Demographics of Perquimans County, North Carolina

Perquimans County, North Carolina had 13,490 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +466 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.

Perquimans County, in four figures

13,490
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.6%
Change since July 2020: +466 people.; 50.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,917 ±$7,998
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.

Perquimans County, North Carolina's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Perquimans 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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Perquimans County, North Carolina's population grew 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Perquimans 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	13,024	100.0	100.0
2021	13,129	100.8	100.2
2022	13,243	101.7	100.7
2023	13,369	102.6	101.6
2024	13,474	103.5	102.5
2025	13,490	103.6	103.1

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Population of Perquimans 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	13,024	+12	−22	0	+35
2021	13,129	+105	−130	−2	+247
2022	13,243	+114	−76	−7	+190
2023	13,369	+126	−112	−8	+240
2024	13,474	+105	−120	−10	+233
2025	13,490	+16	−126	−14	+156

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.7 ±0.5: for men 50.2 ±0.8 and for women 51.2 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Perquimans County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	584 ±166	4.4% ±1.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,857 ±247	14.0% ±1.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	854 ±194	6.4% ±1.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,486 ±244	18.8% ±1.8	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,629 ±275	27.4% ±2.1	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,834 ±341	28.9% ±2.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,917 ±$7,998, and income per person $35,655 ±$2,194, 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 Perquimans County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	934 ±211	16.6% ±3.7	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,085 ±191	19.3% ±3.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	993 ±210	17.7% ±3.7	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	716 ±184	12.8% ±3.2	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,197 ±281	21.3% ±4.9	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	465 ±119	8.3% ±2.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	224 ±74	4.0% ±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 Perquimans County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,300 ±338	9.8% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	247 ±113	10.1% ±4.5	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	605 ±195	10.8% ±3.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	448 ±149	8.6% ±2.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Perquimans County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Perquimans County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	6,967 ±24	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.6% ±3.0	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.4% ±3.2	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.5% ±4.0	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.5% ±4.5	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$231,700 ±$18,144	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,008 ±$134	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±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 Perquimans County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	424 ±0	3.2% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,314 ±213	70.3% ±1.6	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,820 ±90	21.3% ±0.7	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	15 to 95	0.1% to 0.7%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	625 ±232	4.7% ±1.8	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 Perquimans County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	7,232 ±537	54.6% ±4.1	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,689 ±531	43.0% ±4.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 75	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	285 ±95	2.2% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	228 ±93	1.7% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	14 to 100	0.1% to 0.8%	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%.

Perquimans County among the counties of North Carolina

90th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Perquimans County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Alleghany County	11,479	+5.4%
Camden County	11,315	+8.7%
Washington County	10,638	−3.1%

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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