Horse Shoe

County:: Henderson County
County Seat:: No
Area (mi²):: 7.461
State:: North Carolina

Horse Shoe is a CDP located in Henderson County, North Carolina. Horse Shoe has a 2025 population of 1,730. Horse Shoe is currently declining at a rate of -2.32% annually and its population has decreased by -20.42% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 2,174 in 2020.

The average household income in Horse Shoe is $87,986 with a poverty rate of 9.06%.The median age in Horse Shoe is 53.1 years: 53.8 years for males, and 49.9 years for females.

Demographics

The racial composition of Horse Shoe includes 95.35% White, and smaller percentages for Black or African American and multiracial populations.

Population by Race

Race	Population	Percentage (of total)
White	1,620	95.35%
Two or more races	66	3.88%
Black or African American	13	0.77%

Horse Shoe Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never Married

Economics and Income Statistics

Horse Shoe's average per capita income is $50,125. Household income levels show a median of $67,703. The poverty rate stands at 9.06%.

Families: A family includes the owner or renter of the home along with everyone related to them - whether through birth, marriage, or adoption. This includes relatives like spouses, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, and any other family members.

Households: A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit (such as a house or apartment) as their usual place of residence.

Non Families: A nonfamily household is either someone living alone or when the owner/renter lives with people they aren't related to, like roommates.

Name	Median	Mean
Married Families	$104,853	-
Families	$88,281	$103,539
Households	$67,703	$87,986
Non Families	$50,032	$56,941

$50,125

Average Income

$67,703

Median Household Income

9.06%

Poverty Rate