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Moving to East Bend, North Carolina

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Population: 659. Estimated population in July 2024: 666 (+1.1% change)
Males: 320 (48.6%), Females: 339 (51.4%)

Yadkin County

Zip code: 27018

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $39,333
Median house value: $82,800

Population by Race

Races in East Bend:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.0%)
  • Hispanic (8.5%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (27.0%), English (9.7%), German (8.8%), Irish (5.5%), French (1.5%), Scottish (1.5%).

Elevation: 1069 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in East Bend

  • High school or higher: 73.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Bend town

  • Never married: 23.5%
  • Now married: 61.5%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

6.1% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 1.5% Europe, 1.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +45 (+7.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near East Bend:

  • HOOTS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 12 miles; YADKINVILLE, NC)
  • AMOS COTTAGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC)
  • FORSYTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to East Bend:

  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 22 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 41 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 70 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)

Other public-use airports nearest to East Bend:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Bend:

  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 35 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)

Schools

Public high school in East Bend:

  • FORBUSH HIGH (Students: 1,002; Location: 1525 FALCON ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in East Bend:

  • EAST BEND ELEMENTARY (Students: 437; Location: 205 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG – 08)
  • FALL CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 385; Location: 2720 SMITHTOWN RD; Grades: PK – 08)
  • FORBUSH ELEMENTARY (Students: 346; Location: 1400 BLOOMTOWN RD; Grades: PK – 08)

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