Demographics of Surry County, North Carolina

Surry County, North Carolina had 72,287 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +901 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.

Surry County, in four figures

72,287
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +901 people.; 43.8 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,656 ±$3,280
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.

Surry County, North Carolina's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Surry 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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Surry County, North Carolina's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Surry 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	71,386	100.0	100.0
2021	71,282	99.9	100.2
2022	71,536	100.2	100.7
2023	71,564	100.2	101.6
2024	72,066	101.0	102.5
2025	72,287	101.3	103.1

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Population of Surry 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	71,386	+15	−53	0	+49
2021	71,282	−104	−419	+16	+238
2022	71,536	+254	−450	+105	+621
2023	71,564	+28	−311	+92	+256
2024	72,066	+502	−232	+398	+340
2025	72,287	+221	−202	+192	+228

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.8 ±0.5: for men 42.7 ±1.2 and for women 44.7 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Surry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	3,743 ±198	5.2% ±0.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,299 ±491	15.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,586 ±409	7.8% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,053 ±594	22.5% ±0.8	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	19,997 ±710	28.0% ±1.0	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,747 ±639	20.6% ±0.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,656 ±$3,280, and income per person $32,573 ±$1,450, 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 Surry County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	6,721 ±568	22.5% ±1.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,332 ±597	24.5% ±2.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,520 ±472	15.1% ±1.6	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,826 ±495	12.8% ±1.6	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,469 ±477	15.0% ±1.6	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,780 ±277	6.0% ±0.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,221 ±207	4.1% ±0.7	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 Surry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	11,829 ±1,232	16.8% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,886 ±555	19.6% ±3.6	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,712 ±728	16.0% ±2.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,231 ±361	16.3% ±1.7	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Surry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Surry County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	33,747 ±137	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.5% ±1.2	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.5% ±1.2	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.4% ±1.8	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.6% ±2.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$177,600 ±$7,293	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$761 ±$23	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Surry County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,952 ±0	12.5% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	57,935 ±191	81.1% ±0.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,537 ±204	3.6% ±0.3	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	475 ±51	0.7% ±0.1	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	13 to 55	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	38 ±7	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	64 to 308	0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,268 ±223	1.8% ±0.3	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 Surry County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	50,252 ±1,152	70.4% ±1.6	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,826 ±1,068	22.2% ±1.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	989 ±339	1.4% ±0.5	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,358 ±628	6.1% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,607 ±458	2.2% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,751 ±483	3.9% ±0.7	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Surry County among the counties of North Carolina

38th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Surry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Burke County	88,655	+1.6%
Chatham County	85,111	+11.0%
Franklin County	82,037	+18.8%
Wilson County	81,150	+1.7%
Caldwell County	81,105	+0.6%
Surry County	72,287	+1.3%
Pender County	72,111	+19.0%
Carteret County	70,469	+4.1%
Lee County	70,258	+10.8%
Stanly County	68,830	+9.8%
Wilkes County	66,233	+0.5%

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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