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Demographic Analysis of Mount Tabor: A White Majority Neighborhood with Increasing Diversity
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Demographics
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Population
Median Income
Racial Distributions
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Demographics
Population
Median Income
Racial Distributions
Mount Tabor, a neighborhood in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is characterized as a White Majority community with moderate diversity. As of 2022, the neighborhood has a population of 975 and a median income of $71,271. Mount Tabor is home to Salem Academy, one of the oldest continually operating female academies in the southeastern United States, founded in 1772.
Over the past decade, Mount Tabor has maintained its status as a White Majority community, but has experienced subtle shifts in its racial composition. In 2013, the neighborhood was categorized as having Low Diversity, with the white population comprising 85% of the total. By 2022, this percentage had decreased to 71%, indicating a transition towards Moderate Diversity.
The most notable changes include an increase in the Black population from 6% in 2013 to 10% in 2022, the emergence of a significant "Other" racial category, growing from 0% in 2013 to 9% in 2022, and a slight increase in the Asian population from 2% to 3% over the same period. These shifts suggest that Mount Tabor is gradually becoming more diverse, though it has not yet reached the threshold for High Diversity.
The demographic changes in Mount Tabor have coincided with significant economic fluctuations. The median income has shown an overall upward trend, rising from $59,236 in 2013 to $71,271 in 2022, an increase of about 20%. This growth was not linear, with a notable dip in median income between 2014 and 2017, reaching a low of $54,203 in 2017. A sharp increase occurred from 2018 to 2021, peaking at $83,268 in 2021. The most recent year (2022) saw a significant drop from the 2021 peak.
The demographic shifts observed in Mount Tabor align with broader national trends towards increasing diversity in suburban areas. Many U.S. cities have experienced similar patterns of gradual diversification in traditionally white-majority neighborhoods. The economic trajectory of Mount Tabor, with its overall upward trend in median income despite recent fluctuations, also reflects national patterns of economic recovery and growth following the 2008 recession, though the sharp increase and subsequent decrease in 2021-2022 may be related to broader economic factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath.
Mount Tabor appears to be undergoing a gradual transition towards greater diversity while maintaining a strong economic base. This evolution suggests a neighborhood in flux, balancing its historical character with changing demographic realities, a pattern seen in many established communities across the United States.
