Demographics of Washington city, North Carolina

Washington city, North Carolina had 9,910 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −151 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Washington city, in four figures

9,910
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,726 ±33.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −151 people.; 46.8 ±5.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $40,186 ±$6,752
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.

Washington city, North Carolina's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Washington 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

Washington city, North Carolina's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Washington 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	10,061	100.0	100.0
2021	9,884	98.2	100.2
2022	9,861	98.0	100.7
2023	9,901	98.4	101.6
2024	9,974	99.1	102.5
2025	9,910	98.5	103.1

Population of Washington city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,061	—
2021	9,884	−177
2022	9,861	−23
2023	9,901	+40
2024	9,974	+73
2025	9,910	−64

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.8 ±5.5: for men 47.0 ±9.5 and for women 46.8 ±5.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Washington city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	466 ±193	4.8% ±2.0	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,261 ±278	13.0% ±2.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	797 ±218	8.2% ±2.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,152 ±338	22.1% ±3.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,559 ±394	26.3% ±4.0	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,491 ±363	25.6% ±3.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $40,186 ±$6,752, and income per person $30,358 ±$3,882, 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 Washington city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,436 ±346	30.5% ±7.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,200 ±315	25.5% ±6.6	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	926 ±276	19.7% ±5.8	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	398 ±134	8.5% ±2.8	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	345 ±125	7.3% ±2.6	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	292 ±128	6.2% ±2.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	37 to 187	0.8% to 4.0%	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 Washington city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	2,177 ±574	23.1% ±6.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	625 ±229	36.3% ±10.8	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,066 ±363	23.2% ±7.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	486 ±176	15.6% ±5.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Washington city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Washington city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	5,266 ±297	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.4% ±7.0	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.6% ±3.8	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.4% ±4.9	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	53.6% ±5.8	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$206,800 ±$16,486	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$856 ±$73	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±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 Washington city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	511 ±250	5.3% ±2.6	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,507 ±497	46.3% ±5.1	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,216 ±426	43.3% ±4.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 86	0% to 0.9%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 105	0% to 1.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	191 to 617	2.0% to 6.3%	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 Washington city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	7,047 ±413	72.5% ±4.2	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,254 ±395	23.2% ±4.1	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 144	0% to 1.5%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	146 to 562	1.5% to 5.8%	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	63 to 261	0.6% to 2.7%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	18 to 366	0.2% to 3.8%	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%.

Washington city among the places of North Carolina

99th 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 Washington city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Winterville town	10,725 ±26
Mount Airy city	10,633 ±48
Waynesville town	10,502 ±22
Lake Norman of Catawba CDP	9,906 ±891
Morehead City town	9,806 ±35
Washington city	9,726 ±33
Hillsborough town	9,724 ±44
Gibsonville town	9,467 ±37
St. Stephens CDP	9,457 ±913
Hampstead CDP	9,292 ±1,209
Aberdeen town	9,228 ±19

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in North Carolina by poverty rate
No. 6 Places in North Carolina by median age
No. 62 Places in North Carolina by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 78 Places in North Carolina by per capita income
No. 102 Places in North Carolina by median rent
No. 103 Places in North Carolina by median home value

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