Demographics of Warren County, North Carolina

Warren County, North Carolina had 18,898 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +292 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.

Warren County, in four figures

18,898
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +292 people.; 49.6 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,638 ±$4,322
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.

Warren County, North Carolina's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Warren 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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Warren County, North Carolina's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Warren 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	18,606	100.0	100.0
2021	18,835	101.2	100.2
2022	18,691	100.5	100.7
2023	18,739	100.7	101.6
2024	19,055	102.4	102.5
2025	18,898	101.6	103.1

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Population of Warren 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	18,606	−35	−39	0	+3
2021	18,835	+229	−147	+1	+387
2022	18,691	−144	−154	+17	+4
2023	18,739	+48	−96	+23	+123
2024	19,055	+316	−139	+46	+405
2025	18,898	−157	−148	+24	−32

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.6 ±0.6: for men 47.3 ±0.9 and for women 52.8 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Warren County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	749 ±83	4.0% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,572 ±282	13.7% ±1.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,240 ±185	6.6% ±1.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,944 ±297	21.0% ±1.6	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,078 ±307	27.0% ±1.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,212 ±355	27.7% ±1.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,638 ±$4,322, and income per person $33,126 ±$2,484, 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 Warren County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,034 ±256	25.0% ±3.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,002 ±308	24.6% ±3.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,581 ±273	19.4% ±3.3	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	888 ±170	10.9% ±2.1	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	925 ±178	11.4% ±2.1	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	301 ±85	3.7% ±1.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	416 ±120	5.1% ±1.5	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 Warren County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	3,828 ±612	21.1% ±3.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	952 ±223	28.9% ±6.0	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,660 ±349	20.1% ±4.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,216 ±220	18.4% ±3.1	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Warren County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Warren County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	11,723 ±36	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	69.5% ±2.3	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	30.5% ±2.3	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.4% ±2.6	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.6% ±3.9	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,200 ±$13,956	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$790 ±$54	$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 Warren County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	874 ±0	4.7% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,103 ±111	37.8% ±0.6	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,882 ±249	47.3% ±1.3	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5 to 45	< 0.1% to 0.2%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	908 ±69	4.8% ±0.4	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	26 to 226	0.1% to 1.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	872 ±278	4.6% ±1.5	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 Warren County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	12,145 ±427	64.6% ±2.3	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,962 ±465	31.7% ±2.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	34 to 172	0.2% to 0.9%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	585 ±176	3.1% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	77 to 311	0.4% to 1.7%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	391 ±132	2.1% ±0.7	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%.

Warren County among the counties of North Carolina

83rd of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Warren County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Martin County	21,601	−1.6%
Greene County	20,700	+1.3%
Polk County	20,533	+6.0%
Yancey County	19,084	+3.2%
Hertford County	19,015	−11.2%
Warren County	18,898	+1.6%
Avery County	18,110	+1.1%
Bertie County	17,086	−3.6%
Northampton County	16,491	−5.4%
Mitchell County	15,062	+1.1%
Chowan County	14,082	+2.8%

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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