North Carolina Population and Housing Information

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LINC organizes hundreds of data covering for all areas of North Carolina into general topic categories, you are now on the Population and Housing category introduction page. Here you will find detailed information on population, age, race, sex, hispanic origin, migration, urban/rural, housing units, tenure, households, household characteristics, and more. Explore the dashboard to view population and housing highlights for North Carolina counties.

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2020 Population (Census)

Population:

1970 Population (Census):5,084,411
1980 Population (Census):5,880,095
1990 Population (Census):6,632,448
2000 Population (Census):8,046,813
2010 Population (Census):9,535,483
2020 Population (Census):10,439,388
Population (2022 projection):
Population (2030 projection):11,740,822
Population (under 5 years of age)*:574,468
Population (under 18 years of age)*:979,242
Population (over 65 years of age)*:1,789,448
Median Age*:43.4
* Data from 2020

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Housing Information

Total Housing Units:4,709,153
Renter Occupied Housing Units:1,459,447
Owner Occupied Housing Units:2,701,409
Seasonal Housing Units:182,027
† Data from 2020