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North Carolina

11,046,024 Population
48,624.1 square miles 227.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,777 ±$387 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$73,958 ±$863 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.6% ±0.3% (1,349,479  ±29,119) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.7 minutes ±0.2 (116,963,336  ±1,127,069) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

4,496,359 ±13,556 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 (10,760,395  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.2% ±0.3% (136,689  ±6,834) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

5,073,509 ±767 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$333,000 ±$1,908 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.2% ±0.3% (1,332,016  ±34,277.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.9% ±0.6% (6,947,037  ±48,858.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
37.1% ±0.4% (2,839,924  ±29,108.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

14.4% ±0.2% (1,498,438  ±24,912) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

9.9% (1,093,166  ±23,266) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.2% ±0.1% (621,063  ±12,128) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
621,063 Total veterans ±12,128 538,401 Male ±10,807 82,662 Female ±5,101

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