Vance County, North Carolina

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 42,361
Median household income: $46,943
Median home value: $146,300

Vance County is a county in North Carolina with a population of 42,361. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $46,943, its median household income sits below North Carolina's $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Vance County's population declined 4.8% from 44,479 to 42,361, while its median household income rose 15.8% from $40,529 to $46,943.

Owners occupy 57.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,361
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $46,943
Median home value: $146,300
Median gross rent: $860
Housing units: 19,423
Homeownership rate: 57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,47942,361

Median household income

$40,529$46,943

Median home value

$101,400$146,300

Median gross rent

$699$860

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,479	$40,529	$101,400	$699
2020	44,614	$41,827	$103,700	$689
2021	42,650	$45,243	$113,100	$739
2022	42,492	$48,340	$133,000	$830
2023	42,361	$46,943	$146,300	$860

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,777	6.6%
5 to 17	7,411	17.5%
18 to 24	3,518	8.3%
25 to 34	5,319	12.6%
35 to 44	4,512	10.7%
45 to 54	5,069	12.0%
55 to 64	5,797	13.7%
65 to 74	4,817	11.4%
75 and over	3,141	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,937	37.6%
Black or African American	20,715	48.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	0.1%
Asian	272	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,537	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,853	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,173	14.6%
High school graduate	10,261	35.8%
Some college or associate's	8,927	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,682	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,612	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,142	79.7%
Carpooled	1,619	9.1%
Public transit	11	0.1%
Walked	240	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,639	9.2%
Other means	99	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,775	35.8%
15 to 29 min	5,192	32.2%
30 to 44 min	2,262	14.0%
45 to 59 min	1,087	6.7%
60+ min	1,795	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 19.0% (7,936 of 41,868)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,072	62.6%
Nonfamily households	6,009	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,081	82.8%
Vacant	3,342	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,224	57.4%
Renter-occupied	6,857	42.6%

1-unit, detached61.6%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other25.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,974	61.6%
1-unit, attached	260	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1,183	6.1%
5 to 19 units	762	3.9%
20 or more units	395	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4,849	25.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 37181
State: North Carolina
Land area: 252 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 36.3655, -78.4054