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Vance County, NC

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

AI Overview

Vance County holds a small labor market of roughly 42,000 residents with a labor force participation rate of 58.6% and an unemployment rate of 6.8%, reflecting a workforce where 85.4% hold a high school diploma but only 18.5% have a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $32,337 against a median household income of $50,465, and housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $146,300 and median gross rent of $860 per month. The county has contracted, losing 4.8% of its population over five years, and carries a 19.0% poverty rate alongside a GDP per capita of $29,835.

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

Population

42,361

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,465

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone20,032 (47.3%)
  • White Alone16,070 (38.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,445 (5.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,658 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,320 (3.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone509 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,296
  2. 2.Arabic171
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)147
  4. 4.Other Indo-European118
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island51

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,169

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,835

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$27,223

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,876
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,007
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,664
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,776
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,757

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,584
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,709
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,533
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,301
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,732

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.58×)2,867
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.36×)2,166
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.23×)2,447
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.18×)344
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.98×)1,238

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$146,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$860/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

60.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,358 (14.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999989 (10.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999978 (10.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999910 (9.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999826 (8.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999769 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,337

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,498 (77.8%)
  • Carpooled1,948 (11.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,534 (8.8%)
  • Walked231 (1.3%)
  • Other123 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit14 (0.1%)

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.