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Warren County, NC

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

AI Overview

Warren County is a small rural county of 18,751 residents with a median age of 49.6 years and a labor force participation rate of just 49.9%, reflecting an older, less economically active population. Only 19.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings stand at $29,375, and an 8.0% unemployment rate alongside a 22.2% poverty rate point to a structurally constrained local economy with a GDP per capita of $16,134. Housing costs are low—median home value of $124,700 and median gross rent of $771/month—but the county has shed 6.4% of its population over five years, signaling ongoing demographic contraction.

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

Population

18,751

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$50,638

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone8,882 (47.3%)
  • White Alone7,220 (38.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone947 (5.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races770 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race625 (3.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone321 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish655
  2. 2.Other Indo-European89
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)78
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic38
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,482

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$16,134

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,482

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,519
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,196
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)984
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities700
  5. 5.Construction (Group)562

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,189
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,578
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,561
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,326
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations703

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.28×)265
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.88×)1,362
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.63×)561
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)1,010
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.13×)154

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$124,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$771/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999486 (8.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999473 (8.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999438 (7.8%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999392 (6.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999374 (6.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999371 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$29,375

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,293 (74.9%)
  • Worked At Home781 (11.0%)
  • Carpooled763 (10.8%)
  • Other122 (1.7%)
  • Walked76 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit36 (0.5%)

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.