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Indian TrailNC

Indian Trail, NC is a 37K-resident city in Union County with a median household income of $108,483.

Union County, North Carolina. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Indian Trail, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Indian Trail has a population larger than 71% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $385,000.

Data updated 2026-09-04

37K
Population (place)
Top 29%
By size
$108,483
Median income (place)
$385,000
Median home (place)
5.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Indian Trail

Indian Trail posts a median household income higher than 76% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 24%
by median income, US cities

Where Indian Trail income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$108,483 Top 24% higher than 76% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Indian Trail $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NC

Population among 87 NC places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Charlotte is the largest NC city on this list; Weddington leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NC

Median household income among the same 87-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Weddington posts the highest place-level median income in NC; Charlotte is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Indian Trail, NC beyond the headline numbers

Indian Trail sits inside Union County, North Carolina, at roughly 35.08°N, -80.67°W. Population 37,073, $108,483 median household income. Median home value $385,000, median rent $2,077. Poverty rate 5.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 5.4% of Indian Trail, NC residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in Indian Trail costs roughly 3.5 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

18.9% of Indian Trail workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 32% in Indian Trail, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Indian Trail from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
37,073
Indian Trail · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$108,483
+21% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$385,000
-7% vs avg
Median Age (place)
36.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Union County): Indian Trail's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
251K+22%
Median Income
$102,900+56%
Median Home Value
$417,300+115%
Poverty Rate
7.7%-18%
Unemployment
4.2%-55%

Economics

Economics indicators for Indian Trail, NC
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,077/mo
Poverty Rate
5.4% -56% vs avg
Unemployment 5.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 40.2%
Work From Home 18.9%
Public Transit 0.4%

Population

White 67.7%
African American 12.2%
Asian 3.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
33.8%
Short Sleep Duration
32%
High Blood Pressure
31.4%
Physical Inactivity
20.5%
Binge Drinking
16.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.2%
Current Smoking
11.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
11.1%
Current Asthma
10.5%
Diabetes
9.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 69.3%
Annual Checkup 78.9%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.7%
Stroke
2.6%

What alerts and safety updates affect Indian Trail?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Indian Trail right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet NC-INDIAN-TRAIL · Indian Trail

Indian Trail: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Indian Trail; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse North Carolina state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Indian Trail, NC?
Indian Trail, NC has a population of 37,073 people, located in Union County, North Carolina.
What is the median household income in Indian Trail?
The median household income in Indian Trail, NC is $108,483 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 5.4%.
What is the median home value in Indian Trail?
The median home value in Indian Trail, NC is $385,000. Median rent is $2,077/month.
What are the top health concerns in Indian Trail?
The top health indicators in Indian Trail include Obesity (33.8%), Short Sleep Duration (32%), High Blood Pressure (31.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Indian Trail?
The median age in Indian Trail, NC is 36.2 years. 40.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Indian Trail, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NC (5.4% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NC ($108,483 here).

Compare Indian Trail with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Indian Trail's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Indian Trail area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Union County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.