Demographics of Graham County, North Carolina

Graham County, North Carolina had 8,190 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +151 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.

Graham County, in four figures

8,190
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +151 people.; 45.6 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,684 ±$4,545
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.

Graham County, North Carolina's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Graham 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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Graham County, North Carolina's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Graham 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	8,039	100.0	100.0
2021	8,020	99.8	100.2
2022	8,049	100.1	100.7
2023	8,052	100.2	101.6
2024	8,135	101.2	102.5
2025	8,190	101.9	103.1

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Population of Graham 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	8,039	+10	0	0	+8
2021	8,020	−19	−56	−1	+37
2022	8,049	+29	−17	+9	+38
2023	8,052	+3	−24	+1	+28
2024	8,135	+83	−35	+2	+115
2025	8,190	+55	−24	−2	+80

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.6 ±0.7: for men 41.9 ±4.6 and for women 48.6 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Graham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	324 ±74	4.0% ±0.9	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,220 ±207	15.1% ±2.6	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	515 ±159	6.4% ±2.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,909 ±186	23.6% ±2.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,042 ±220	25.3% ±2.7	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,062 ±257	25.5% ±3.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,684 ±$4,545, and income per person $30,648 ±$2,566, 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 Graham County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	614 ±161	17.4% ±4.5	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,168 ±244	33.1% ±6.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	644 ±178	18.3% ±4.9	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	339 ±130	9.6% ±3.6	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	398 ±135	11.3% ±3.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	208 ±102	5.9% ±2.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	54 to 252	1.5% to 7.1%	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Graham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	531 ±188	6.7% ±2.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 118	0% to 7.6%	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	316 ±124	8.1% ±3.2	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	159 ±70	6.4% ±2.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Graham County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Graham County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	5,240 ±28	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	67.3% ±3.8	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	32.7% ±3.8	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±3.1	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±4.8	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$170,600 ±$23,203	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$676 ±$179	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±4	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 Graham County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	240 ±0	3.0% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,853 ±16	84.9% ±0.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 114	0% to 1.4%	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7 to 101	0.1% to 1.3%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	771 ±88	9.6% ±1.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 72	0% to 0.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	28 to 152	0.3% to 1.9%	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 Graham County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	6,140 ±301	76.1% ±3.7	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,765 ±313	21.9% ±3.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 33	0% to 0.4%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	153 ±65	1.9% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	31 to 133	0.4% to 1.6%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	22 to 120	0.3% to 1.5%	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%.

Graham County among the counties of North Carolina

98th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Graham County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Alleghany County	11,479	+5.4%
Camden County	11,315	+8.7%
Washington County	10,638	−3.1%
Gates County	10,234	−2.1%
Jones County	9,575	+4.6%
Graham County	8,190	+1.9%
Hyde County	4,554	+1.0%
Tyrrell County	3,537	+9.3%

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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