Mitchell County vs Perquimans County

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

Mitchell County and Perquimans 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 13,146 in Perquimans County). Perquimans County has the higher median household income ($61,224 vs $58,089 in Mitchell County). Perquimans County has the higher median home value ($211,600 vs $202,100 in Mitchell County).

Population, income & housing

	Mitchell County	Perquimans County
Population	14,973	13,146
Median age	48.0 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,089	$61,224
Median home value	$202,100	$211,600
Median gross rent	$744	$1,061
Housing units	8,673	6,918
Homeownership rate	77.6%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mitchell County	Perquimans County
Population	15,004 → 14,973 (-0.2%)	13,430 → 13,146 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$46,103 → $58,089 (+26.0%)	$47,162 → $61,224 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$157,400 → $202,100 (+28.4%)	$172,300 → $211,600 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $744 (+21.8%)	$914 → $1,061 (+16.1%)

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

Perquimans County

Population

13,43013,146

Median household income

$47,162$61,224

Median home value

$172,300$211,600

Median gross rent

$914$1,061

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mitchell County	Perquimans County
Under 5	4.5%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.4%	14.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	8.2%
35 to 44	10.2%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	15.3%	16.2%
65 to 74	14.7%	16.0%
75 and over	10.8%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mitchell County	Perquimans County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	69.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	21.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mitchell County	Perquimans County
No high school diploma	10.3%	13.3%
High school graduate	29.7%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mitchell County	Perquimans County
Drove alone	80.9%	82.3%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	1.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.9%	6.6%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mitchell County	Perquimans County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.8%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	16.3%	24.9%

Poverty & households

	Mitchell County	Perquimans County
Poverty rate	13.0%	11.4%
Average household size	2.27	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1978	1991