Norlina

Population: 1,050
Median household income: $34,659
Median home value: $88,200

Norlina, a community in Warren County, North Carolina, has 1,050 residents. At $34,659, its median household income sits below Warren County's $45,279.

From 2019 to 2023, Norlina's population declined 5.8% from 1,115 to 1,050, while its median home value rose 30.3% from $67,700 to $88,200.

The median resident is 48.5 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 20.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,050
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $34,659
Median home value: $88,200
Median gross rent: $718
Housing units: 503
Homeownership rate: 58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1151,050

Median household income

$29,861$34,659

Median home value

$67,700$88,200

Median gross rent

$601$718

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,115	$29,861	$67,700	$601
2020	1,197	$29,507	$75,000	$603
2021	1,071	$32,978	$75,600	$614
2022	1,170	$34,550	$84,600	$721
2023	1,050	$34,659	$88,200	$718

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

Age distribution

Under 51.0%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	1.0%
5 to 17	172	16.4%
18 to 24	70	6.7%
25 to 34	116	11.0%
35 to 44	103	9.8%
45 to 54	117	11.1%
55 to 64	214	20.4%
65 to 74	165	15.7%
75 and over	83	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	397	37.8%
Black or African American	595	56.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.4%
Two or more races	54	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate56.9%

Some college or associate's17.2%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	9.9%
High school graduate	454	56.9%
Some college or associate's	137	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	91	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	37	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	300	72.6%
Carpooled	32	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	75	18.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	116	34.3%
15 to 29 min	111	32.8%
30 to 44 min	57	16.9%
45 to 59 min	12	3.6%
60+ min	42	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 17.4% (183 of 1,050)

	Count	Share
Family households	248	58.9%
Nonfamily households	173	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	421	83.7%
Vacant	82	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	246	58.4%
Renter-occupied	175	41.6%

1-unit, detached58.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	293	58.3%
1-unit, attached	15	3.0%
2 to 4 units	23	4.6%
5 to 19 units	41	8.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	131	26.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3747240
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.4449, -78.1952