Demographics of Nash County, North Carolina

Nash County, North Carolina had 99,365 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,732 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.

Nash County, in four figures

99,365
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.9%
Change since July 2020: +3,732 people.; 41.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,426 ±$2,990
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Nash 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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Nash County, North Carolina's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Nash 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	95,633	100.0	100.0
2021	95,690	100.1	100.2
2022	96,364	100.8	100.7
2023	97,319	101.8	101.6
2024	98,790	103.3	102.5
2025	99,365	103.9	103.1

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Population of Nash 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	95,633	+682	−15	0	+789
2021	95,690	+57	−313	+39	+234
2022	96,364	+674	−174	+116	+761
2023	97,319	+955	−109	+214	+850
2024	98,790	+1,471	−118	+373	+1,222
2025	99,365	+575	−103	+129	+550

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±0.5: for men 39.0 ±0.7 and for women 43.4 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Nash County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	5,514 ±79	5.7% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	15,696 ±754	16.3% ±0.8	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,682 ±509	8.0% ±0.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	22,956 ±666	23.9% ±0.7	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	25,745 ±802	26.8% ±0.8	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	18,623 ±870	19.4% ±0.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,426 ±$2,990, and income per person $35,344 ±$1,181, 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 Nash County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	6,685 ±744	17.2% ±1.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,929 ±835	20.4% ±2.1	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,857 ±958	20.3% ±2.5	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,469 ±565	14.1% ±1.4	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,850 ±602	15.1% ±1.5	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,800 ±400	7.2% ±1.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,207 ±381	5.7% ±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 Nash County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	11,175 ±1,414	11.8% ±1.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,440 ±727	16.6% ±3.4	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,736 ±717	9.6% ±1.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,999 ±448	12.3% ±1.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Nash County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Nash County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	43,797 ±152	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.6% ±1.3	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.4% ±1.2	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.6% ±1.8	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.4% ±1.9	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$191,000 ±$9,931	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$953 ±$29	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±1	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 Nash County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,925 ±0	8.2% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	44,504 ±328	46.3% ±0.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	38,539 ±705	40.1% ±0.7	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	982 ±134	1.0% ±0.1	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	489 ±129	0.5% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 49	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	512 ±248	0.5% ±0.3	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,243 ±761	3.4% ±0.8	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 Nash County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	70,685 ±1,373	73.5% ±1.4	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	21,014 ±1,405	21.8% ±1.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	682 ±274	0.7% ±0.3	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,835 ±349	4.0% ±0.4	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,587 ±314	1.6% ±0.3	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,248 ±393	2.3% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Nash County among the counties of North Carolina

30th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Nash County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wayne County	122,278	+3.8%
Robeson County	119,941	+3.4%
Moore County	110,619	+10.3%
Craven County	105,025	+3.5%
Cleveland County	103,325	+3.4%
Nash County	99,365	+3.9%
Lincoln County	98,654	+13.2%
Rockingham County	94,195	+3.3%
Burke County	88,655	+1.6%
Chatham County	85,111	+11.0%
Franklin County	82,037	+18.8%

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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