Person County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Person County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	39,542	10,730,404	334,922,499	1221st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,300	$72,388	$80,734	1769th of 3,221
Median Age	44.2	39.1	38.9	893rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.3%	35.7%	35.7%	2131st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$213,900	$288,900	$332,700	1263rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$864	$1,228	$1,413	1645th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.5%	13.0%	12.5%	845th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	4.7%	5.2%	885th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	100.8	220.7	n/a	971st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.1%	9.1%	14.1%	1515th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.6	n/a	n/a	1628th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.3%	66.6%	65.2%	1095th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.9	25.1	26.4	407th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.9%	16.3%	15.1%	652nd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.2%	n/a	n/a	1207th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.7%	47.2%	46.9%	1919th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.6%	n/a	n/a	1334th 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 Person County, North Carolina

Statistic	Person County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	25.8%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.6	58.4	61.4

Age in Person County, North Carolina

Statistic	Person County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	44.2	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.6%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.1%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.3%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Person County, North Carolina

Statistic	Person County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	16,063	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.3%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.9%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.6%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.2%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	28.4%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Person County, North Carolina

Statistic	Person County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,635	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.5%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.1%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.9%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.1%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.5%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.0%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.5%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Person County, North Carolina

Statistic	Person County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	18,584	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.9%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.9%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.6%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.7%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	38.3%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,328	$1,896	n/a

Education in Person County, North Carolina

Statistic	Person County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	11.1%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.7%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.9%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.9%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Person County, North Carolina

Statistic	Person County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.2%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.3%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.3%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.4%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Person County, North Carolina

Statistic	Person County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.9%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	10.0%	16.7%

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