Vance County, North Carolina

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Vance County, North Carolina is among the lowest in the country for married-couple households.

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Key figures

Statistic	Vance County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	42,322	10,730,404	334,922,499	1163rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,465	$72,388	$80,734	2747th of 3,221
Median Age	39.9	39.1	38.9	2154th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.2%	35.7%	35.7%	2464th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$161,500	$288,900	$332,700	1997th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$883	$1,228	$1,413	1534th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.8%	13.0%	12.5%	572nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.2%	4.7%	5.2%	257th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	167.7	220.7	n/a	703rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.7%	9.1%	14.1%	869th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.9	n/a	n/a	2704th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	60.1%	66.6%	65.2%	3005th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.9	25.1	26.4	1209th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.8%	16.3%	15.1%	1542nd of 3,222
Uninsured	14.3%	n/a	n/a	826th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.0%	47.2%	46.9%	3066th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.9%	n/a	n/a	2199th 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 Vance County, North Carolina

Statistic	Vance County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.5%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	47.3%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	62.7	58.4	61.4

Age in Vance County, North Carolina

Statistic	Vance County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	39.9	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	24.0%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.3%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Vance County, North Carolina

Statistic	Vance County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	16,147	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.8%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.5%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	26.8%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.3%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	37.2%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Vance County, North Carolina

Statistic	Vance County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,551	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.8%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.5%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.8%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.0%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.3%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Vance County, North Carolina

Statistic	Vance County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	19,489	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.5%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.5%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.1%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.9%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.3%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,256	$1,896	n/a

Education in Vance County, North Carolina

Statistic	Vance County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	14.8%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.1%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.9%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.4%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.8%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Vance County, North Carolina

Statistic	Vance County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.5%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.8%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.7%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.8%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.0%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Vance County, North Carolina

Statistic	Vance County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.6%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.1%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.9%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.7%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.6%	10.0%	16.7%

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