Demographics of Haywood County, North Carolina

Haywood County, North Carolina had 63,369 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,150 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.

Haywood County, in four figures

63,369
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,150 people.; 47.8 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,912 ±$2,423
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.

Haywood County, North Carolina's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Haywood 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Haywood County, North Carolina's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Haywood 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	62,219	100.0	100.0
2021	62,539	100.5	100.2
2022	62,588	100.6	100.7
2023	62,948	101.2	101.6
2024	63,233	101.6	102.5
2025	63,369	101.8	103.1

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Population of Haywood 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	62,219	+131	−76	0	+226
2021	62,539	+320	−481	+15	+790
2022	62,588	+49	−537	+31	+545
2023	62,948	+360	−446	+56	+734
2024	63,233	+285	−402	+106	+579
2025	63,369	+136	−385	+35	+489

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.8 ±0.3: for men 46.0 ±0.7 and for women 49.5 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Haywood County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	2,643 ±129	4.2% ±0.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,382 ±515	13.4% ±0.8	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,068 ±307	6.5% ±0.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,340 ±552	22.9% ±0.9	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,123 ±639	27.3% ±1.0	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,106 ±811	25.7% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,912 ±$2,423, and income per person $36,367 ±$1,499, 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 Haywood County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	5,246 ±625	19.3% ±2.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,972 ±660	22.0% ±2.4	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,200 ±483	15.5% ±1.7	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,797 ±441	14.0% ±1.6	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,752 ±501	17.5% ±1.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,661 ±275	6.1% ±1.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,495 ±355	5.5% ±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 Haywood County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	8,116 ±1,170	13.1% ±1.9	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,043 ±494	19.2% ±4.4	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,621 ±566	11.8% ±1.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,452 ±469	12.0% ±2.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Haywood County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Haywood County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	35,560 ±41	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.3% ±1.8	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.7% ±1.8	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.9% ±1.7	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.1% ±2.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$279,200 ±$9,537	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,067 ±$50	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±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 Haywood County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,103 ±0	5.0% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	56,657 ±152	90.4% ±0.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	545 ±164	0.9% ±0.3	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	229 ±90	0.4% ±0.1	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	264 ±81	0.4% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	35 to 253	0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,720 ±224	2.7% ±0.4	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 Haywood County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	35,705 ±1,334	57.0% ±2.1	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	24,872 ±1,305	39.7% ±2.1	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	357 ±125	0.6% ±0.2	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,728 ±343	2.8% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	872 ±220	1.4% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	856 ±265	1.4% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Haywood County among the counties of North Carolina

45th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Haywood County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Carteret County	70,469	+4.1%
Lee County	70,258	+10.8%
Stanly County	68,830	+9.8%
Wilkes County	66,233	+0.5%
Rutherford County	65,745	+2.1%
Haywood County	63,369	+1.8%
Sampson County	61,504	+4.1%
Granville County	61,421	+2.1%
Hoke County	56,939	+9.0%
Lenoir County	55,837	+1.4%
Watauga County	54,786	+0.6%

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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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026