Demographics of Iredell County, North Carolina

Iredell County, North Carolina had 211,798 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +24,122 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.

Iredell County, in four figures

211,798
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +12.9%
Change since July 2020: +24,122 people.; 40.8 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,419 ±$2,620
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.

Iredell County, North Carolina's population grew 12.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Iredell 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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Iredell County, North Carolina's population grew 12.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Iredell 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	187,676	100.0	100.0
2021	192,185	102.4	100.2
2022	196,005	104.4	100.7
2023	200,005	106.6	101.6
2024	206,119	109.8	102.5
2025	211,798	112.9	103.1

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Population of Iredell 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	187,676	+990	−28	+4	+1,065
2021	192,185	+4,509	−119	+129	+4,649
2022	196,005	+3,820	−44	+532	+3,255
2023	200,005	+4,000	+127	+688	+3,162
2024	206,119	+6,114	+150	+961	+4,949
2025	211,798	+5,679	+196	+439	+5,094

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.8 ±0.3: for men 39.7 ±0.4 and for women 42.1 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Iredell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	10,535 ±131	5.4% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	33,214 ±949	16.9% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	15,511 ±728	7.9% ±0.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	49,330 ±1,042	25.1% ±0.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	55,015 ±1,140	28.0% ±0.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	32,939 ±1,181	16.8% ±0.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,419 ±$2,620, and income per person $45,398 ±$1,552, 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 Iredell County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	9,586 ±825	12.6% ±1.1	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	13,106 ±909	17.2% ±1.2	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	12,527 ±1,037	16.4% ±1.3	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	11,006 ±911	14.4% ±1.2	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	13,940 ±957	18.3% ±1.2	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,701 ±572	8.8% ±0.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	9,478 ±763	12.4% ±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 Iredell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	19,518 ±1,989	10.0% ±1.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,549 ±822	12.9% ±1.9	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	10,091 ±1,029	9.6% ±1.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,878 ±494	8.4% ±1.1	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Iredell County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Iredell County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	84,199 ±188	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.7% ±0.8	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.3% ±0.8	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.9% ±1.1	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.1% ±1.1	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$321,400 ±$9,512	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,252 ±$51	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±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 Iredell County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	18,191 ±0	9.3% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	142,907 ±465	72.7% ±0.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	21,753 ±840	11.1% ±0.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,773 ±433	2.4% ±0.2	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	192 ±89	0.1% ±<0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 92	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,503 ±609	0.8% ±0.3	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,185 ±939	3.7% ±0.5	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 Iredell County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	98,028 ±2,301	49.9% ±1.2	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	82,526 ±2,193	42.0% ±1.1	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,935 ±466	1.0% ±0.2	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14,055 ±1,031	7.2% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,592 ±606	3.4% ±0.3	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,463 ±1,048	3.8% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Iredell County among the counties of North Carolina

14th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Iredell County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Johnston County	256,448	+17.9%
Cabarrus County	249,725	+9.9%
Gaston County	246,558	+7.8%
New Hanover County	245,959	+8.6%
Onslow County	217,175	+5.9%
Iredell County	211,798	+12.9%
Alamance County	186,177	+8.5%
Pitt County	182,936	+5.4%
Davidson County	180,182	+6.6%
Brunswick County	174,702	+26.5%
Catawba County	170,172	+5.8%

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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