COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Caswell County

North Carolina · 20,693 residents · 425 sq mi

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With 20,693 people, Caswell County is a county in North Carolina. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $47,200. Renters pay $250 a month at the median. Households here earn about 15% less than in North Carolina as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,693

−12%vs 2000

vs 23,501 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

425 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(1,206)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,281)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,503)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(1,546)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(1,217)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(3,334)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(3,338)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(2,341)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(1,960)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(1,814)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(853)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(300)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,736

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,018 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,817

−40%vs 2000

vs $16,470 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.2%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,200

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$250

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $390 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

21.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic60.6%(14,239)

Black36.4%(8,557)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(415)

Asian0.2%(36)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic58.4%(12,085)

Black40.9%(8,464)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(136)

Asian0.3%(53)

Other0.4%(91)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.4%(769)

Central American1%(227)

Salvadoran0.7%(166)

Puerto Rican0.3%(75)

Nicaraguan0.3%(61)

Spaniard0.1%(26)

Dominican0%(6)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.3%(64)

Filipino0.1%(15)

Asian Indian0%(11)

Mongolian0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(10)

Ancestry

English12.9%(2,880)

American11.3%(2,531)

Irish9.2%(2,050)

German5.5%(1,225)

Scottish2.4%(541)

Italian1.7%(380)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(330)

Polish1.4%(320)

Welsh0.8%(182)

French0.8%(180)

Subsaharan African0.7%(150)

Ukrainian0.7%(148)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.5%(119)

Jamaican0.5%(119)

Russian0.5%(103)

Norwegian0.2%(45)

Swedish0.2%(43)

British0.2%(41)

Austrian0.2%(38)

Greek0.1%(28)

Nigerian0.1%(23)

Dutch0.1%(22)

Hungarian0.1%(12)

Iranian0%(9)

Danish0%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.0%

−14.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.0 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 21.6 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 married36.5%(3,515)

Married49.3%(4,751)

Widowed3.9%(379)

Divorced10.2%(985)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(2,319)

Married50.3%(4,734)

Widowed11.8%(1,115)

Divorced13.3%(1,251)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.8%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.4%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.3%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.3%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.7%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% 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)8.5%(98)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(192)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.2%(440)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,153 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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