Bessemer City, NC Demographic Data
Bessemer City, NC Summary
Bessemer City is located in Gaston County in North Carolina
- Population: 5,372
- Area: 4.83 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,112.67 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 895.67 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bessemer City, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,805
51%
50.8
Male
2,657
49%
49.2
Total Population
5,462
323,128,000
Bessemer City, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
262
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
337
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
398
7.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
487
8.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
461
8.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
531
9.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
802
14.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
881
16.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
292
5.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
285
5.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
472
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
182
3.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
72
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,195
76.8%
77.2
Female
2,126
50.7%
51.3
Male
2,069
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,912
71.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
905
16.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
726
13.3%
15.2
Female
394
54.3%
55.8
Male
332
45.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Bessemer City, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,426
99.3%
96.8
White
4,641
85.0%
72.6
Black or African American
665
12.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
42
0.8%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
78
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
36
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
77
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
77
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,385
98.6%
82.2
Bessemer City, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
258
7.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
591
16.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,150
32.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
886
25.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
418
11.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
152
4.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
62
1.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
849
24.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,668
75.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
214
6.1%
31.2
Bessemer City, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,505
33.7%
33.7%
Now Married
1,707
38.2%
47.5
Divorced
628
14.1%
11.0%
Separated
274
6.1%
2.0
Widowed
351
7.9
5.8%
Bessemer City, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,110
98.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
90
1.7%
21.6%
Spanish
76
1.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
14
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Bessemer City, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
217
10.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
188
9.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
382
18.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
259
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
267
13.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
406
20.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
210
10.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
73
3.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
26
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
32,500
57,617
Per capita income
16,694
31,128
Bessemer City, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
16
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
213
10.2%
9.8
Construction
85
4.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
350
16.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
78
3.7%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
499
23.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
136
6.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
25
1.2%
11.4
Public administration
71
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
307
14.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
201
9.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
103
4.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
235
11.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
281
13.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
549
26.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
636
30.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
383
18.4%
18.1%
Bessemer City, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,036
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,731
85.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
242
11.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.2%
5.1
Walked
5
0.2%
2.7
Other means
16
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
38
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.9
26.6
Bessemer City, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
188
9.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
564
27.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
753
37.1%
37.1
3 or more
523
25.8%
21.0
Bessemer City, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,028
90.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,231
60.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
797
39.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
203
9.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Bessemer City, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,231
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
47
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
71
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
497
22.3%
16.5
5 rooms
747
33.5%
19.8
6 rooms
528
23.7%
17.8
7 rooms
209
9.4%
12.0
8 rooms
94
4.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
38
1.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Bessemer City, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,231
1-unit, detached
1,914
85.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
16
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
77
3.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
48
2.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
45
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
20
0.9%
9.0
Mobile home
100
4.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
11
0.5%
0.1
Bessemer City, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
203
9.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
213
9.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
339
15.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
259
11.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
479
21.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
170
7.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
360
16.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
197
8.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
11
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Bessemer City, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
738
36.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
39
1.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,128
55.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
88
4.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
28
1.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
7
0.3%
1.1
Bessemer City, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
746
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
7
0.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
19
2.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
30
4.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
180
24.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
510
68.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
247
34.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
128
17.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
30
4.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
74
10.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
248
34.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
19
0.0%
0.0%
Bessemer City, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
765
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
81
10.6%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
89
11.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
595
77.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
32
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
734
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
64
9.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
85
11.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
70
9.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
84
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
49
6.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
362
50.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
83
0.0%
0.0%
Bessemer City, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,231
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
110
8.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
548
44.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
363
29.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
156
12.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
15
1.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
16
1.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
18
1.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
96,200
205,000
