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North Carolina

10,835,491 Population
48,624.1 square miles 222.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 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

$40,414 ±$304 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$70,804 ±$547 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.8% ±0.4% (1,349,302  ±38,975) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.3 minutes ±0.2 (111,229,650  ±1,201,268) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

4,392,669 ±15,675 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 (10,553,524  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.1% ±0.3% (131,195  ±6,584) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

4,979,177 ±649 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$308,600 ±$2,699 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.9% ±0.3% (1,383,380  ±36,128.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.6% ±0.6% (6,781,696  ±42,618.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
36.8% ±0.3% (2,754,921  ±25,659.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

13.8% ±0.3% (1,411,694  ±27,186.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

9.2% (995,127  ±22,367) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.3% ±0.1% (615,440  ±12,013) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
615,440 Total veterans ±12,013 533,428 Male ±10,636 82,012 Female ±5,115

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