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Moving to Eden, North Carolina

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Population: 15,908. Estimated population in July 2024: 15,679 (-1.4% change)
Males: 7,308 (45.9%), Females: 8,600 (54.1%)

Rockingham County

Zip codes: 27288.

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $27,670
Median house value: $65,300

Population by Race

Races in Eden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.3%)
  • Black (22.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (22.7%), English (8.4%), Irish (4.8%), German (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), Italian (1.3%).

Elevation: 589 feet

Land area: 15.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Eden

  • High school or higher: 67.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 8.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eden city

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 52.2%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

2.1% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+0.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Eden:

  • MOREHEAD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (117 E KINGS HIGHWAY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Eden:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eden:

  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 29 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 42 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Eden:

  • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY (about 2 miles; EDEN, NC; Abbreviation: 8N0)
  • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NC SHILOH (about 9 miles; REIDSVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 78N)
  • WARF (about 14 miles; REIDSVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 6A5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eden:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 28 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 36 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)

Schools

Public high school in Eden:

  • JOHN M MOREHEAD HIGH (Students: 1,151; Location: 134 N PIERCE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Eden:

  • J E HOLMES MIDDLE (Students: 955; Location: 211 N PIERCE ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LEAKSVILLE-SPRAY ELEMENTARY (Students: 519; Location: 415 HIGHLAND DR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • DOUGLASS ELEMENTARY (Students: 488; Location: 1130 CENTER CHURCH RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 476; Location: 435 E STADIUM DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • DRAPER ELEMENTARY (Students: 339; Location: 1719 E STADIUM DR; Grades: PK – 05)

Libraries

Library in Eden:

  • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,328,685; Location: 527 BOONE ROAD; 395,861 books; 9,530 audio materials; 9,034 video materials; 786 serial subscriptions)

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