Is Pinebluff a good place to live?
The best of Pinebluff’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. McLeod Family Rural Complex and Lincoln Park School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pinebluff has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Pinebluff stand out
Where Pinebluff beats most towns.
Pinebluff has grown 18% since 2010
1,337 counted in 2010 and 1,473 in 2020; an estimated 1,571 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Pinebluff grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Pinebluff is from typical.
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Moving to Pinebluff: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pinebluff, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pinebluff.
Pinebluff has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
1.2% of Pinebluff working residents work locally, against 6.8% in North Carolina’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Jobs in Pinebluff grew by 48 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 348. Among residents locally, 6.1% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Pinehurst (16%), Southern Pines (15%) and Aberdeen (12%).
| Pinebluff | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Pinebluff, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with 73% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Pinebluff is lower. Just over a third of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 21%. Federal aid has come to Pinebluff households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2018.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Pinebluff is healthier than 68% of U.S. towns
Nearly a third of Pinebluff adults feel lonely. In Pinebluff, 13% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 25% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Pinebluff | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Pinebluff | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.5% | 13.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pinebluff’s typical home value is about $287K
Nearly four fifths of Pinebluff households live in a home they own, above both North Carolina’s towns (67%) and U.S. towns (73%). Values rose 1.5% in the 12 months to September 2026. For Pinebluff, the going rate for rent is $1,176 a month.
| Pinebluff | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,176 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
More young adults than North Carolina overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 27% of residents (23% statewide). Population is up 7% in Pinebluff since 2020, to 1,571 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The age of the median resident locally is 36.2 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 29%, against 36% across North Carolina.
| Pinebluff | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.2 years | 40.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Pinebluff | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.7% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.7% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.7% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.9% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.9% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Pinebluff
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pinebluff
About 5 of every 100 Pinebluff residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
99% of working residents leave Pinebluff for work
Where Pinebluff’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pinebluff
Town in North Carolina, United States
Pinebluff is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,473 at the 2020 census, up from 1,337 in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 443 ft
- ZIP code
- 28373
- Area code
- 910
Questions about Pinebluff
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pinebluff, NC expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.