Warren County vs Yancey County

A side-by-side comparison of Warren County and Yancey County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Warren County has the higher population (18,751 vs 18,676 in Yancey County). Yancey County has the higher median household income ($54,961 vs $45,279 in Warren County). Yancey County has the higher median home value ($222,300 vs $124,700 in Warren County).

Population, income & housing

	Warren County	Yancey County
Population	18,751	18,676
Median age	48.6 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,279	$54,961
Median home value	$124,700	$222,300
Median gross rent	$771	$807
Housing units	11,543	11,317
Homeownership rate	69.7%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Warren County	Yancey County
Population	19,898 → 18,751 (-5.8%)	17,760 → 18,676 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$36,466 → $45,279 (+24.2%)	$42,222 → $54,961 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $124,700 (+31.8%)	$157,100 → $222,300 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $771 (+24.6%)	$634 → $807 (+27.3%)

Warren County

Population

19,89818,751

Median household income

$36,466$45,279

Median home value

$94,600$124,700

Median gross rent

$619$771

Yancey County

Population

17,76018,676

Median household income

$42,222$54,961

Median home value

$157,100$222,300

Median gross rent

$634$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Warren County	Yancey County
Under 5	4.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.7%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.7%	10.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	15.6%	15.4%
75 and over	11.3%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Warren County	Yancey County
White (non-Hispanic)	37.7%	91.3%
Black or African American	47.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Warren County	Yancey County
No high school diploma	13.3%	11.9%
High school graduate	39.1%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Warren County	Yancey County
Drove alone	78.7%	80.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	7.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	8.7%
Other means	1.4%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Warren County	Yancey County
1-unit, detached	55.6%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	2.6%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	39.8%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Warren County	Yancey County
Poverty rate	22.2%	14.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1987	1987