Demographics of Winterville town, North Carolina

Winterville town, North Carolina had 10,973 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +464 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Winterville town, in four figures

10,973
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,725 ±26.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +464 people.; 36.5 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,193 ±$14,119
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.

Winterville town, North Carolina's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Winterville town, 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

Winterville town, North Carolina's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Winterville town, 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	10,509	100.0	100.0
2021	10,659	101.4	100.2
2022	10,729	102.1	100.7
2023	10,822	103.0	101.6
2024	10,892	103.6	102.5
2025	10,973	104.4	103.1

Population of Winterville town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,509	—
2021	10,659	+150
2022	10,729	+70
2023	10,822	+93
2024	10,892	+70
2025	10,973	+81

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.5 ±3.3: for men 34.8 ±5.0 and for women 37.0 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Winterville town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	481 ±210	4.5% ±2.0	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,941 ±421	18.1% ±3.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,237 ±486	11.5% ±4.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,904 ±458	27.1% ±4.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,621 ±403	24.4% ±3.8	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,541 ±343	14.4% ±3.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,193 ±$14,119, and income per person $39,405 ±$3,712, 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 Winterville town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	227 to 761	5.1% to 16.8%	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	401 to 1,299	8.9% to 28.6%	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	659 ±283	14.6% ±6.2	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	645 ±220	14.3% ±4.8	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,285 ±274	28.4% ±5.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	292 ±109	6.5% ±2.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	299 ±140	6.6% ±3.1	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 Winterville town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,052 ±489	9.8% ±4.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	77 to 497	3.5% to 20.3%	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	248 to 840	4.1% to 13.7%	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	102 to 340	5.1% to 15.1%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Winterville town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Winterville town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	4,688 ±274	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.5% ±2.9	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.6% to 6.4%	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.2% ±4.9	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.8% ±6.5	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$245,100 ±$26,372	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,534 ±$219	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Winterville town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	132 to 518	1.2% to 4.8%	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,980 ±580	55.8% ±5.4	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,168 ±531	38.9% ±5.0	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 208	0% to 1.9%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	24 to 268	0.2% to 2.5%	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 Winterville town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	7,135 ±476	66.5% ±4.4	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,817 ±458	26.3% ±4.3	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	116 to 548	1.1% to 5.1%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	441 ±196	4.1% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	136 to 496	1.3% to 4.6%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	46 to 204	0.4% to 1.9%	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%.

Winterville town among the places of North Carolina

94th 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 Winterville town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Summerfield town	11,116 ±26
Pineville town	11,055 ±58
Elon town	11,032 ±26
Tarboro town	10,770 ±23
Rolesville town	10,766 ±24
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

Rankings this appears in

No. 11 Places in North Carolina by median rent
No. 13 Places in North Carolina by homeownership rate
No. 29 Places in North Carolina by median household income
No. 34 Places in North Carolina by median age
No. 44 Places in North Carolina by poverty rate
No. 45 Places in North Carolina by per capita income

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