Old Fort, NC Housing Market & City Data

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924
Population Estimate
$93,603
Median Home Value
98.5%
Employment Rate
6.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$294
Median Listing Price$549,000
Median Days on Market102
Active Listings33
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)40
Avg Listing Price$672,662
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.63
Family Dual Income40.3
Median Household Income$28,125
Median Individual Income$17,866
Home Ownership57.7%
Home Value$93,603
Median Rent$540
Rent Burden26.2%
Poverty27.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED16.9%
  • Highschool Education36.2%
  • Some College40.3%
  • Bachelors Degree5.3%
  • Graduate Degree1.3%
  • Total College or Above6.6%
  • Stem Degree61.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male43.2%
  • Female56.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married38.8%
  • Divorced23.1%
  • Never Married23.5%
  • Widowed14.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityOld Fort
State IDNC
Population924

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.2%
19–2915.5%
30–396.8%
40–4916.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.5%
60–698.3%
70–797.8%
80+9.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation55.9%
Unemployment Rate1.5%
Disabled27.6%

ETHNICITY

White91.1%
Black7.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple1.9%

OTHER

Hispanic0.0%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured8.8%
Veteran7.5%

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Neighborhoods in Old Fort, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Old Fort, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Gateway Mountain Property Owners Association

    Gateway Mountain ↗

    Median asking price
    $429,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    97
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.6/10 · 5 schools

  • Griggs & Co. Homes

    Griggs ↗

    Median asking price
    $150,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    18
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Mackey Farms

    Mackey Farms ↗

    Median asking price
    $229,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    6
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Mill Creek Ridge Corporation

    Mill Creek Ridge ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    1
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.