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North Carolina demographics

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of North Carolina.

Population: 10,367,022
Median age: 39.0
Median household income: 60,516

North Carolina population: 10,367,022

Population

202110,367,022
202010,386,227
201910,264,876
201810,155,624
201710,052,564
20169,940,828
20159,845,333
20149,750,405
20139,651,380
20129,544,249
20119,418,736
20109,271,178
20099,045,705

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Demographic and housing estimates in North Carolina

Total population
Total population10,367,022
Male5,067,666
Female5,299,356
Population by age
Total population10,367,022
Under 5 years594,004
5 to 9 years627,382
10 to 14 years675,846
15 to 19 years698,427
20 to 24 years686,487
25 to 34 years1,376,001
35 to 44 years1,310,998
45 to 54 years1,361,474
55 to 59 years690,624
60 to 64 years659,544
65 to 74 years1,030,725
75 to 84 years474,201
85 years and over181,309
Median age (years)39.0
Under 18 years2,302,315
16 years and over8,336,531
18 years and over8,064,707
21 years and over7,624,346
62 years and over2,071,321
65 years and over1,686,235
Population by race
Total population10,367,022
One race9,866,564
   White6,865,508
   Black or African American2,193,147
   American Indian and Alaska Native113,719
   Asian314,690
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander7,119
   Some other race372,381
Two or more races500,458
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population7,615,601
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,656,483
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,959,118

Social characteristics in North Carolina

Households by type
Total households4,034,684
Family households (families)1,922,696
Married-couple family248,822
Male householder, no wife present, family698,706
Female householder, no husband present, family507,756
Nonfamily households1,164,460
Average household size1,200,277
Average family size2.50

Economic characteristics in North Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households4,034,684
Less than $10,000235,452
$10,000 to $14,999183,386
$15,000 to $24,999361,143
$25,000 to $34,999383,580
$35,000 to $49,999526,739
$50,000 to $74,999712,096
$75,000 to $99,999512,372
$100,000 to $149,999595,322
$150,000 to $199,999244,476
$200,000 or more280,118
Median household income (dollars)60,516

Housing characteristics in North Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units4,673,933
Occupied housing units4,034,684
Vacant housing units639,249
Units in structure
Total housing units4,673,933
1-unit, detached3,054,442
1-unit, attached206,669
2 units93,031
3 or 4 units127,063
5 to 9 units194,226
10 to 19 units196,705
20 or more units241,293
Mobile home557,294
Boat, RV, van, etc.3,210
Year structure built
Total housing units4,673,933
Built 2014 or later11,332
Built 2010 to 2013489,273
Built 2000 to 2009874,195
Built 1990 to 1999892,432
Built 1980 to 1989694,238
Built 1970 to 1979613,302
Built 1960 to 1969390,810
Built 1950 to 1959314,212
Built 1940 to 1949155,926
Built 1939 or earlier238,213
Rooms
Total housing units4,673,933
1 room74,387
2 rooms86,641
3 rooms344,223
4 rooms767,181
5 rooms1,023,360
6 rooms844,176
7 rooms576,190
8 rooms396,818
9 rooms or more560,957
Median rooms5.5
Bedrooms
Total housing units4,673,933
No bedroom78,199
1 bedroom318,909
2 bedrooms1,144,493
3 bedrooms2,197,013
4 bedrooms738,454
5 or more bedrooms196,865
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units4,034,684
Owner-occupied2,660,519
Renter-occupied1,374,165
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.58
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.37
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units4,034,684
Moved in 2017 or later420,668
Moved in 2015 to 20161,222,411
Moved in 2010 to 2014643,803
Moved in 2000 to 2009840,104
Moved in 1990 to 1999446,305
Moved in 1989 and earlier461,393
Value
Owner-occupied units2,660,519
Less than $50,000189,136
$50,000 to $99,999336,918
$100,000 to $149,999398,563
$150,000 to $199,999423,653
$200,000 to $299,999567,464
$300,000 to $499,999503,145
$500,000 to $999,999203,455
$1,000,000 or more38,185
Median (dollars)197,500
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units2,660,519
Housing units with a mortgage1,661,183
Housing units without a mortgage999,336
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent1,286,163
Less than $500116,169
$500 to $999541,552
$1,000 to $1,499434,987
$1,500 to $1,999142,282
$2,000 to $2,49932,846
$2,500 to $2,9999,345
$3,000 or more8,982
Median (dollars)988
No rent paid88,002

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