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Craven County

North Carolina · 81,613 residents · 707 sq mi
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Craven County is home to 81,613 people in North Carolina. Median home value sits at $65,800. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The average commute runs 16 minutes. There are 9,823 fewer people here than in 2000. The median household earns $25,619, about 15% below the national median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Younger
median age 30.0
US median: 33.0
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

81,613
−11%vs 2000
vs 91,436 in 2000
1990 – 2025
30.0
−13%vs 2000
vs 34.4 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
707 sq mi
Population, 19902024
79K86K93K100K107K19902000201020202024Craven County
2024103K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 58.6%(6,999)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 97.5%(6,127)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.1%(5,763)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 196.9%(5,658)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 2410%(8,166)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3418%(14,721)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4413.5%(10,983)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 548.8%(7,216)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 648.4%(6,862)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 747.4%(6,008)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 843%(2,414)
US avg: 4%
85 and over0.9%(696)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$25,619
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $35,966 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
$11,619
−37%vs 2000
vs $18,423 in 2000
US average: $14,340
13.6%
+0.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 13.1% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$65,800
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $86,100 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
$374
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $501 in 2000
US average: $450
63.3%
−3.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 66.7% in 2000
36.7% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic68.3%(62,435)
Black24.9%(22,729)
Hispanic / Latino4%(3,677)
Asian1%(881)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic71.7%(58,478)
Black25.8%(21,080)
Hispanic / Latino2.1%(1,724)
Asian0.9%(771)
Other1.6%(1,284)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Mexican4%(4,100)
Puerto Rican1.7%(1,748)
Cuban0.4%(374)
Salvadoran0.3%(310)
Colombian0.3%(298)
Honduran0.2%(232)
Dominican0.1%(151)
Guatemalan0.1%(143)
Ecuadorian0.1%(143)
Peruvian0.1%(99)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Burmese1%(1,051)
Filipino0.4%(440)
Asian Indian0.4%(400)
Korean0.3%(323)
Vietnamese0.2%(226)
Japanese0.1%(123)
Cambodian0.1%(89)
Bangladeshi0.1%(57)
Chinese0%(44)
Laotian0%(28)
Hmong0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(187)
Samoan0.1%(70)
Ancestry
English14.1%(14,460)
American12.7%(13,075)
German9.8%(10,051)
Irish9.2%(9,490)
Italian3.2%(3,246)
Scottish2.3%(2,404)
French1.9%(1,999)
Polish1.7%(1,712)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(1,174)
Dutch0.7%(709)
West Indian0.7%(697)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.6%(588)
Swedish0.5%(530)
Welsh0.4%(419)
Hungarian0.3%(349)
Jamaican0.3%(347)
Haitian0.3%(327)
Greek0.3%(310)
British0.3%(293)
Czech0.2%(248)
Turkish0.2%(224)
Finnish0.2%(209)
Portuguese0.2%(199)
Ukrainian0.2%(196)
Russian0.2%(191)
Swiss0.2%(183)
Danish0.2%(180)
Canadian0.2%(171)
Arab0.2%(157)
Croatian0.1%(152)
Slovak0.1%(127)
Lebanese0.1%(98)
Lithuanian0.1%(94)
Austrian0.1%(85)
Belgian0.1%(84)
Brazilian0.1%(63)
Kenyan0%(51)
Romanian0%(50)
Slovene0%(37)
Egyptian0%(32)
Serbian0%(32)
Moroccan0%(15)
Armenian0%(15)
Nigerian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

15.1%
−4.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 19.3% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
75.9%
−6.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 82.1% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
4.3%
−1.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 5.8% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

16.4 min
+15%vs 2000
vs 14.2 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 married33.1%(13,964)
Married53.2%(22,389)
Widowed3%(1,248)
Divorced10.7%(4,523)
Women 15+
Never married24.8%(10,511)
Married51.8%(21,941)
Widowed10.4%(4,388)
Divorced13%(5,523)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

7.8%
−7.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
48.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 47.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
16.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
24.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 23.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
21.1%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 18.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.6%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 4.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 69.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
44.8%
+4.9 ptssince 2020
from 39.9% 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)35.2%(3,862)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.3%(3,873)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.4%(2,897)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(362)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(15)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 10,968 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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How many people live in Craven County, North Carolina?

Craven County, North Carolina has about 81,613 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Craven County, North Carolina?

The typical household in Craven County, North Carolina earns about $25,619 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Craven County, North Carolina expensive?

In Craven County, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $65,800, and the typical rent is about $374 a month.

How educated are people in Craven County, North Carolina?

About 15.1% of adults age 25 and over in Craven County, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Craven County, North Carolina?

About 13.6% of people in Craven County, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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