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Profile of State House District 98, NC

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Approximate PVI: R+1

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2024 population: 85,351

2024 Census data
White:	66,599	78.03%
Black:	5,639	6.61%
Indian:	18	0.02%
Asian:	4,060	4.76%
2+ races:	4,130	4.84%
Hispanic:	4,503	5.28%

Total non-White:	18,752	21.97%

Age, Family & Household Data for State House District 98, NC

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2024
Number	Percent
42.8
19,223	22.5%
66,128	77.5%
14,158	16.6%

33,791
2.47

23,456	69.4%
19,613	83.6%
1,345	5.7%
10,335	30.6%

2024 Housing Data for State House District 98, NC

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	35,999
Median Value	$554,700

Occupied	33,791	93.9%
Vacant	2,208	6.1%

Owned	24,794	73.4%
Rented	8,997	26.6%
Median Rent	$1,719

Single-Family Units	27,720	77.0%
Detached	24,652	68.5%
Attached	3,068	8.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,140	19.8%
Mobile Homes	145	0.4%

2024 Income & Employment Data for State House District 98, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	920	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	319	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	380	1.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	686	2.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	465	1.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	693	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	607	1.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	827	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,325	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,401	4.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,023	6.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,435	10.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,659	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,472	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,414	13.1%
$200,000 or more	10,165	30.1%

Median Household Income	126,018
Per Capita Income	73,043

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	457	1.4%
Public Assistance	283	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,071	3.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	39,798	77.1%
Unemployed	1,276	2.5%
In Armed Forces	29	0.1%

Total Labor Force	41,103	79.6%
Not in Labor Force	10,523	20.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	17,544	14,283	55.1%
Non-Profit	1,820	2,787	39.5%
Self-Employed	2,934	2,272	56.4%

Local Government	540	1,230	30.5%
State Government	348	644	35.1%
Federal Government	208	145	58.9%

Total Private + Self	20,478	16,555	55.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,916	4,806	37.8%
Total	23,394	21,361	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	7.0%
Pct. Private + Self	82.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,859	31.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,466	21.1%
Professional, Technical	13,121	29.3%
Service Occupations	4,279	9.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	20	0.0%
All others	4,044	9.0%

White Collar		81.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,687	12.7%
Finance and insurance	5,366	12.0%
Health care and social assistance	5,348	11.9%
Retail trade	4,653	10.4%
Educational services	3,786	8.5%
Manufacturing	3,751	8.4%
Construction	2,277	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	2,229	5.0%
Other services	2,202	4.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,673	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	1,514	3.4%
Wholesale trade	1,318	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,313	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,240	2.8%
Information	1,064	2.4%
Public administration	847	1.9%
Utilities	311	0.7%
Management	114	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	68	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	0.0%

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for State House District 98, NC

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,389	1.63%
Puerto Rican	551	0.65%
Cuban	427	0.50%
Dominican	142	0.17%

Total Central American	622	0.73%
Costa Rican	10	0.01%
Guatemalan	280	0.33%
Honduran	54	0.06%
Nicaraguan	14	0.02%
Panamanian	111	0.13%
Salvadoran	153	0.18%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,002	1.17%
Argentinean	15	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	127	0.15%
Colombian	333	0.39%
Ecuadorian	272	0.32%
Paraguayan	11	0.01%
Peruvian	80	0.09%
Uruguayan	15	0.02%
Venezuelan	149	0.17%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	370	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,595	1.87%
Korean	555	0.65%
Chinese	472	0.55%
Vietnamese	376	0.44%
Burmese	163	0.19%
Filipino	148	0.17%
Thai	114	0.13%
Japanese	98	0.11%
Cambodian	29	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	73,614	90.5%
Spanish	3,016	3.7%
Other Asian	1,105	1.4%
Other Indo-European	971	1.2%
Korean	504	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	475	0.6%
Chinese	356	0.4%
Vietnamese	308	0.4%
Other	294	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	17,092	20.0%
German	15,275	17.9%
Irish	11,749	13.8%
Italian	6,611	7.7%
American	4,239	5.0%
Polish	3,244	3.8%
Scottish	2,728	3.2%
French	2,343	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	2,306	2.7%
European	2,094	2.5%
Swedish	918	1.1%
Dutch	854	1.0%
British	678	0.8%
Norwegian	583	0.7%
Russian	495	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	81,542	95.5%
Not a citizen	3,809	4.5%

Native	78,057	91.5%
Foreign-born	7,294	8.5%

2024 Educational Attainment Data for State House District 98, NC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years		9-12 Years		H.S. Grad or GED		Some College		Bach. Degree		Grad Degree
913	1.5%	820	1.4%	7,088	11.9%	14,252	23.9%	22,006	37.0%	14,471	24.3%
Average years of education: 15.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	913	1.5%
9-12 Years	820	1.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	7,088	11.9%
Some College	14,252	23.9%
Bach. Degree	22,006	37.0%
Grad Degree	14,471	24.3%
Average years of education: 15.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Election Results for State House District 98, NC

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2024-11-05	98	Beth Gardner Helfrich (D)	27,083	52.2%	Melinda Bales (R)	24,800	47.8%	0	0.0%	51,883
2022-11-08	98	John Bradford* (R)	18,080	50.9%	Christy Clark (D)	17,420	49.1%	0	0.0%	35,500

*: incumbent sp: special election RO: runoff election