COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Granville County

North Carolina · 38,345 residents · 532 sq mi

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Granville County is a county of 38,345 people in North Carolina. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $58,000. The population has fallen 21% since 2000. Median rent is $323 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

38,345

−21%vs 2000

vs 48,498 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

532 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202461K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(2,561)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(2,327)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(2,615)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(2,662)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(2,603)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(7,018)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(5,896)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(4,489)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(3,420)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(2,835)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(1,516)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(403)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,488

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,965 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,939

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,118 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,000

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$323

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $481 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

26.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic59.3%(28,777)

Black34.8%(16,854)

Hispanic / Latino4%(1,951)

Asian0.4%(173)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic59.9%(22,981)

Black39.1%(14,979)

Hispanic / Latino1%(372)

Asian0.2%(86)

Other0.8%(299)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6%(3,630)

Central American1.7%(1,021)

Puerto Rican1.4%(873)

Salvadoran0.9%(576)

Honduran0.4%(231)

Guatemalan0.3%(195)

South American0.3%(159)

Dominican0.2%(98)

Colombian0.1%(91)

Cuban0.1%(78)

Spaniard0.1%(32)

Venezuelan0%(24)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0%(17)

Nicaraguan0%(14)

Bolivian0%(14)

Peruvian0%(13)

Panamanian0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(76)

Hmong0.1%(46)

Cambodian0%(25)

Asian Indian0%(19)

Laotian0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(128)

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

English12.5%(7,626)

American9.7%(5,887)

German7.2%(4,410)

Irish5.9%(3,618)

Italian2.1%(1,277)

Scottish2%(1,230)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(908)

French1.2%(748)

Polish1.2%(716)

Welsh0.6%(341)

Subsaharan African0.5%(301)

Dutch0.5%(278)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(272)

Hungarian0.4%(241)

Arab0.3%(193)

Swedish0.3%(181)

British0.3%(163)

Czech0.2%(148)

West Indian0.2%(120)

Lithuanian0.2%(105)

Canadian0.2%(101)

Russian0.1%(83)

Austrian0.1%(70)

Finnish0.1%(53)

Belgian0.1%(51)

Greek0.1%(48)

Slovak0.1%(48)

Swiss0.1%(48)

Jamaican0.1%(46)

French Canadian0.1%(45)

Ukrainian0.1%(34)

Portuguese0.1%(32)

Haitian0%(29)

Danish0%(25)

Guyanese0%(24)

Turkish0%(24)

Lebanese0%(22)

Brazilian0%(21)

Armenian0%(18)

Iranian0%(15)

Slovene0%(9)

Palestinian0%(4)

Barbadian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.0%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 19.0 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 married34.5%(8,876)

Married52.3%(13,453)

Widowed3.3%(839)

Divorced10%(2,577)

Women 15+

Never married28.3%(7,070)

Married52.3%(13,085)

Widowed8.5%(2,137)

Divorced10.8%(2,709)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 13.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.8%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.9%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.8%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 67.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.7%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% 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)21.3%(718)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.4%(889)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.2%(1,184)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(75)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(58)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,363 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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