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Population: 807. Estimated population in July 2024: 810 (+0.4% change)
Males: 384 (47.6%), Females: 423 (52.4%)

Montgomery County

Zip code: 27356

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $26,845
Median house value: $59,300

Population by Race

Races in Star:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
  • Hispanic (9.2%)
  • Other race (5.3%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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

Ancestries: United States (20.9%), German (6.6%), Irish (5.6%), English (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Scottish (2.6%).

Elevation: 649 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Star

  • High school or higher: 64.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Star town

  • Never married: 23.7%
  • Now married: 49.4%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 11.9%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

2.9% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -45 (-5.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Star:

  • FIRSTHEALTH MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL HOSP (about 10 miles; TROY, NC)
  • RANDOLPH HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ASHEBORO, NC)
  • FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; PINEHURST, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Star:

  • MOORE COUNTY (about 30 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • POPE AFB (about 57 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Star:

  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 2 miles; STAR, NC; Abbreviation: 43A)
  • ASHEBORO MUNI (about 19 miles; ASHEBORO, NC; Abbreviation: HBI)
  • STANLY COUNTY (about 26 miles; ALBEMARLE, NC; Abbreviation: VUJ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Star:

  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 49 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 50 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)

Public primary/middle school in Star:

  • STAR-BISCOE ELEMENTARY (Students: 491; Location: 302 S MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 05)

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