Demographics of Caswell County, North Carolina

Caswell County, North Carolina had 22,563 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +87 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.

Caswell County, in four figures

22,563
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +87 people.; 46.7 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,755 ±$4,753
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.

Caswell County, North Carolina's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Caswell 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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Caswell County, North Carolina's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Caswell 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	22,476	100.0	100.0
2021	22,505	100.1	100.2
2022	22,218	98.9	100.7
2023	22,477	100.0	101.6
2024	22,461	99.9	102.5
2025	22,563	100.4	103.1

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Population of Caswell 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	22,476	−268	−42	0	−184
2021	22,505	+29	−179	+2	+198
2022	22,218	−287	−176	+7	−113
2023	22,477	+259	−137	+5	+395
2024	22,461	−16	−111	+16	+80
2025	22,563	+102	−111	+3	+212

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.7 ±0.8: for men 42.9 ±1.6 and for women 48.7 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Caswell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,001 ±158	4.5% ±0.7	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,109 ±289	13.9% ±1.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,777 ±274	7.9% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,020 ±416	22.4% ±1.9	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,329 ±394	28.2% ±1.8	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,168 ±412	23.1% ±1.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,755 ±$4,753, and income per person $30,179 ±$2,248, 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 Caswell County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,054 ±350	23.3% ±3.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,802 ±323	20.4% ±3.6	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,661 ±347	18.8% ±3.9	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,233 ±248	14.0% ±2.8	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,342 ±284	15.2% ±3.2	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	415 ±122	4.7% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	323 ±111	3.7% ±1.3	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 Caswell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	3,903 ±606	18.6% ±2.9	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	994 ±220	26.5% ±5.3	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,987 ±393	19.1% ±3.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	922 ±246	13.5% ±3.5	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Caswell County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Caswell County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	10,521 ±37	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.9% ±2.8	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.1% ±2.9	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.2% ±2.6	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.8% ±3.7	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$164,500 ±$7,137	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$727 ±$28	$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 Caswell County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,141 ±0	5.1% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,429 ±160	59.9% ±0.7	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,831 ±172	30.5% ±0.8	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	23 to 163	0.1% to 0.7%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	892 ±235	4.0% ±1.0	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 Caswell County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	13,160 ±665	58.7% ±3.0	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,419 ±665	37.6% ±3.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	30 to 166	0.1% to 0.7%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	727 ±175	3.2% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	267 ±112	1.2% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	460 ±128	2.1% ±0.6	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%.

Caswell County among the counties of North Carolina

75th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Caswell County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Currituck County	33,158	+16.7%
Cherokee County	30,830	+6.8%
Bladen County	30,007	+1.3%
Ashe County	27,514	+3.5%
Montgomery County	26,403	+2.7%
Caswell County	22,563	+0.4%
Madison County	22,553	+5.9%
Anson County	21,758	−2.1%
Martin County	21,601	−1.6%
Greene County	20,700	+1.3%
Polk County	20,533	+6.0%

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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