Demographics of Bertie County, North Carolina

Bertie County, North Carolina had 17,086 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −636 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bertie County, in four figures

17,086
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.6%
Change since July 2020: −636 people.; 46.6 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,750 ±$8,791
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bertie County, North Carolina's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bertie County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bertie County, North Carolina's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bertie County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,722	100.0	100.0
2021	17,237	97.3	100.2
2022	16,951	95.6	100.7
2023	17,013	96.0	101.6
2024	17,184	97.0	102.5
2025	17,086	96.4	103.1

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Population of Bertie County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	17,722	−211	−23	0	−155
2021	17,237	−485	−205	0	−273
2022	16,951	−286	−133	−1	−154
2023	17,013	+62	−115	+24	+151
2024	17,184	+171	−115	+65	+217
2025	17,086	−98	−119	+55	−32

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.6 ±0.9: for men 43.2 ±1.0 and for women 51.8 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bertie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	706 ±155	4.1% ±0.9	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,082 ±217	12.1% ±1.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,307 ±220	7.6% ±1.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,152 ±335	24.2% ±2.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,583 ±370	26.7% ±2.2	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,340 ±403	25.3% ±2.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,750 ±$8,791, and income per person $28,769 ±$2,580, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bertie County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,675 ±340	23.4% ±4.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,906 ±415	26.7% ±5.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,280 ±275	17.9% ±3.8	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	700 ±204	9.8% ±2.8	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	694 ±223	9.7% ±3.1	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	448 ±178	6.3% ±2.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	440 ±161	6.2% ±2.2	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bertie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	2,525 ±654	16.1% ±4.2	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	658 ±241	24.0% ±8.3	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,125 ±353	15.1% ±4.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	742 ±203	13.6% ±3.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bertie County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bertie County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	8,984 ±49	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.5% ±3.5	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.5% ±3.3	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.7% ±3.0	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.3% ±5.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$98,500 ±$11,907	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$839 ±$55	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bertie County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	422 ±0	2.5% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,904 ±81	34.4% ±0.5	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,229 ±126	59.6% ±0.7	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	130 ±46	0.8% ±0.3	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10 to 92	0.1% to 0.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	407 ±118	2.4% ±0.7	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bertie County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	13,885 ±514	80.9% ±3.0	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,781 ±473	16.2% ±2.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	51 to 279	0.3% to 1.6%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	339 ±98	2.0% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6 to 66	< 0.1% to 0.4%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	303 ±90	1.8% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bertie County among the counties of North Carolina

85th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Bertie County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Polk County	20,533	+6.0%
Yancey County	19,084	+3.2%
Hertford County	19,015	−11.2%
Warren County	18,898	+1.6%
Avery County	18,110	+1.1%
Bertie County	17,086	−3.6%
Northampton County	16,491	−5.4%
Mitchell County	15,062	+1.1%
Chowan County	14,082	+2.8%
Swain County	14,024	−0.6%
Perquimans County	13,490	+3.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026