Demographics of Mitchell County, North Carolina

Mitchell County, North Carolina had 15,062 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +161 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.

Mitchell County, in four figures

15,062
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +161 people.; 48.0 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,602 ±$5,146
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.

Mitchell County, North Carolina's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mitchell 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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Mitchell County, North Carolina's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mitchell 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	14,901	100.0	100.0
2021	14,980	100.5	100.2
2022	15,043	101.0	100.7
2023	15,013	100.8	101.6
2024	15,142	101.6	102.5
2025	15,062	101.1	103.1

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Population of Mitchell 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	14,901	0	−17	0	+17
2021	14,980	+79	−132	−1	+211
2022	15,043	+63	−168	+13	+210
2023	15,013	−30	−134	+8	+96
2024	15,142	+129	−113	+60	+178
2025	15,062	−80	−112	+24	+8

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.0 ±1.2: for men 45.6 ±0.6 and for women 50.1 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mitchell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	651 ±63	4.3% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,986 ±176	13.2% ±1.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,137 ±199	7.6% ±1.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,231 ±238	21.6% ±1.6	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,096 ±259	27.3% ±1.7	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,891 ±337	26.0% ±2.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,602 ±$5,146, and income per person $34,790 ±$3,386, 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 Mitchell County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,467 ±280	22.3% ±4.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,469 ±263	22.3% ±3.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,144 ±242	17.4% ±3.6	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	966 ±213	14.7% ±3.2	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	926 ±222	14.1% ±3.3	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	308 ±116	4.7% ±1.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	307 ±116	4.7% ±1.8	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 Mitchell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,882 ±404	12.9% ±2.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	323 ±125	12.3% ±4.6	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	820 ±223	11.8% ±3.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	739 ±205	14.8% ±4.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mitchell County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mitchell County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	8,697 ±50	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.7% ±3.1	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.3% ±3.4	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.3% ±3.0	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.7% ±3.9	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$220,100 ±$13,554	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$813 ±$64	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	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 Mitchell County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	836 ±0	5.6% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,643 ±57	91.0% ±0.4	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	139 ±55	0.9% ±0.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	71 ±33	0.5% ±0.2	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	14 to 68	0.1% to 0.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	234 ±82	1.6% ±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 Mitchell County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	9,555 ±491	63.7% ±3.3	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,973 ±507	33.2% ±3.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8 to 208	0.1% to 1.4%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	356 ±130	2.4% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	192 ±89	1.3% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	70 to 258	0.5% to 1.7%	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%.

Mitchell County among the counties of North Carolina

87th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Mitchell County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hertford County	19,015	−11.2%
Warren County	18,898	+1.6%
Avery County	18,110	+1.1%
Bertie County	17,086	−3.6%
Northampton County	16,491	−5.4%
Mitchell County	15,062	+1.1%
Chowan County	14,082	+2.8%
Swain County	14,024	−0.6%
Perquimans County	13,490	+3.6%
Pamlico County	12,758	+3.7%
Clay County	12,239	+9.9%

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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