North Carolina

Population, income, and housing across 100 counties and 776 cities & places.

Population: 10,584,340
Median household income: $69,904
Median home value: $259,400

With 10,584,340 residents, North Carolina spans 100 counties and 776 cities and places.

Between 2019 and 2023, North Carolina's population grew 3.1% from 10,264,876 to 10,584,340, while its median home value rose 50.4% from $172,500 to $259,400.

The median gross rent is $1,162. 34.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,584,340
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $69,904
Median home value: $259,400
Median gross rent: $1,162
Housing units: 4,815,195
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,264,87610,584,340

Median household income

$54,602$69,904

Median home value

$172,500$259,400

Median gross rent

$907$1,162

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,264,876	$54,602	$172,500	$907
2020	10,386,227	$56,642	$182,100	$932
2021	10,367,022	$60,516	$197,500	$988
2022	10,470,214	$66,186	$234,900	$1,093
2023	10,584,340	$69,904	$259,400	$1,162

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	598,313	5.7%
5 to 17	1,724,510	16.3%
18 to 24	999,707	9.4%
25 to 34	1,415,456	13.4%
35 to 44	1,345,626	12.7%
45 to 54	1,350,452	12.8%
55 to 64	1,363,249	12.9%
65 to 74	1,081,435	10.2%
75 and over	705,592	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,419,285	60.6%
Black or African American	2,147,308	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	89,481	0.8%
Asian	330,720	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5,548	0.1%
Some other race	46,117	0.4%
Two or more races	387,131	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,158,750	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	744,581	10.3%
High school graduate	1,812,528	25.0%
Some college or associate's	2,183,348	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,582,709	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	938,644	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,659,780	73.3%
Carpooled	421,098	8.4%
Public transit	36,009	0.7%
Walked	80,941	1.6%
Bicycle	8,061	0.2%
Worked from home	722,489	14.5%
Other means	63,428	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,128,832	26.4%
15 to 29 min	1,679,591	39.3%
30 to 44 min	863,873	20.2%
45 to 59 min	316,159	7.4%
60+ min	280,862	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 13.2% (1,355,827 of 10,297,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,699,070	64.5%
Nonfamily households	1,487,854	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,186,924	87.0%
Vacant	628,271	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,778,672	66.4%
Renter-occupied	1,408,252	33.6%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,144,977	65.3%
1-unit, attached	221,177	4.6%
2 to 4 units	222,933	4.6%
5 to 19 units	400,371	8.3%
20 or more units	278,409	5.8%
Mobile home & other	547,328	11.4%

Geography

State FIPS: 37
USPS: NC
Land area: 48,624 sq mi
Water area: 5,194 sq mi
Center point: 35.5397, -79.1309

North Carolina rankings

Counties

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