state

North Carolina

Demographic and economic profile of North Carolina, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

Population

11,046,024

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$69,904

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Age

39.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.2% since 2018

North Carolina added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,695,587 (63.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,178,329 (20.6%)
  • Two or More Races753,265 (7.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone506,289 (4.8%)
  • Asian Alone333,844 (3.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone110,873 (1.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish841,347
  2. 2.Other Indo-European107,683
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island83,560
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)39,527
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)38,710

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

618,846

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

$58,215

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

94.4 (US=100)

Data USA · as of 2023

Per Capita Income

$39,616

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,124,308
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management614,086
  3. 3.Manufacturing585,340
  4. 4.Retail Trade559,862
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation429,589

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,081,362
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations988,091
  3. 3.Service Occupations777,759
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations696,473
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations447,025

Census ACS · as of 2023

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.18×)585,340
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.08×)373,723
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.05×)351,217
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)559,862
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.02×)239,461

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$259,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,162/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999425,269 (15.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999330,453 (11.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999293,125 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999283,641 (10.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999271,061 (9.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999171,117 (6.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

34.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,356

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.1 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,659,780 (73.3%)
  • Worked at Home722,489 (14.5%)
  • Carpooled421,098 (8.4%)
  • Walked80,941 (1.6%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other63,428 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit36,009 (0.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.