STATE · ADMITTED 1789 · 1990 CENSUS

North Carolina

6,628,637 residents · 100 counties · 776 cities · 48,618 sq mi · 2,672 census tracts

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North Carolina is a state of 6,628,637 people. Median home value sits at $65,300. There are 1,420,676 fewer people here than in 2000. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $26,647 at the median, 12% less than the US figure.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,628,637

−18%vs 2000

vs 8,049,313 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

48,618 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410.7M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(456,336)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(439,168)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(440,572)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(495,966)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(543,101)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(1,152,229)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(1,008,277)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(705,099)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(585,832)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(486,119)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(247,081)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(68,857)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,647

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,184 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,885

−37%vs 2000

vs $20,307 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.0%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,300

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $95,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$382

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $548 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.0%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

32.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.2%(5,647,155)

Black21.4%(1,723,301)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(378,963)

Asian1.4%(112,416)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.6%(5,011,248)

Black22%(1,455,340)

Hispanic / Latino1%(69,020)

Asian0.8%(50,395)

Other1.7%(111,654)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.6%(600,832)

Central American2.1%(228,000)

Puerto Rican1.3%(134,733)

South American1%(103,545)

Honduran0.8%(81,812)

Salvadoran0.7%(69,893)

Guatemalan0.5%(50,232)

Colombian0.4%(40,883)

Dominican0.4%(37,934)

Cuban0.3%(35,761)

Venezuelan0.2%(18,341)

Spaniard0.2%(17,457)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(14,727)

Peruvian0.1%(12,523)

Nicaraguan0.1%(10,327)

Panamanian0.1%(8,724)

Argentine0.1%(6,541)

Costa Rican0.1%(6,279)

Chilean0.1%(5,962)

Uruguayan0%(1,579)

Bolivian0%(1,412)

Paraguayan0%(467)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.2%(131,175)

Chinese0.5%(48,685)

Vietnamese0.4%(38,481)

Filipino0.3%(28,611)

Korean0.2%(22,921)

Hmong0.1%(12,568)

Pakistani0.1%(10,702)

Nepalese0.1%(7,868)

Burmese0.1%(7,790)

Japanese0.1%(7,284)

Laotian0.1%(5,957)

Cambodian0%(4,502)

+ 13 more asian origin groups with data

Thai0%(4,093)

Taiwanese0%(3,049)

Kazakh0%(2,175)

Bangladeshi0%(2,168)

Sri Lankan0%(1,069)

Indonesian0%(797)

Uzbek0%(686)

Bhutanese0%(545)

Malaysian0%(288)

Mien0%(287)

Okinawan0%(127)

Mongolian0%(58)

Singaporean0%(54)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(7,150)

Samoan0%(3,819)

Chamorro0%(3,792)

Guamanian0%(254)

Tongan0%(179)

Marshallese0%(125)

Fijian0%(119)

Chuukese0%(4)

Ancestry

English12.7%(1,367,875)

German9.4%(1,012,317)

Irish8.4%(903,955)

American8.3%(886,441)

Italian3.3%(355,697)

Scottish2.3%(242,972)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(191,917)

Polish1.4%(152,351)

French1.4%(148,623)

Subsaharan African1.4%(145,623)

Dutch0.7%(70,661)

West Indian0.6%(61,893)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(54,163)

Welsh0.5%(53,073)

Arab0.5%(49,918)

Norwegian0.5%(49,332)

British0.4%(45,139)

Russian0.4%(41,131)

French Canadian0.3%(31,872)

Greek0.3%(29,598)

Hungarian0.3%(28,910)

Jamaican0.2%(25,868)

Ukrainian0.2%(23,537)

Nigerian0.2%(21,534)

Portuguese0.2%(18,951)

Czech0.2%(18,617)

Haitian0.2%(18,231)

Danish0.2%(16,253)

Swiss0.1%(15,871)

Lebanese0.1%(15,076)

Canadian0.1%(13,545)

Austrian0.1%(12,427)

Slovak0.1%(12,314)

Lithuanian0.1%(12,156)

Romanian0.1%(11,420)

Brazilian0.1%(10,041)

Ethiopian0.1%(9,730)

Egyptian0.1%(8,943)

Finnish0.1%(7,827)

Iranian0.1%(6,756)

Moroccan0.1%(5,599)

Croatian0.1%(5,519)

Turkish0.1%(5,478)

Ghanaian0%(5,349)

Belgian0%(4,935)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(4,502)

Kenyan0%(3,695)

Palestinian0%(3,645)

Armenian0%(3,127)

Slovene0%(2,788)

Serbian0%(2,774)

Guyanese0%(2,759)

Syrian0%(2,506)

Jordanian0%(2,397)

Somali0%(2,377)

Bulgarian0%(2,256)

Iraqi0%(2,042)

Australian0%(1,933)

Barbadian0%(1,873)

Israeli0%(1,798)

Latvian0%(1,611)

Cape Verdean0%(1,146)

Macedonian0%(730)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.4%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.0%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 15.9 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 married35.6%(1,516,822)

Married52.8%(2,253,121)

Widowed2.8%(119,764)

Divorced8.8%(376,746)

Women 15+

Never married30.4%(1,384,452)

Married48.9%(2,223,687)

Widowed8.7%(397,144)

Divorced12%(544,132)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% 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)29%(178,729)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.4%(168,707)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.4%(193,529)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(22,101)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(3,870)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 615,509 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Charlotte964,784

2.Raleigh506,306

3.Greensboro308,667

4.Durham305,561

5.Winston-Salem257,271

6.Fayetteville209,120

7.Cary183,582

8.Wilmington126,809

9.High Point120,571

10.Concord114,598

11.Greenville96,443

12.Asheville93,523

13.Gastonia87,067

14.Apex80,419

15.Jacksonville72,732

16.Huntersville68,535

17.Chapel Hill63,565

18.Kannapolis61,708

19.Burlington61,496

20.Wake Forest58,147

21.Mooresville55,842

22.Rocky Mount55,120

23.Holly Springs50,288

24.Wilson49,572

25.Fuquay-Varina48,536

26.Hickory45,975

27.Indian Trail44,303

28.Monroe42,644

29.Garner41,562

30.Salisbury36,879

31.Leland35,731

32.Cornelius35,094

33.Goldsboro35,012

34.New Bern34,724

35.Sanford34,138

36.Matthews32,769

37.Clayton32,633

38.Morrisville32,466

39.Statesville32,181

40.Mint Hill29,476

41.Kernersville29,128

42.Asheboro27,990

43.Thomasville27,733

44.Shelby23,309

45.Knightdale23,144

Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (15)

1.Charlotte2,938,830

2.Raleigh1,595,720

3.Greensboro805,945

4.Winston-Salem712,206

5.Durham625,485

6.Wilmington492,772

7.Asheville422,345

8.Fayetteville395,412

9.Hickory376,890

10.Jacksonville217,175

11.Burlington186,177

12.Greenville182,936

13.Rocky Mount148,486

14.Goldsboro122,278

15.Pinehurst110,619

Micropolitan areas (23)

1.Anderson Creek150,137

2.New Bern127,358

3.Lumberton119,941

4.Shelby103,325

5.Wilson81,150

6.Mount Airy72,287

7.Morehead City70,469

8.Sanford70,258

9.Albemarle68,830

10.North Wilkesboro66,233

11.Forest City65,745

12.Waynesville63,369

13.Roanoke Rapids63,025

14.Kinston55,837

15.Boone54,786

16.Marion45,198

17.Washington44,670

18.Henderson42,638

19.Elizabeth City42,201

20.Rockingham42,041

21.Kill Devil Hills38,245

22.Brevard34,211

23.Laurinburg33,322

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

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