Person County, North Carolina

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 39,275
Median household income: $64,927
Median home value: $192,800

Person County is a county in North Carolina with a population of 39,275. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $64,927, its median household income sits below North Carolina's $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Person County's population held roughly steady from 39,345 to 39,275, while its median household income rose 27.3% from $51,020 to $64,927.

Owners occupy 75.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,275
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $64,927
Median home value: $192,800
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 18,482
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,34539,275

Median household income

$51,020$64,927

Median home value

$123,100$192,800

Median gross rent

$694$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,345	$51,020	$123,100	$694
2020	39,561	$57,323	$134,100	$709
2021	38,999	$55,759	$146,900	$717
2022	39,131	$60,688	$173,200	$777
2023	39,275	$64,927	$192,800	$796

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,070	5.3%
5 to 17	6,063	15.4%
18 to 24	3,142	8.0%
25 to 34	4,585	11.7%
35 to 44	4,151	10.6%
45 to 54	5,034	12.8%
55 to 64	5,980	15.2%
65 to 74	4,935	12.6%
75 and over	3,315	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,433	64.8%
Black or African American	10,001	25.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.1%
Asian	168	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.1%
Two or more races	1,297	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,303	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,056	10.9%
High school graduate	9,755	34.8%
Some college or associate's	9,636	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,946	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,607	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,253	75.9%
Carpooled	1,249	6.7%
Public transit	99	0.5%
Walked	226	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,169	11.6%
Other means	774	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,415	26.6%
15 to 29 min	4,261	25.7%
30 to 44 min	3,669	22.1%
45 to 59 min	2,151	13.0%
60+ min	2,105	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 18.4% (7,182 of 38,934)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,857	67.0%
Nonfamily households	5,354	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,211	87.7%
Vacant	2,271	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,302	75.9%
Renter-occupied	3,909	24.1%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other17.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,009	75.8%
1-unit, attached	91	0.5%
2 to 4 units	396	2.1%
5 to 19 units	521	2.8%
20 or more units	155	0.8%
Mobile home & other	3,310	17.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 37145
State: North Carolina
Land area: 392 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 36.3864, -78.9656