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)
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 |
Population Trend
Race
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 |