COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Perquimans County

North Carolina · 10,447 residents · 247 sq mi

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Perquimans County is a county of 10,447 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 37.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 25%. 21.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

Total population

10,447

−8%vs 2000

vs 11,368 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 42.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

247 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(690)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(769)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(715)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(662)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(553)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(1,468)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(1,278)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(1,195)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(1,209)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(1,174)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(592)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(142)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,022

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,538 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,821

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,728 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.5%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,600

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$306

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $419 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.8%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

23.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.5%(8,015)

Black27.9%(3,167)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(68)

Asian0.2%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.5%(6,951)

Black32.7%(3,420)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(28)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0.6%(64)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(233)

Puerto Rican0.8%(105)

Cuban0.4%(55)

Central American0.2%(31)

Panamanian0.2%(31)

Asian origin

Taiwanese0.2%(29)

Asian Indian0.1%(17)

Korean0.1%(8)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(2)

Ancestry

American17.8%(2,364)

English15%(1,990)

Irish11.1%(1,474)

German8.2%(1,081)

Italian2.6%(342)

French2.1%(272)

Scottish2%(270)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(237)

Swedish0.5%(72)

Polish0.5%(70)

Subsaharan African0.5%(63)

French Canadian0.4%(56)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(54)

Dutch0.4%(54)

Slovak0.3%(37)

Hungarian0.1%(19)

Welsh0.1%(18)

Austrian0.1%(17)

Arab0.1%(16)

Moroccan0.1%(16)

Russian0.1%(14)

Norwegian0.1%(12)

Greek0.1%(11)

Ukrainian0.1%(11)

Nigerian0.1%(10)

Czech0.1%(8)

Danish0.1%(7)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

Portuguese0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.2%

−10.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.9% 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

27.1 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 23.0 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 married25.4%(1,347)

Married63.9%(3,383)

Widowed5.5%(290)

Divorced5.2%(274)

Women 15+

Never married24.7%(1,474)

Married52.9%(3,164)

Widowed15.1%(901)

Divorced7.3%(438)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 16.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.2%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.3%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.8%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 67.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% 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)25.4%(331)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.9%(441)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.8%(531)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(60)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,301 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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