River town	7,281 ±22
Trinity city	7,111 ±23
St. James town	7,072 ±14
Unionville town	6,954 ±25
Swannanoa CDP	6,901 ±1,072
Selma town	6,817 ±27
Carolina Beach town	6,745 ±25

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