Demographics of Tyrrell County, North Carolina

Tyrrell County, North Carolina had 3,537 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +300 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.

Tyrrell County, in four figures

3,537
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +9.3%
Change since July 2020: +300 people.; 47.8 ±5.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,685 ±$12,236
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.

Tyrrell County, North Carolina's population grew 9.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tyrrell 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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Tyrrell County, North Carolina's population grew 9.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tyrrell 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	3,237	100.0	100.0
2021	3,377	104.3	100.2
2022	3,457	106.8	100.7
2023	3,505	108.3	101.6
2024	3,498	108.1	102.5
2025	3,537	109.3	103.1

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Population of Tyrrell 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	3,237	−8	−3	0	−5
2021	3,377	+140	−19	+1	+170
2022	3,457	+80	−8	+3	+79
2023	3,505	+48	−10	+7	+51
2024	3,498	−7	−12	+16	−10
2025	3,537	+39	−15	+13	+41

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.8 ±5.2: for men 44.3 ±5.0 and for women 52.3 ±6.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tyrrell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	147 ±68	4.3% ±2.0	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	406 ±152	11.9% ±4.4	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	45 to 215	1.3% to 6.3%	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	860 ±204	25.1% ±6.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	825 ±190	24.1% ±5.5	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,055 ±207	30.8% ±6.0	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,685 ±$12,236, and income per person $23,668 ±$3,789, 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 Tyrrell County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	410 ±127	26.5% ±7.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	443 ±155	28.6% ±9.8	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	339 ±120	21.9% ±7.5	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	67 to 229	4.4% to 14.7%	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	41 to 241	2.7% to 15.5%	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 37	0% to 2.4%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 105	0% to 6.8%	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Tyrrell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	562 ±216	18.7% ±7.2	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	208 ±86	37.6% ±11.7	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	252 ±118	19.8% ±8.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	102 ±50	8.7% ±3.9	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tyrrell County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tyrrell County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	2,229 ±165	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	69.4% ±2.8	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	30.6% ±5.8	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.8% ±9.5	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.2% ±8.3	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$164,500 ±$36,394	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$644 ±$210	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±6	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 Tyrrell County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	91 to 435	2.7% to 12.7%	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,953 ±229	57.1% ±6.7	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,117 ±214	32.6% ±6.3	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.4%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7 to 141	0.2% to 4.1%	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 Tyrrell County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	2,112 ±189	61.7% ±5.5	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,112 ±202	32.5% ±5.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 14	0% to 0.4%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	80 to 308	2.3% to 9.0%	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 30	0% to 0.9%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	71 to 295	2.1% to 8.6%	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%.

Tyrrell County among the counties of North Carolina

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

Counties of North Carolina near Tyrrell County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Washington County	10,638	−3.1%
Gates County	10,234	−2.1%
Jones County	9,575	+4.6%
Graham County	8,190	+1.9%
Hyde County	4,554	+1.0%
Tyrrell County	3,537	+9.3%

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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