Census Results: NC Growing Older, More Diverse (Southern Pines, Pinehurst: home, camp)

[ozmoe571]

The latest estimates find North Carolina has a median age of 38.7, ranking it the 20th oldest among all states. At the same time, the Hispanic population has grown by 127,000 statewide since 2010.

Other highlights from the report:

In North Carolina, Brunswick County saw the largest increase in its median age from 47.6 to 52.9 – the highest median age in the state – as retirees continue to pour into the county.

Chatham County saw the biggest change in the Triangle and the third largest in the state, going from a median age of 43.7 to 47.8.

The county with the lowest median age was Onslow County, home to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Even so, Onslow’s median age increased from 25.6 to 27.

Only one North Carolina county saw its median age fall. The median age of Moore County, the home of Southern Pines and Pinehurst, dropped from 44.9 to 44.8.

Census: North Carolina's population getting older, more diverse | News & Observer

[TarHeelNick]

I'd imagine you'd be hard pressed to find any area of the country where the population isn't becoming older and more diverse.

Maybe Utah.

[Tarheelhombre]

What percentage of population is Hispanic? Asian?

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by TarHeelNick

I'd imagine you'd be hard pressed to find any area of the country where the population isn't becoming older and more diverse.

Maybe Utah.

These things go in cycles. While the smaller households of today in conjunction with longevity increasing assures us that we will never really get younger overall, there are areas that have gotten younger in recent decades due to a general shift in the demographics. Miami is a perfect example of this happening. 30, 40, 50 years ago, Miami had a larger percentage of retirees driving the growth. In the last 30 years though, the city's growth has been largely fueled by immigrant families from Latin America.