Craven County, North Carolina

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 101,074
Median household income: $64,635
Median home value: $206,200

Craven County, North Carolina counts 101,074 residents. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,635 runs below the North Carolina figure of $69,904.

From 2019 to 2023, Craven County's population declined 1.4% from 102,491 to 101,074, while its median household income rose 22.7% from $52,687 to $64,635.

Owners occupy 69.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 101,074
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $64,635
Median home value: $206,200
Median gross rent: $1,100
Housing units: 47,404
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

102,491101,074

Median household income

$52,687$64,635

Median home value

$157,900$206,200

Median gross rent

$910$1,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	102,491	$52,687	$157,900	$910
2020	102,290	$53,894	$161,200	$914
2021	101,405	$56,325	$168,100	$966
2022	101,098	$61,676	$194,100	$1,056
2023	101,074	$64,635	$206,200	$1,100

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,143	6.1%
5 to 17	15,755	15.6%
18 to 24	10,415	10.3%
25 to 34	13,193	13.1%
35 to 44	11,051	10.9%
45 to 54	10,814	10.7%
55 to 64	13,028	12.9%
65 to 74	12,103	12.0%
75 and over	8,572	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	65,396	64.7%
Black or African American	20,355	20.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	182	0.2%
Asian	2,772	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	180	0.2%
Some other race	852	0.8%
Two or more races	3,814	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,523	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,657	8.2%
High school graduate	18,303	26.6%
Some college or associate's	26,904	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	10,735	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,162	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,020	79.1%
Carpooled	4,438	9.7%
Public transit	104	0.2%
Walked	790	1.7%
Bicycle	66	0.1%
Worked from home	3,115	6.8%
Other means	1,001	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,691	39.3%
15 to 29 min	15,048	35.5%
30 to 44 min	6,881	16.2%
45 to 59 min	1,802	4.2%
60+ min	1,997	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 13.9% (13,368 of 96,136)

	Count	Share
Family households	27,098	65.3%
Nonfamily households	14,374	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41,472	87.5%
Vacant	5,932	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,008	69.9%
Renter-occupied	12,464	30.1%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other13.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	32,825	69.2%
1-unit, attached	2,838	6.0%
2 to 4 units	1,603	3.4%
5 to 19 units	2,155	4.5%
20 or more units	1,572	3.3%
Mobile home & other	6,411	13.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 37049
State: North Carolina
Land area: 707 sq mi
Water area: 67 sq mi
Center point: 35.1168, -77.0813