Demographics of Pasquotank County, North Carolina

Pasquotank County, North Carolina had 42,201 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,801 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.

Pasquotank County, in four figures

42,201
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,801 people.; 39.6 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,589 ±$7,087
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.

Pasquotank County, North Carolina's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pasquotank 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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Pasquotank County, North Carolina's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pasquotank 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	40,400	100.0	100.0
2021	40,633	100.6	100.2
2022	40,954	101.4	100.7
2023	41,370	102.4	101.6
2024	41,620	103.0	102.5
2025	42,201	104.5	103.1

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Population of Pasquotank 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	40,400	−169	−14	+1	−129
2021	40,633	+233	−21	+14	+229
2022	40,954	+321	−90	+38	+360
2023	41,370	+416	+16	+74	+323
2024	41,620	+250	−67	+92	+220
2025	42,201	+581	−71	+41	+614

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±0.9: for men 38.2 ±1.6 and for women 41.2 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pasquotank County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	2,538 ±280	6.2% ±0.7	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,199 ±534	15.2% ±1.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,011 ±442	9.8% ±1.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,814 ±578	26.5% ±1.4	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,660 ±507	23.7% ±1.2	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,612 ±513	18.6% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,589 ±$7,087, and income per person $33,719 ±$2,236, 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 Pasquotank County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,544 ±382	16.1% ±2.4	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,396 ±481	21.5% ±3.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,822 ±461	17.9% ±2.9	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,505 ±451	15.9% ±2.8	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,469 ±400	15.6% ±2.5	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,203 ±326	7.6% ±2.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	846 ±220	5.4% ±1.4	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 Pasquotank County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	4,224 ±783	11.0% ±2.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	818 ±318	9.9% ±3.7	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,268 ±437	11.4% ±2.2	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,138 ±228	11.2% ±2.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pasquotank County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pasquotank County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	17,721 ±79	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.1% ±2.1	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.9% ±2.1	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.5% ±2.5	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.5% ±2.8	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$234,600 ±$12,440	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,170 ±$80	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±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 Pasquotank County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,469 ±0	6.0% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,969 ±235	53.8% ±0.6	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13,978 ±390	34.2% ±1.0	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	572 ±202	1.4% ±0.5	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	74 ±30	0.2% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	5 to 433	< 0.1% to 1.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,525 ±435	3.7% ±1.1	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 Pasquotank County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	20,891 ±913	51.2% ±2.2	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	18,389 ±947	45.0% ±2.3	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	491 ±240	1.2% ±0.6	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,063 ±372	2.6% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	580 ±272	1.4% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	212 to 754	0.5% to 1.8%	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%.

Pasquotank County among the counties of North Carolina

61st of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Pasquotank County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Macon County	39,232	+5.8%
Yadkin County	38,325	+2.9%
Dare County	38,245	+3.3%

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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