North Carolina 8th Congressional District Demographics

NC8 is 6th out of 295 other congressional districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

NC8 is 1st in North Carolina out of 11 other congressional districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

NC8 is 2nd in North Carolina out of 13 other congressional districts in People per household

NC8 is 3rd in North Carolina out of 13 other congressional districts in Income below poverty line

NC8 is 4th in North Carolina out of 13 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

NC8 is 5th in North Carolina out of 13 other congressional districts in Race - Hispanic or Latino

NC8 is 5th in North Carolina out of 13 other congressional districts in Residents younger than 18

NC8 is 6th in North Carolina out of 13 other congressional districts in Home ownership rate

NC8 is 7th in North Carolina out of 13 other congressional districts in Residents 65 or older

NC8 is 7th in North Carolina out of 13 other congressional districts in Residents younger than 5

NC8 is 8th in North Carolina out of 13 other congressional districts in Current population (2012)

Size Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	North Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	741,884	8th	9,752,073	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	North Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	6.1%	7th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.9%	5th	23.4%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.2%	7th	13.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	North Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.7%	12th	84.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.2%	13th	26.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	North Carolina	US
Race - White	69.4%	10th	71.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	18.6%	4th	22.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	7.0%	1st	1.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.1%	12th	2.5%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	11th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	5th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	63.1%	10th	64.7%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	North Carolina	US
Female residents	50.7%	11th	51.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.0%	10th	7.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	North Carolina	US
Housing units	313,871	11th	4,362,740	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	8.8%	11th	17.0%	25.9%
Households	270,711	13th	3,664,119	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.2%	6th	67.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$119,700	11th	$152,700	$186,200
People per household	2.5	2nd	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	North Carolina	US
Income per capita	$19,943	11th	$25,256	$27,915
Income per household	$41,465	8th	$46,291	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.1%	3rd	16.1%	14.3%