Demographics of Jackson County, North Carolina

Jackson County, North Carolina had 45,039 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,897 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.

Jackson County, in four figures

45,039
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.9%
Change since July 2020: +2,897 people.; 38.1 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,815 ±$5,024
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.

Jackson County, North Carolina's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson 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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Jackson County, North Carolina's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson 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	42,142	100.0	100.0
2021	42,521	100.9	100.2
2022	43,920	104.2	100.7
2023	45,034	106.9	101.6
2024	44,986	106.7	102.5
2025	45,039	106.9	103.1

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Population of Jackson 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	42,142	−980	−28	+1	−765
2021	42,521	+379	−105	+13	+468
2022	43,920	+1,399	−128	+113	+1,284
2023	45,034	+1,114	−83	+116	+1,059
2024	44,986	−48	−109	+210	−143
2025	45,039	+53	−105	+103	+51

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±1.2: for men 36.9 ±0.8 and for women 40.5 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jackson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,477 ±164	3.4% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,687 ±459	13.0% ±1.0	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,338 ±765	19.0% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,426 ±556	21.5% ±1.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,996 ±600	22.8% ±1.4	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,847 ±571	20.2% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,815 ±$5,024, and income per person $33,850 ±$2,302, 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 Jackson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	3,910 ±557	21.2% ±2.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,493 ±702	24.4% ±3.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,414 ±514	18.5% ±2.7	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,360 ±365	12.8% ±1.9	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,285 ±350	12.4% ±1.9	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	922 ±293	5.0% ±1.6	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,046 ±249	5.7% ±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 Jackson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	7,132 ±794	18.0% ±2.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,530 ±384	22.1% ±5.1	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,372 ±583	20.8% ±2.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,230 ±299	10.6% ±2.5	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	27,803 ±42	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	66.3% ±2.2	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	33.7% ±2.2	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.8% ±2.4	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.2% ±3.3	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$284,700 ±$19,969	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$904 ±$55	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±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 Jackson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,500 ±0	8.0% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	34,317 ±166	78.4% ±0.4	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	927 ±180	2.1% ±0.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	446 ±90	1.0% ±0.2	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,819 ±282	6.4% ±0.6	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1 to 133	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	55 to 249	0.1% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,543 ±378	3.5% ±0.9	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 Jackson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	23,867 ±1,010	54.5% ±2.3	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,576 ±1,029	40.2% ±2.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	348 ±168	0.8% ±0.4	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,980 ±366	4.5% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	558 ±174	1.3% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,422 ±302	3.2% ±0.7	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Jackson County among the counties of North Carolina

58th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Jackson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Vance County	42,638	+0.2%
Pasquotank County	42,201	+4.5%
Richmond County	42,041	−1.6%
Person County	40,636	+3.7%

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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