High Shoals, NC Demographics

The total population of High Shoals is estimated to be 675 with 354 males (52.44%) and 321 females (47.56%). There are 33 less females than males in High Shoals.
The median household income in High Shoals was $28,599 in 2021, which marked an a decrease of 1,494(4.96%) from $30,093 in 2020. This income is 38.33% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, High Shoals sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 45 to 64 years old, at $70,136. Overall, the median household income for the town of High Shoals stands at $28,599.
In High Shoals, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $35,709 for males and $18,632 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $68,908 for males and $50,096 for females.
In High Shoals, population is primarily represented by White households, reporting a median income of $28,554.
In 2022, the population of High Shoals was 605, a 0.67% increase year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, High Shoals's population was 601, an increase of 1.18% compared to a population of 594 in 2020.
The median age in High Shoals, NC is 33.1, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 31.11% were under the age of 15, 14.87% aged 15 to 29, 37.63% aged 30 to 64, 15.33% aged 65 to 84, and 1.06% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of High Shoals population: 83.61% are White, 8.80% are Black or African American, 3.49% are Asian, 0.91% are some other race and 3.19% are multiracial.