CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Chocowinity

North Carolina · 632 residents · 1.00 sq mi

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Chocowinity is a city of 632 people in North Carolina. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. At a median age of 39.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $39,600. Median rent is $265 a month. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 22%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

632

−14%vs 2000

vs 733 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.3

+2%vs 2000

vs 38.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.00 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024903

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(33)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.6%(29)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(32)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(91)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(74)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(65)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.4%(85)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.2%(96)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(25)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,909

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,712 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,727

−17%vs 2000

vs $11,747 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,600

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$265

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $445 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.2% in 2000

34.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.4%(421)

Black38.7%(284)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(25)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.9%(511)

Black19.1%(121)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American7.9%(71)

Salvadoran7.9%(71)

Mexican2.5%(23)

Puerto Rican1.7%(15)

Ancestry

English10.1%(91)

Irish5%(45)

American4.5%(41)

German2.1%(19)

Scottish1.9%(17)

Dutch1.3%(12)

West Indian0.9%(8)

Haitian0.9%(8)

Jamaican0.9%(8)

French Canadian0.6%(5)

Italian0.6%(5)

Polish0.6%(5)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

French0.4%(4)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.2%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.3%

−15.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 18.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.7%(123)

Married46.8%(126)

Widowed1.9%(5)

Divorced5.6%(15)

Women 15+

Never married41.3%(184)

Married25.4%(113)

Widowed14.8%(66)

Divorced18.4%(82)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−10.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.8%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.5%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.9%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 50 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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