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Person County, NC

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

AI Overview

Person County is a small rural county of 39,275 residents with a largely stable population (–0.1% over five years) and a workforce where 89.1% hold at least a high school diploma, though only 19.8% have a bachelor's degree or higher. The labor force participation rate of 61.5% and unemployment of 3.9% reflect a modest but employed base, with median worker earnings of $37,980 and a poverty rate of 18.4% indicating constrained household incomes. Housing costs are low—median home value of $192,800 and median gross rent of $796/month—supported by a 77.3% homeownership rate, and the median age of 44.2 suggests an older workforce profile.

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

Population

39,275

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,300

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone25,705 (65.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,220 (25.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,613 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,159 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone759 (1.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone43 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,658
  2. 2.Other Indo-European149
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island112
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)63
  5. 5.Arabic25

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,075

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,502

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,616

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,692
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,612
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,865
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,746
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,605

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,210
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,440
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,153
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,859
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,857

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.46×)2,772
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.13×)1,022
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.10×)1,451
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.05×)4,685
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.04×)1,747

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$192,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$796/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,788 (14.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,628 (13.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,157 (9.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,103 (8.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,083 (8.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,009 (8.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,980

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,980 (76.3%)
  • Worked At Home2,372 (12.9%)
  • Carpooled1,258 (6.9%)
  • Other464 (2.5%)
  • Walked198 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit48 (0.3%)

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.