Boiling Springs, NC

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2023 Population

4,625

0.0649% 1-year growth

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

22.9

4.57% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

2.75%

22.7% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$98,796

9.02% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$236,800

10.4% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,862

3.42% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Boiling Springs, NC had a population of 4.63k people with a median age of 22.9 and a median household income of $98,796. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Boiling Springs, NC grew from 4,622 to 4,625, a 0.0649% increase and its median household income grew from $90,625 to $98,796, a 9.02% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Boiling Springs, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (16.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.57%), White (Hispanic) (2.53%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.29%).

None of the households in Boiling Springs, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Boiling Springs, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Boiling Springs, NC are Gardner-Webb University (1,135 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Boiling Springs, NC was $236,800, and the homeownership rate was 79.1%.

Most people in Boiling Springs, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Boiling Springs, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Boiling Springs, NC is home to a population of 4.63k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.01% of Boiling Springs, NC residents were born outside of the country (139 people).

In 2023, there were 4.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.48k people) in Boiling Springs, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 747 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 119 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

98.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.9% of Boiling Springs, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Boiling Springs, NC was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Boiling Springs, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Boiling Springs, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.48k ± 261
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
747 ± 234
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
119 ± 99.3

3.81%

Hispanic Population

176 people

3.81% of the people in Boiling Springs, NC are hispanic (176 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Boiling Springs, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
214,508 ± 11,254 people
India
79,868 ± 6,912 people
Honduras
39,759 ± 4,886 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 214,508 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 79,868 and Honduras with 39,759.

Foreign-Born Population

3.01%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

139 people

2.92%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

135 people

As of 2023, 3.01% of Boiling Springs, NC residents (139 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Boiling Springs, NC was 2.92%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Boiling Springs, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
64 ± 45
Gulf War (2001-)
51 ± 63
Vietnam
32 ± 32

Boiling Springs, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Boiling Springs, NC employs 1.86k people. The largest industries in Boiling Springs, NC are Educational Services (410 people), Manufacturing (242 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (234 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($100,357), Public Administration ($66,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,173).

Males in North Carolina have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,464. The income inequality in North Carolina (measured using the Gini index) is 0.47, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.86k

2023 Value

± 333

−3.42%

1 Year decline

± 25.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Boiling Springs, NC declined at a rate of −3.42%, from 1.93k employees to 1.86k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Boiling Springs, NC, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (275 people), Production Occupations (206 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (160 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Boiling Springs, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.86k

2023 Value

± 333

−3.42%

1 Year decline

± 25.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Boiling Springs, NC declined at a rate of −3.42%, from 1.93k employees to 1.86k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Boiling Springs, NC, are Educational Services (410 people), Manufacturing (242 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (234 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Boiling Springs, NC, though some of these residents may live in Boiling Springs, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,562

Median earning men ± $11,385

$37,483

Median earning women ± $13,167

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($100,357), Public Administration ($66,750), and Manufacturing ($56,781).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Retail Trade ($58,478), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,769), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Education

In 2022, universities in Boiling Springs, NC awarded 1,135 degrees. The student population of Boiling Springs, NC in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,016 male students and 2,128 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Boiling Springs, NC are White (678 and 59.9%), followed by Black or African American (262 and 23.2%), Unknown (101 and 8.93%), and Hispanic or Latino (40 and 3.54%).

The largest universities in Boiling Springs, NC by number of degrees awarded are Gardner-Webb University (1,135 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Boiling Springs, NC are General Educational Leadership & Administration (210 and 18.5%), General Business Administration & Management (179 and 15.8%), and Registered Nursing (161 and 14.2%).

The median tuition cost in Boiling Springs, NC for private four year colleges is $31,220.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Boiling Springs, NC, the percentage of applicants admitted was 74.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 9.39%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 3,144 (32.3% men and 67.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 3,144 students enrolled in Boiling Springs, NC, 32.3% men and 67.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,641 records, of which 71.4% were women and 28.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
96 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
47 degrees awarded
Community Psychology
43 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Boiling Springs, NC was Registered Nursing with 96 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Boiling Springs, NC according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Gardner-Webb University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,135 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Gardner-Webb University with 1,135 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 323 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Boiling Springs, NC, which is 0.398 times less than the 812 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 678 degrees mean that there were 2.59 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 262 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($31,220) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($980) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,850) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Measure

In 2022, 0.944% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.805% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.16M), Some college (1.84M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Boiling Springs, NC was $236,800 in 2023, which is 0.78 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $214,400 to $236,800, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Boiling Springs, NC is 79.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Boiling Springs, NC have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Boiling Springs, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$236,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$20,320

$887

Median Property Taxes

±$182

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Boiling Springs, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Boiling Springs, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

79.1%

Homeownership

2023

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 79.1% of the housing units in Boiling Springs, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Boiling Springs, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9515.01

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Boiling Springs, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$98,796

Median Household Income

± $15,896

1.12k

Number of Households

± 226

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.12k households in Boiling Springs, NC grew to $98,796 from the previous year's value of $90,625.

The following chart displays the households in Boiling Springs, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Boiling Springs, NC is from North Carolina.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.8%)
Worked At Home (8.96%)
Carpooled (7.39%)

In 2023, 78.8% of workers in Boiling Springs, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.96%) and those who carpooled to work (7.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Boiling Springs, NC have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Boiling Springs, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Boiling Springs, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Boiling Springs, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Boiling Springs, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Boiling Springs, NC (99 out of 3.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Males 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Boiling Springs, NC is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.3% of the population of Boiling Springs, NC has health coverage, with 62% on employee plans, 10.4% on Medicaid, 5.43% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 2.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cleveland County, NC see 2153 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.49% increase from the previous year (2041 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2182 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 665 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,153 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cleveland County, NC

Primary care physicians in Cleveland County, NC see an average of 2,153 patients per year. This represents a 5.49% increase from the previous year (2,041 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cleveland County, NC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.7% under 18 years, 33.7% between 18 and 34 years, 28.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.15% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.69%

Uninsured

62%

Employer Coverage

10.4%

Medicaid

5.43%

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

2.01%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Boiling Springs, NC grew by 33.4% from 7.26% to 9.69%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Boiling Springs, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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