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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Horse Shoe, NC compare?
| Figure | Horse Shoe, NC |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 2,430 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 326 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 6.4 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | – |
| Measure | Horse Shoe, NC |
|---|---|
| Total population | 1,490±327 |
| Median age | 55.2±9.2 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.0%±5.5 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 92.1%±6.2 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.9%±1.5 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±2.8 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 5.5%±3.3 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 44.7%±8.7 pts |
| Median household income | $64,096±$9,137 |
| Per capita income | $37,288±$5,516 |
| People below the poverty line | 4.5%±3.5 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8%±9.5 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $407,500±$64,432 |
| Median gross rent | not published |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 28.9%±43.4 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 88.4%±10.3 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.0%±5.5 pts |
| Worked from home | 22.4%±11.3 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 75.5%±10.7 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±9.4 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 23.4 min±4.5 |
| No health insurance coverage | 4.7%±3.7 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov