Chowan County vs Mitchell County

A side-by-side comparison of Chowan County and Mitchell County: population, income, housing, and more.

Chowan County and Mitchell County are counties in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mitchell County has the higher population (14,973 vs 13,814 in Chowan County). Mitchell County has the higher median household income ($58,089 vs $56,982 in Chowan County). Chowan County has the higher median home value ($204,400 vs $202,100 in Mitchell County).

Population, income & housing

	Chowan County	Mitchell County
Population	13,814	14,973
Median age	47.9 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,982	$58,089
Median home value	$204,400	$202,100
Median gross rent	$766	$744
Housing units	7,169	8,673
Homeownership rate	69.7%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chowan County	Mitchell County
Population	14,097 → 13,814 (-2.0%)	15,004 → 14,973 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$46,519 → $56,982 (+22.5%)	$46,103 → $58,089 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$131,100 → $204,400 (+55.9%)	$157,400 → $202,100 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$798 → $766 (-4.0%)	$611 → $744 (+21.8%)

Chowan County

Population

14,09713,814

Median household income

$46,519$56,982

Median home value

$131,100$204,400

Median gross rent

$798$766

Mitchell County

Population

15,00414,973

Median household income

$46,103$58,089

Median home value

$157,400$202,100

Median gross rent

$611$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chowan County	Mitchell County
Under 5	4.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	14.9%	13.4%
18 to 24	4.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	16.9%	14.7%
75 and over	10.4%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chowan County	Mitchell County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.0%	91.5%
Black or African American	32.9%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chowan County	Mitchell County
No high school diploma	12.6%	10.3%
High school graduate	35.1%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chowan County	Mitchell County
Drove alone	81.4%	80.9%
Carpooled	8.7%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.5%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	6.9%
Other means	0.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chowan County	Mitchell County
1-unit, detached	71.4%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	19.9%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Chowan County	Mitchell County
Poverty rate	20.5%	13.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1979	1978