Cove City, NC Housing Market & City Data

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388
Population Estimate
$71,244
Median Home Value
95.2%
Employment Rate
12.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$238
Median Listing Price$175,000
Median Days on Market124
Active Listings1
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)2
Avg Listing Price$175,000
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-53%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-44%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.94
Family Dual Income43.1
Median Household Income$50,000
Median Individual Income$27,500
Home Ownership72.4%
Home Value$71,244
Median Rent$797
Rent Burden35.8%
Poverty19.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED19.0%
  • Highschool Education32.2%
  • Some College36.7%
  • Bachelors Degree10.9%
  • Graduate Degree1.3%
  • Total College or Above12.2%
  • Stem Degree31.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.4%
  • Female48.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married52.4%
  • Divorced10.1%
  • Never Married28.3%
  • Widowed9.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityCove City
State IDNC
Population388

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.6%
19–298.0%
30–3915.9%
40–497.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.2%
60–6913.1%
70–7911.6%
80+5.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.6%
Unemployment Rate4.8%
Disabled20.9%

ETHNICITY

White60.1%
Black38.3%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.1%
Multiple0.4%

OTHER

Hispanic2.7%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured11.1%
Veteran5.7%

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