Norlina vs Warrenton

A side-by-side comparison of Norlina and Warrenton: population, income, housing, and more.

Norlina and Warrenton are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Norlina has the higher population (1,050 vs 859 in Warrenton). Warrenton has the higher median household income ($37,188 vs $34,659 in Norlina). Warrenton has the higher median home value ($164,300 vs $88,200 in Norlina).

Population, income & housing

	Norlina	Warrenton
Population	1,050	859
Median age	48.5 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$34,659	$37,188
Median home value	$88,200	$164,300
Median gross rent	$718	$560
Housing units	503	580
Homeownership rate	58.4%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norlina	Warrenton
Population	1,115 → 1,050 (-5.8%)	1,188 → 859 (-27.7%)
Median household income	$29,861 → $34,659 (+16.1%)	$27,361 → $37,188 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$67,700 → $88,200 (+30.3%)	$107,800 → $164,300 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	$601 → $718 (+19.5%)	$549 → $560 (+2.0%)

Norlina

Population

1,1151,050

Median household income

$29,861$34,659

Median home value

$67,700$88,200

Median gross rent

$601$718

Warrenton

Population

1,188859

Median household income

$27,361$37,188

Median home value

$107,800$164,300

Median gross rent

$549$560

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norlina	Warrenton
Under 5	1.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.4%	5.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	3.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.8%	7.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	20.4%	17.8%
65 to 74	15.7%	22.6%
75 and over	7.9%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norlina	Warrenton
White (non-Hispanic)	37.8%	52.9%
Black or African American	56.7%	33.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norlina	Warrenton
No high school diploma	9.9%	9.7%
High school graduate	56.9%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norlina	Warrenton
Drove alone	72.6%	83.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.2%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norlina	Warrenton
1-unit, detached	58.3%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	16.6%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Norlina	Warrenton
Poverty rate	17.4%	25.6%
Average household size	2.48	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	26	17
Median year structure built	1981	1947