Demographics of Currituck County, North Carolina

Currituck County, North Carolina had 33,158 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,753 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.

Currituck County, in four figures

33,158
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +16.7%
Change since July 2020: +4,753 people.; 41.6 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $93,511 ±$8,425
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.

Currituck County, North Carolina's population grew 16.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Currituck 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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Currituck County, North Carolina's population grew 16.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Currituck 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	28,405	100.0	100.0
2021	29,700	104.6	100.2
2022	30,994	109.1	100.7
2023	31,614	111.3	101.6
2024	32,436	114.2	102.5
2025	33,158	116.7	103.1

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Population of Currituck 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	28,405	+304	+24	0	+305
2021	29,700	+1,295	−7	−1	+1,377
2022	30,994	+1,294	+20	−1	+1,204
2023	31,614	+620	+16	+13	+580
2024	32,436	+822	−33	+101	+745
2025	33,158	+722	−41	+27	+742

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±0.6: for men 41.2 ±0.7 and for women 42.2 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Currituck County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,509 ±87	4.9% ±0.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,195 ±385	17.0% ±1.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,929 ±224	6.3% ±0.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,739 ±395	25.3% ±1.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,740 ±466	28.6% ±1.5	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,489 ±413	17.9% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $93,511 ±$8,425, and income per person $46,003 ±$2,467, 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 Currituck County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,276 ±245	10.8% ±2.1	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,490 ±293	12.6% ±2.5	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,834 ±319	15.5% ±2.7	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,590 ±313	13.4% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,630 ±383	22.2% ±3.2	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,295 ±246	10.9% ±2.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,730 ±316	14.6% ±2.6	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 Currituck County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	2,281 ±551	7.5% ±1.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	608 ±226	9.3% ±3.4	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	992 ±304	6.2% ±1.9	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	681 ±174	8.7% ±2.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Currituck County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Currituck County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	17,079 ±40	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	69.4% ±1.7	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	30.6% ±1.7	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.3% ±2.6	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.7% ±2.5	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$378,800 ±$11,709	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,162 ±$133	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±1	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 Currituck County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,587 ±0	5.2% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,646 ±258	83.8% ±0.8	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,541 ±147	5.0% ±0.5	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	280 ±97	0.9% ±0.3	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 69	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	97 to 545	0.3% to 1.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,189 ±222	3.9% ±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 Currituck County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	6,032 ±658	19.7% ±2.2	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	23,218 ±707	75.9% ±2.3	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	323 ±121	1.1% ±0.4	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,028 ±249	3.4% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	471 ±131	1.5% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	557 ±208	1.8% ±0.7	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Currituck County among the counties of North Carolina

70th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Currituck County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Yadkin County	38,325	+2.9%
Dare County	38,245	+3.3%
Alexander County	36,958	+1.5%
Transylvania County	34,211	+2.9%
Scotland County	33,322	−0.3%
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%

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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