Demographics of Northampton County, North Carolina

Northampton County, North Carolina had 16,491 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −942 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.

Northampton County, in four figures

16,491
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.4%
Change since July 2020: −942 people.; 52.0 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,086 ±$3,007
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.

Northampton County, North Carolina's population shrank 5.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Northampton 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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Northampton County, North Carolina's population shrank 5.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Northampton 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	17,433	100.0	100.0
2021	17,118	98.2	100.2
2022	16,794	96.3	100.7
2023	16,709	95.8	101.6
2024	16,526	94.8	102.5
2025	16,491	94.6	103.1

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Population of Northampton 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	17,433	−37	−45	0	+5
2021	17,118	−315	−168	+3	−159
2022	16,794	−324	−195	+7	−126
2023	16,709	−85	−125	+5	+43
2024	16,526	−183	−168	+8	−20
2025	16,491	−35	−169	+2	+134

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 52.0 ±0.4: for men 48.9 ±0.5 and for women 54.2 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Northampton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	800 ±90	4.7% ±0.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,198 ±220	13.0% ±1.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,087 ±147	6.4% ±0.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,138 ±190	18.5% ±1.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,695 ±250	27.7% ±1.5	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,013 ±356	29.6% ±2.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,086 ±$3,007, and income per person $32,746 ±$1,731, 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 Northampton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,299 ±311	29.3% ±3.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,617 ±245	20.6% ±3.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,377 ±260	17.5% ±3.3	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	756 ±161	9.6% ±2.0	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	918 ±184	11.7% ±2.3	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	567 ±156	7.2% ±2.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	323 ±86	4.1% ±1.1	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 Northampton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	3,469 ±488	21.1% ±3.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,034 ±211	34.9% ±6.2	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,348 ±259	18.6% ±3.4	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,087 ±192	17.5% ±2.9	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Northampton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Northampton County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	10,641 ±32	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.8% ±2.3	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.2% ±2.3	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.6% ±2.1	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.4% ±2.6	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$114,500 ±$10,415	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$758 ±$63	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Northampton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	407 ±0	2.4% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,605 ±65	39.0% ±0.4	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,216 ±125	54.4% ±0.7	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10 to 74	0.1% to 0.4%	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	8 to 106	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	599 ±143	3.5% ±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 Northampton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	12,557 ±341	74.2% ±2.0	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,018 ±319	23.7% ±1.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	135 ±57	0.8% ±0.3	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	221 ±102	1.3% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	37 to 195	0.2% to 1.2%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	42 to 168	0.2% to 1.0%	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%.

Northampton County among the counties of North Carolina

86th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Northampton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Yancey County	19,084	+3.2%
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%

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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