Horse Shoe, NC City Data

Horse Shoe, NC is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 6,177 people who live in Horse Shoe and approximately 89,173 who live in Henderson County. We want to help people moving to or living in Horse Shoe to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Horse Shoe. We have included Horse Shoe housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Horse Shoe Information

Henderson County where Horse Shoe resides is 375.04 square miles. The resident population of this county is 89,173 and has a population rank of 581 out of all the places in the United States.

Horse Shoe has a total of 6,177 people and of those residents there are 3,035 males and 3,142 females. The median age of the male population is 39.5 and the female population is 40.4. There are approximately 1,034 births each year and around 1,126 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Horse Shoe varies per year, but currently 6,144 are one race and 33 are two or more races.

Of the 6,177 people who live in Horse Shoe, there are 1,560 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Horse Shoe is 815 male and 745 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 4,724.

General Horse Shoe Information
Total area in square miles - Henderson County	375.04
Water area in square miles - Henderson County	N/A
Resident population - Henderson County	89,173
Population rank - Henderson County	581
Total population	6,177
Total population (male)	3,035
Total population (female)	3,142
Population median age (male)	39.5
Population median age (female)	40.4
Births - Henderson County	1,034
Deaths- Henderson County	1,126
Population of one race	6,144
Population of two or more races	33
Population under 20 years	1,560
Population under 20 years (male)	815
Population under 20 years (female)	745
Total population 18 years and over	4,724

Horse Shoe Social Characteristics

There are 37,414 households in Horse Shoe. Families make up 26,578 of these households. The table below breaks down the Horse Shoe families into three different groups. Married-couple families (21,943), male householder with no wife present (1,260) and female householder with no husband present (3,067). The remainder of the Horse Shoe households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 11,057. Horse Shoe, NC moving companies help people in Horse Shoe move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Horse Shoe. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Horse Shoe is based, there are 38,529 females 15 and over; of those females there are 5,207 never married, 23,354 now married, 978 separated, 5,288 widowed, and 3,702 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 671 separated, 1,011 widowed and 2,883 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Horse Shoe social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Horse Shoe.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Henderson County)
Total households	37,414
Family households (families)	26,578
With own children under 18 years	10,482
Married-couple family	21,943
With own children under 18 years	7,529
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,260
With own children under 18 years	605
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,067
With own children under 18 years	1,712
Nonfamily households	11,057
Householder living alone	9,624
65 years and over	4,624

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	849
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	629
Average household size	2.5
Average family size	2.85

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	5,488
Householder	1,897
Spouse	1,637
Child	1,706
Other relatives	48
Nonrelatives	76
Unmarried partner	29
Roomer or boarder	12
Housemate or roommate	13
Unmarried partner	99
Foster child	5
Other	17

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	689
Male householder	267
Male householder living alone	209
Male householder not living alone	58
Female householder	308
Female householder living alone	268
Female householder not living alone	40
Nonrelatives	114
Unmarried partner	70
Roomer or boarder	8
Housemate or roommate	23
Foster child	N/A
Other	13

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	38,529
Never married	5,207
Now married	23,354
Separated	978
Widowed	5,288
Divorced	3,702
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	671
Widowed	1,011
Divorced	2,883

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	6,177
Male	3,035
Under 5 years	198
5 to 9 years	212
10 to 14 years	220
15 to 17 years	130
18 and 19 years	55
20 years	25
21 years	19
22 to 24 years	74
25 to 29 years	166
30 to 34 years	198
35 to 39 years	243
40 to 44 years	269
45 to 49 years	240
50 to 54 years	239
55 to 59 years	180
60 and 61 years	76
62 to 64 years	93
65 and 66 years	73
67 to 69 years	73
70 to 74 years	106
75 to 79 years	67
80 to 84 years	55
85 years and over	24
Female	3,142
Under 5 years	178
5 to 9 years	192
10 to 14 years	214
15 to 17 years	109
18 and 19 years	52
20 years	26
21 years	15
22 to 24 years	70
25 to 29 years	187
30 to 34 years	227
35 to 39 years	272
40 to 44 years	270
45 to 49 years	229
50 to 54 years	239
55 to 59 years	218
60 and 61 years	66
62 to 64 years	110
65 and 66 years	48
67 to 69 years	69
70 to 74 years	114
75 to 79 years	114
80 to 84 years	72
85 years and over	51

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	6,177
One race	6,144
White	6,080
Black or African American	27
American Indian and Alaska Native	8
Asian	10
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3
Some other race	6
Two or more races	33

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	6,177
People who are White alone	6,080
People who are Black or African American alone	27
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	8
People who are Asian alone	10
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	3
People who are Hispanic or Latino	76
People who are Some other race alone	16

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	84,283
Same house	45,625
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	7,604
Different state or abroad	13,875
Different state	11,925
Abroad	1,950

PLACE OF BIRTH (Henderson County)
Total resident population	89,173
Born in United States	36,869
State of residence	44,441
Different state	38,932
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	505
Foreign born	5,295

Horse Shoe Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Horse Shoe. That total enrollment is 17,967 for the population of the country, which includes Horse Shoe. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 4,996 and elementary or high school enrollment was 25,513 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,842.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Horse Shoe population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	17,967
Pre-kindergarten	1,190
Public	536
Private	654
Kindergarten	1,177
Public	1,036
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	8,525
Public	7,819
Private	706
Elementary and high school	12,757
Public	11,597
Private	1,160
High school grades 9 to 12	4,232
Public	3,778
Private	454
College, undergraduate years	2,485
Public	2,183
Private	302
Graduate or professional school	358
Public	318
Private	40
Not enrolled in school	68,220

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	65,039
Less than 9th grade	4,226
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,729
High school graduate	18,972
Some college, no degree	14,761
Associate's degree	4,655
Bachelor's degree	15,696
Graduate or professional degree	24.1
Percent high school graduate or higher	83.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	10,150

Horse Shoe Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 72,583 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Horse Shoe. The Horse Shoe occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (11,294), service occupations (5,915), sales and office occupations (9,739), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (477), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (4,737) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (7,369). The 72,583 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 31,233 private wage and salary workers, 4,603 government workers, 3,553 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Henderson County)
Population 16 years and over	72,583
In labor force	41,450
Civilian labor force	41,438
Employed	39,531
Unemployed	1,907
Percent Unemployed	4.6
Armed Forces	12
Females 16 years and over	37,977
In labor force	18,944
Civilian labor force	18,944
Unemployed Civilian labor force	1,035
Armed forces
Males 16 years and over	34,606
In labor force	22,506
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	872
Armed forces	12

COMMUTING TO WORK (Henderson County)
Workers 16 years and over	38,711
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	31,281
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	5,391
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	480
Other means	184
Worked at home	1,241
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	832,880

OCCUPATION (Henderson County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	11,294
Management, professional, and related occupations	11,294
Service occupations	5,915
Sales and office occupations	9,739
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	477
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	4,737
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	7,369

INDUSTRY (Henderson County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	11,294
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	811
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	8,281
Wholesale trade	1,257
Retail trade	4,851
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,506
Information	576
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,777
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	2,703
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,594
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	2,849
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	1,175

CLASS OF WORKER (Henderson County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	11,294
Private wage and salary workers	31,233
Government workers	4,603
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	3,553
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Horse Shoe Housing Characteristics

In Horse Shoe, NC there are 42,996 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 37,414 occupied and 5,582 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Horse Shoe, there are 29,306 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 1,272 units in Horse Shoe. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Horse Shoe, NC local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Horse Shoe, NC truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Horse Shoe. There are 384 housing units with rent less than $200, 540 with rent between $200-299, 2,276 with rent between $300-499 and 3,546 with rent for $500 and above. Full Horse Shoe gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Horse Shoe, NC home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Henderson County)
Total housing units	42,996
Occupied housing units	37,414
Vacant housing units	5,582

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Henderson County)
Total housing units	42,996
1-unit, detached	29,306
1-unit, attached	1,272
2 units	920
3 or 4 units	1,368
5 to 9 units	669
10 to 19 units	208
20 to 49 units	218
50 or more units	205
Mobile home	8,699

HOUSING TENURE (Henderson County)
Occupied housing units	37,414
Owner-occupied	29,487
Renter-occupied	7,927

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Henderson County)
Occupied housing units	37,414
No vehicles available	1,888
2 vehicle available	22,942
3 vehicles available	5,225
4 vehicles available	1,339
5 or more vehicles available	567

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Henderson County)
Occupied housing units	37,414
Utility gas	9,688
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	16,461
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	6,375
Coal or coke
Wood	1,350
Solar energy	23
Other fuel	105
No fuel used	95

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Henderson County)
Occupied housing units	37,414
Less Than $50,000	29,487
$50,000 to $99,999	5,765
$100,000 to $149,999	6,787
$150,000 to $199,999	4,123
$200,000 to $299,999	2,565
$300,000 to $499,999	717
$1,000,000 or more	7
Median (dollars)	130,100

GROSS RENT (Henderson County)
Occupied units paying rent	7,927
Less than $200	384
$200 to $299	540
$300 to $499	2,276
$500 to $699	2,109
$700 to $999	1,088
$1,000 to $1,499	285
$1,500 or more	63