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Population (year 2000): 3,400. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,794 (+41.0% change)
Males: 1,611 (47.4%), Females: 1,789 (52.6%)
Moore County
Zip code:
28315
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $31,911 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,500 (year 2000)
Races in Aberdeen:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.4%)
- Black (21.8%)
- Hispanic (4.0%)
- Other race (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (12.9%), German (12.8%),
United States (11.1%), Irish (10.8%), Italian (3.1%),
Scotch-Irish (3.1%).
Elevation: 339 feet
Land area: 6.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Aberdeen
- High school or higher: 81.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Aberdeen town
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 50.0%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 14.6%
2.3% Foreign born (1.0% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +501 (+17.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Aberdeen:
- FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
PINEHURST, NC)
- SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
LAURINBURG, NC)
- SANDHILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles;
HAMLET, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Aberdeen:
- MOORE COUNTY (about 8 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN
PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
- POPE AFB (about 30 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 41 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Aberdeen:
- P K AIRPARK (about 19 miles; RAEFORD, NC; ID: 5W4)
- LAURINBURG-MAXTON (about 25 miles; MAXTON, NC; ID:
MEB)
- ROCKINGHAM-HAMLET (about 29 miles; ROCKINGHAM, NC;
ID: 45J)
Amtrak station near Aberdeen:
- 4 miles: SOUTHERN PINES (N. WEST BROAD ST.).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Aberdeen:
- CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 35
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 52 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
- NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
Private high school in Aberdeen:
- SOLID ROCK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 21;
Location: 311 EAST MAPLE ST.; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Aberdeen:
- SOUTHERN MIDDLE (Students: 697; Location: 515
JOHNSON STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ABERDEEN PRIMARY (Students: 335; Location:
310 KEYSER ST; Grades: KG - 02)
- ABERDEEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 319; Location:
503 SANDHILLS BLVD N; Grades: 03 - 05)
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