Demographics of Halifax County, North Carolina

Halifax County, North Carolina had 46,534 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,867 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.

Halifax County, in four figures

46,534
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.9%
Change since July 2020: −1,867 people.; 43.6 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,590 ±$2,970
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.

Halifax County, North Carolina's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Halifax 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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Halifax County, North Carolina's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Halifax 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	48,401	100.0	100.0
2021	48,268	99.7	100.2
2022	47,587	98.3	100.7
2023	47,075	97.3	101.6
2024	46,993	97.1	102.5
2025	46,534	96.1	103.1

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Population of Halifax 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	48,401	−212	−66	0	−126
2021	48,268	−133	−340	+9	+164
2022	47,587	−681	−322	+50	−411
2023	47,075	−512	−211	+60	−359
2024	46,993	−82	−221	+41	+103
2025	46,534	−459	−228	+29	−257

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.6 ±0.4: for men 41.9 ±0.6 and for women 46.2 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Halifax County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	2,614 ±51	5.5% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,499 ±472	15.7% ±1.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,498 ±350	7.3% ±0.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,007 ±451	23.1% ±0.9	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,542 ±478	26.3% ±1.0	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,515 ±582	22.1% ±1.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,590 ±$2,970, and income per person $27,648 ±$1,372, 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 Halifax County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	6,371 ±618	31.3% ±3.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,687 ±487	23.0% ±2.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,085 ±389	15.1% ±1.9	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,178 ±317	10.7% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,433 ±483	11.9% ±2.4	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	919 ±201	4.5% ±1.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	710 ±202	3.5% ±1.0	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 Halifax County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	10,563 ±1,065	22.8% ±2.3	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,087 ±549	31.4% ±4.9	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,772 ±593	21.3% ±2.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,704 ±354	19.3% ±2.4	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Halifax County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Halifax County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	24,872 ±62	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.0% ±1.7	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.0% ±1.7	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.9% ±2.1	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.1% ±2.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$106,200 ±$7,784	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$813 ±$44	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Halifax County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,612 ±0	3.4% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,496 ±228	36.7% ±0.5	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	24,542 ±382	51.5% ±0.8	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	438 ±30	0.9% ±0.1	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,337 ±136	2.8% ±0.3	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	20 to 154	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,142 ±478	4.5% ±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 Halifax County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	36,914 ±905	77.4% ±1.9	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,211 ±826	19.3% ±1.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	250 ±113	0.5% ±0.2	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,300 ±281	2.7% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	451 ±170	0.9% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	849 ±260	1.8% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Halifax County among the counties of North Carolina

54th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Halifax County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lenoir County	55,837	+1.4%
Watauga County	54,786	+0.6%
Duplin County	51,571	+6.0%
Columbus County	50,487	0%
Edgecombe County	49,121	+0.7%
Halifax County	46,534	−3.9%
Stokes County	46,126	+3.5%
Davie County	45,855	+6.9%
McDowell County	45,198	+1.4%
Jackson County	45,039	+6.9%
Beaufort County	44,670	−0.1%

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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