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Hoke County, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Hoke County, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hoke County is a small rural county of 53,102 residents with a relatively young median age of 33.9 years and a workforce characterized by modest educational attainment — 21.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — and median worker earnings of $38,816. Labor force participation stands at 58.8% with an unemployment rate of 7.4%, and a poverty rate of 17.4% points to constrained household economic conditions despite a median household income of $64,912. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $196,000 and a homeownership rate of 73.0%, though population has been essentially flat, declining 0.3% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

53,102

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,912

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

Hoke County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,773 (38.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone17,664 (32.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,475 (8.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,115 (7.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3,741 (6.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,188 (4.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,428
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)262
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)169
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic155
  5. 5.Vietnamese129

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,926

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,852

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,575

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,106
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,495
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,367
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,175
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,960

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,126
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,094
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,579
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,526
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,639

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.99×)1,806
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.16×)2,411
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.10×)2,105
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.09×)4,891
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.98×)1,303

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$196,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,047/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,369 (16.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,243 (16.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,080 (14.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,001 (7.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999945 (6.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999862 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,816

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone17,932 (79.3%)
  • Carpooled2,335 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,732 (7.7%)
  • Other184 (0.8%)
  • Walked177 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit168 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.