Northampton County, North Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Northampton County, North Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside North Carolina and the United States.

Northampton County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for median age (139th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Northampton County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,931	10,730,404	334,922,499	2041st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,086	$72,388	$80,734	2766th of 3,221
Median Age	52.0	39.1	38.9	139th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.9%	35.7%	35.7%	2367th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$114,500	$288,900	$332,700	2776th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$758	$1,228	$1,413	2428th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.1%	13.0%	12.5%	453rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.1%	4.7%	5.2%	272nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	31.5	220.7	n/a	1947th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	9.1%	14.1%	2517th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.2	n/a	n/a	2395th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.6%	66.6%	65.2%	1598th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.9	25.1	26.4	531st of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.9%	16.3%	15.1%	2426th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.7%	n/a	n/a	1307th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.9%	47.2%	46.9%	3021st of 3,222
Broadband Access	63.3%	n/a	n/a	3068th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Northampton County, North Carolina

Statistic	Northampton County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	39.0%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	54.4%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.0	58.4	61.4

Age in Northampton County, North Carolina

Statistic	Northampton County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	52.0	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	17.7%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.7%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	29.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Northampton County, North Carolina

Statistic	Northampton County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	7,857	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.7%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.2%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.8%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.0%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	31.0%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Northampton County, North Carolina

Statistic	Northampton County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,746	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.3%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.7%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.1%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.1%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.3%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	26.4%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Northampton County, North Carolina

Statistic	Northampton County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	10,641	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.9%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.5%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	26.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.4%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.3%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,239	$1,896	n/a

Education in Northampton County, North Carolina

Statistic	Northampton County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	14.9%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.6%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.6%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.0%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Northampton County, North Carolina

Statistic	Northampton County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.3%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.6%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.3%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.8%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.5%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.0%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Northampton County, North Carolina

Statistic	Northampton County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.2%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.0%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.3%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	10.0%	16.7%

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