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Population (year 2000): 750. Estimated
population in July 2005: 770 (+2.7% change)
Males: 352 (46.9%), Females: 398 (53.1%)
Moore County
Zip code:
28394
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $27,188 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,800 (year 2000)
Races in Vass:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.9%)
- Black (17.3%)
- Hispanic (4.5%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Other race (2.1%)
Ancestries: United States (12.9%), English
(8.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.2%), Irish (5.1%), Scottish (4.5%),
German (4.3%).
Elevation: 305 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vass
- High school or higher: 67.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vass town
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 51.8%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 10.4%
5.9% Foreign born (5.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Vass:
- FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
PINEHURST, NC)
- CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SANFORD,
NC)
- BEHAVORIAL HEALTH OF CAPE FEAR VALLEY (about 27
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vass:
- MOORE COUNTY (about 8 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN
PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
- POPE AFB (about 21 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 35 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vass:
- P K AIRPARK (about 18 miles; RAEFORD, NC; ID: 5W4)
- SANFORD-LEE COUNTY RGNL (about 26 miles; SANFORD,
NC; ID: TTA)
- LAURINBURG-MAXTON (about 33 miles; MAXTON, NC; ID:
MEB)
Amtrak station near Vass:
- 10 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
Vass:
- CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 39 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 40
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
- NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
Private high school in Vass:
- HIGHLAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 25;
Location: 5587 U S HIGHWAY 1; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Vass:
- VASS-LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 552;
Location: 141 JAMES STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- SANDHILLS THEATRE ARTS RENAISS (Students:
124; Location: 140 SOUTHERN DUNES DRIVE; Grades: KG -
05)
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