Demographics of Graham city, North Carolina

Graham city, North Carolina had 20,131 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,965 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Graham city, in four figures

20,131
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,048 ±35.; +17.3%
Change since July 2020: +2,965 people.; 37.8 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,239 ±$1,962
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Graham city, North Carolina's population grew 17.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Graham city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Graham city, North Carolina's population grew 17.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Graham city, 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	17,166	100.0	100.0
2021	17,292	100.7	100.2
2022	18,011	104.9	100.7
2023	18,403	107.2	101.6
2024	19,320	112.5	102.5
2025	20,131	117.3	103.1

Population of Graham city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,166	—
2021	17,292	+126
2022	18,011	+719
2023	18,403	+392
2024	19,320	+917
2025	20,131	+811

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.8 ±2.5: for men 35.1 ±1.3 and for women 41.9 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Graham city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,211 ±313	6.7% ±1.7	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,553 ±436	14.1% ±2.4	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,119 ±268	6.2% ±1.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,521 ±612	30.6% ±3.4	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,429 ±527	24.5% ±2.9	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,215 ±400	17.8% ±2.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,239 ±$1,962, and income per person $32,057 ±$2,047, 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 Graham city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,552 ±299	19.2% ±3.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,867 ±420	23.1% ±5.1	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,867 ±336	23.1% ±4.0	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	839 ±219	10.4% ±2.7	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,177 ±229	14.5% ±2.7	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	550 ±169	6.8% ±2.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	243 ±110	3.0% ±1.4	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 Graham city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	2,978 ±609	16.8% ±3.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	584 ±241	15.6% ±5.9	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,692 ±422	17.4% ±4.2	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	702 ±203	16.4% ±4.3	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Graham city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Graham city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	8,946 ±461	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.5% ±6.1	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.5% ±2.9	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.2% ±4.9	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.8% ±5.7	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$233,800 ±$15,707	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,071 ±$55	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±5	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 Graham city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,282 ±833	18.2% ±4.6	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,730 ±814	53.9% ±4.5	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,977 ±661	22.0% ±3.7	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	34 to 218	0.2% to 1.2%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	18 to 378	0.1% to 2.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	704 ±276	3.9% ±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 Graham city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	11,212 ±772	62.1% ±4.3	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,661 ±583	25.8% ±3.2	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	96 to 294	0.5% to 1.6%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,980 ±574	11.0% ±3.2	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	899 ±321	5.0% ±1.8	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,081 ±471	6.0% ±2.6	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%.

Graham city among the places of North Carolina

59th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Graham city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Elizabeth City city	18,871 ±65
Lumberton city	18,859 ±42
Lenoir city	18,299 ±64
Pinehurst village	18,256 ±38
Mount Holly city	18,208 ±41
Graham city	18,048 ±35
Hope Mills town	17,939 ±49
Havelock city	17,691 ±30
Morganton city	17,646 ±35
Stallings town	16,886 ±269
Albemarle city	16,762 ±39

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026