COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Northampton County

North Carolina · 20,798 residents · 537 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

Part of the Roanoke Rapids micropolitan area

The short version

Northampton County is a county of 20,798 people in North Carolina. The typical home is worth $37,500. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 32%. The poverty rate is 23.6%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,798

−6%vs 2000

vs 22,086 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

537 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,337)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,435)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,576)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,425)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(1,271)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(2,966)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(2,749)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(2,270)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(2,266)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(2,227)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(1,052)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(224)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,029

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,652 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,244

−47%vs 2000

vs $15,413 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.6%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,500

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$231

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $386 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.6%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

23.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic39%(8,603)

Black59.3%(13,096)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(161)

Asian0.1%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic40.4%(8,405)

Black59.4%(12,349)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(61)

Asian0%(3)

Other0.2%(41)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(209)

Puerto Rican0.5%(77)

Cuban0.2%(35)

Central American0.1%(24)

Salvadoran0.1%(22)

Dominican0.1%(11)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0%(2)

Ancestry

American13.8%(2,331)

English9.6%(1,628)

Irish3%(503)

German2.8%(469)

French0.9%(149)

Italian0.6%(101)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(95)

Subsaharan African0.4%(76)

Arab0.4%(66)

Polish0.3%(53)

British0.3%(47)

Czech0.2%(39)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.2%(37)

Scottish0.2%(34)

Swedish0.2%(29)

Lebanese0.2%(27)

Norwegian0.1%(18)

Welsh0.1%(14)

Greek0.1%(13)

Ukrainian0.1%(13)

Russian0.1%(11)

Australian0.1%(9)

French Canadian0%(8)

West Indian0%(8)

Jamaican0%(8)

Slovene0%(7)

Nigerian0%(6)

Slovak0%(5)

Syrian0%(4)

Swiss0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.8%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 18.2 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 married34.4%(2,380)

Married49%(3,383)

Widowed4.2%(288)

Divorced12.4%(860)

Women 15+

Never married27.8%(2,105)

Married43.7%(3,312)

Widowed17.3%(1,314)

Divorced11.2%(845)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.5%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.8%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.2%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.9%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.6%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% 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)15.9%(162)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(233)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era53.5%(544)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,017 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper