Warren County is a county of 18,795 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 49.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $154,200. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 30%. 3% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,638, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Warren County
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.5 → 49.6(+12.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Black share57.1% → 47.3%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants76.4% → 69.4%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)24.2%(358)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(404)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.9%(517)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.7%(84)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,482 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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Over time
Warren County, decade by decade
Warren County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
17,265
$40,650
$115,923
7.1%
65.9
2000
19,972
$51,646
$117,497
11.6%
69.4
2010
20,972
$44,079
$136,233
13.9%
72.6
2020
18,642
$45,422
$108,477
15.3%
75.9
2024
18,795
$50,638
$154,200
18.9%
77.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
