Demographics of Craven County, North Carolina

Craven County, North Carolina had 105,025 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,511 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.

Craven County, in four figures

105,025
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.5%
Change since July 2020: +3,511 people.; 38.8 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,873 ±$3,115
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.

Craven County, North Carolina's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Craven 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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Craven County, North Carolina's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Craven 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	101,514	100.0	100.0
2021	101,696	100.2	100.2
2022	102,413	100.9	100.7
2023	103,370	101.8	101.6
2024	104,173	102.6	102.5
2025	105,025	103.5	103.1

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Population of Craven 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	101,514	+788	+78	+13	+814
2021	101,696	+182	−214	+32	+323
2022	102,413	+717	−130	+128	+716
2023	103,370	+957	+1	+143	+792
2024	104,173	+803	−39	+189	+636
2025	105,025	+852	−10	+55	+799

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±0.4: for men 36.1 ±0.4 and for women 41.7 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Craven County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	6,113 ±95	6.0% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	15,706 ±747	15.3% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	11,169 ±606	10.9% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	24,888 ±649	24.3% ±0.6	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	23,290 ±758	22.7% ±0.7	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	21,446 ±868	20.9% ±0.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,873 ±$3,115, and income per person $36,931 ±$1,160, 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 Craven County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	7,267 ±740	17.0% ±1.7	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	9,418 ±830	22.0% ±1.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,463 ±784	17.4% ±1.8	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,980 ±517	13.9% ±1.2	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,591 ±658	17.7% ±1.5	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,767 ±397	6.5% ±0.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,385 ±350	5.6% ±0.8	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 Craven County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	13,443 ±1,332	13.7% ±1.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,794 ±603	17.6% ±2.7	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,694 ±846	13.8% ±1.7	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,955 ±428	10.6% ±1.5	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Craven County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Craven County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	48,533 ±152	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.3% ±1.2	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.7% ±1.2	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.4% ±1.8	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.6% ±1.8	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$231,600 ±$6,974	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,110 ±$39	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±2	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 Craven County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,996 ±0	7.8% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	66,187 ±579	64.5% ±0.6	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	20,030 ±499	19.5% ±0.5	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,944 ±277	2.9% ±0.3	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	91 to 277	0.1% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	160 ±75	0.2% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	548 to 1,696	0.5% to 1.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,989 ±606	3.9% ±0.6	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 Craven County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	50,070 ±1,701	48.8% ±1.7	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	46,514 ±1,590	45.3% ±1.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,806 ±474	1.8% ±0.5	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,222 ±504	4.1% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,593 ±440	2.5% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,629 ±385	1.6% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Craven County among the counties of North Carolina

28th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Craven County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Randolph County	149,516	+3.5%
Henderson County	122,375	+5.0%
Wayne County	122,278	+3.8%
Robeson County	119,941	+3.4%
Moore County	110,619	+10.3%
Craven County	105,025	+3.5%
Cleveland County	103,325	+3.4%
Nash County	99,365	+3.9%
Lincoln County	98,654	+13.2%
Rockingham County	94,195	+3.3%
Burke County	88,655	+1.6%

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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