Population
548 residents
Census ACS 2023 - North Carolina
City profile · North Carolina · Census ACS 2023
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Deep Run - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
Deep Run - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Deep Run lands in the 15th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Deep Run is a small town in North Carolina, home to 548 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $46,913 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 10.7%. Home values in Deep Run run a median of $65,900, and the median resident age is 65.2 years. 9.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 33.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The city is served by 1 public schools according to NCES Common Core of Data.
Living costs in North Carolina run below the national norm: the state registers 94.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $925 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts North Carolina's average monthly utility costs around $215 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 84.6 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
Population
548 residents
Census ACS 2023 - North Carolina
Median Household Income
$46,913 /yr
Poverty 10.7%
Cost of Living Index (state)
94.3 (US=100)
Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, North Carolina average
Here's how Deep Run stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Each percentile compares Deep Run against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to North Carolina only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
North Carolina-relative analysis
Among the 746 North Carolina cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Deep Run ranks #552 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Deep Run only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within North Carolina only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
15th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Deep Run's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$65,900 Among the most affordable more affordable than 98% of 15,600 US cities
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Based on 137 workers 16 and over.
State-average estimates for North Carolina - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Estimates reflect North Carolina state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Cost of living is a North Carolina state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Deep Run sits in
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Deep Run's 548 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Deep Run's $46,913 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
| City | Population | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| Deep Run (this city) | 548 | $46,913 |
| Potters Hill | 548 | N/A |
| Lattimore | 549 | $78,958 |
| Polkville | 542 | $66,607 |
Deep Run, NC counts 548 residents according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
In Deep Run, the typical household earns $46,913 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Deep Run; the closest available measure is the North Carolina state average, a cost of living index of 94.3 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within North Carolina vary by metro area.
The median home value in Deep Run is $65,900, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
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