Demographics of Vance County, North Carolina

Vance County, North Carolina had 42,638 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +84 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.

Vance County, in four figures

42,638
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +84 people.; 39.9 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,465 ±$4,966
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.

Vance County, North Carolina's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Vance 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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Vance County, North Carolina's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Vance 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	42,554	100.0	100.0
2021	42,128	99.0	100.2
2022	42,203	99.2	100.7
2023	42,359	99.5	101.6
2024	42,602	100.1	102.5
2025	42,638	100.2	103.1

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Population of Vance 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	42,554	−28	−42	+1	+3
2021	42,128	−426	−142	+45	−339
2022	42,203	+75	−116	+165	+58
2023	42,359	+156	−46	+138	+70
2024	42,602	+243	−46	+288	+4
2025	42,638	+36	−48	+142	−60

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±0.5: for men 37.4 ±1.5 and for women 42.0 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Vance County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	2,738 ±212	6.5% ±0.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,422 ±544	17.5% ±1.3	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,630 ±446	8.6% ±1.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,774 ±473	23.1% ±1.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,595 ±507	25.0% ±1.2	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,163 ±542	19.3% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,465 ±$4,966, and income per person $27,551 ±$1,404, 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 Vance County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	3,847 ±542	23.8% ±3.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,170 ±550	25.8% ±3.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,825 ±488	17.5% ±3.0	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,684 ±313	10.4% ±1.9	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,856 ±334	11.5% ±2.0	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,252 ±234	7.8% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	513 ±176	3.2% ±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 Vance County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	8,296 ±1,152	19.8% ±2.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,918 ±541	28.9% ±4.8	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,755 ±622	17.7% ±2.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,623 ±339	15.4% ±3.1	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Vance County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vance County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	19,489 ±33	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.9% ±2.2	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.1% ±2.2	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.1% ±2.7	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.9% ±3.1	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$161,500 ±$11,509	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$883 ±$42	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±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 Vance County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,006 ±0	9.5% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,752 ±102	37.2% ±0.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	20,032 ±601	47.3% ±1.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	136 to 440	0.3% to 1.0%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 899	< 0.1% to 2.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,793 ±538	4.2% ±1.3	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 Vance County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	31,152 ±907	73.6% ±2.1	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,551 ±901	20.2% ±2.1	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	78 to 298	0.2% to 0.7%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,431 ±363	5.7% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	883 ±305	2.1% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,548 ±357	3.7% ±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%.

Vance County among the counties of North Carolina

60th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Vance County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Stokes County	46,126	+3.5%
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%

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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