North Carolina Census Data: Households & Families

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North Carolina Census Data: Households & Families

Household and Family statistics for North Carolina counties are shown in this easy-to-read table and chart combination.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census.

North Carolina Census Data: Households & Families
Location	Total households	Percent of total households							Average population per-		Location
		Family households				Nonfamily households			Average population per-
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Type of family		Total	Householder living alone		Household	Family
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Married couple family	Female householder, no husband present	Total	Total	65 years and over	Household	Family
United States	105,480,101	68.1	32.8	51.7	12.2	31.9	25.8	9.2	2.59	3.14	United States
North Carolina	3,132,013	68.9	31.8	52.5	12.5	31.1	25.4	8.6	2.49	2.98	North Carolina
Alamance Co.	51,584	68.9	31.1	52.1	12.7	31.1	26.0	10.1	2.46	2.95	Alamance Co.
Alexander Co.	13,137	74.2	32.8	60.5	9.4	25.8	21.9	8.4	2.54	2.95	Alexander Co.
Alleghany Co.	4,593	69.0	24.8	58.3	7.5	31.0	27.8	14.0	2.28	2.75	Alleghany Co.
Anson Co.	9,204	72.4	31.0	47.8	19.8	27.6	25.1	11.0	2.59	3.09	Anson Co.
Ashe Co.	10,411	71.3	26.2	59.4	8.4	28.7	25.8	12.1	2.31	2.75	Ashe Co.
Avery Co.	6,532	69.6	27.1	57.1	9.1	30.4	26.6	11.0	2.34	2.82	Avery Co.
Beaufort Co.	18,319	70.7	28.8	53.6	13.3	29.3	25.7	11.5	2.42	2.89	Beaufort Co.
Bertie Co.	7,743	70.1	29.7	46.0	20.1	29.9	27.0	13.1	2.53	3.07	Bertie Co.
Bladen Co.	12,897	69.3	30.4	48.9	15.7	30.7	27.7	11.5	2.45	2.97	Bladen Co.
Brunswick Co.	30,438	72.4	25.7	58.1	10.2	27.6	22.9	8.6	2.38	2.76	Brunswick Co.
Buncombe Co.	85,776	64.9	27.5	50.5	10.8	35.1	28.9	10.6	2.33	2.86	Buncombe Co.
Burke Co.	34,528	70.5	31.0	54.9	11.0	29.5	25.5	9.9	2.48	2.94	Burke Co.
Cabarrus Co.	49,519	73.8	34.9	59.2	10.5	26.2	21.8	8.0	2.60	3.03	Cabarrus Co.
Caldwell Co.	30,768	72.8	31.1	57.3	11.0	27.2	23.1	9.0	2.48	2.89	Caldwell Co.
Camden Co.	2,662	76.0	31.6	62.2	9.4	24.0	20.7	9.5	2.58	2.97	Camden Co.
Carteret Co.	25,204	68.9	26.5	56.0	9.6	31.1	26.1	10.1	2.31	2.76	Carteret Co.
Caswell Co.	8,670	73.8	31.0	55.2	14.2	26.2	23.2	10.2	2.56	3.01	Caswell Co.
Catawba Co.	55,533	70.4	31.5	55.1	10.9	29.6	24.6	9.1	2.51	2.98	Catawba Co.
Chatham Co.	19,741	70.2	28.8	56.3	10.0	29.8	24.5	10.0	2.47	2.91	Chatham Co.
Cherokee Co.	10,336	71.3	25.6	58.8	9.3	28.7	25.7	12.5	2.32	2.76	Cherokee Co.
Chowan Co.	5,580	71.8	30.3	53.0	15.7	28.2	25.3	12.1	2.48	2.94	Chowan Co.
Clay Co.	3,847	70.9	23.5	59.8	7.5	29.1	26.3	14.4	2.25	2.68	Clay Co.
Cleveland Co.	37,046	72.9	32.2	55.0	13.7	27.1	23.6	9.6	2.53	2.98	Cleveland Co.
Columbus Co.	21,308	70.6	31.5	50.8	15.8	29.4	26.5	11.7	2.50	3.01	Columbus Co.
Craven Co.	34,582	72.5	33.3	56.8	12.5	27.5	23.4	8.9	2.50	2.93	Craven Co.
Cumberland Co.	107,358	72.3	39.4	52.9	15.5	27.7	22.4	5.9	2.65	3.11	Cumberland Co.
Currituck Co.	6,902	75.4	33.6	61.6	9.2	24.6	19.4	7.6	2.61	2.98	Currituck Co.
Dare Co.	12,690	66.6	27.3	55.0	8.1	33.4	25.0	7.9	2.34	2.79	Dare Co.
Davidson Co.	58,156	73.1	32.7	58.0	10.8	26.9	22.9	8.8	2.50	2.92	Davidson Co.
Davie Co.	13,750	74.6	32.7	61.4	9.2	25.4	22.2	9.7	2.51	2.91	Davie Co.

Location	Total households	Percent of total households							Average population per-		Location
		Family households				Nonfamily households			Average population per-
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Type of family		Total	Householder living alone		Household	Family
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Married couple family	Female householder, no husband present	Total	Total	65 years and over	Household	Family
United States	105,480,101	68.1	32.8	51.7	12.2	31.9	25.8	9.2	2.59	3.14	United States
North Carolina	3,132,013	68.9	31.8	52.5	12.5	31.1	25.4	8.6	2.49	2.98	North Carolina
Duplin Co.	18,267	71.5	33.2	52.2	14.2	28.5	24.5	11.1	2.63	3.10	Duplin Co.
Durham Co.	89,015	60.7	29.1	42.0	14.8	39.3	30.0	7.0	2.40	2.99	Durham Co.
Edgecombe Co.	20,392	72.6	32.8	46.2	21.5	27.4	24.0	10.1	2.67	3.16	Edgecombe Co.
Forsyth Co.	123,851	66.0	30.5	48.9	13.5	34.0	28.9	9.3	2.39	2.94	Forsyth Co.
Franklin Co.	17,843	72.2	33.5	54.5	13.1	27.8	23.5	8.4	2.58	3.03	Franklin Co.
Gaston Co.	73,936	72.1	32.0	54.2	13.2	27.9	23.3	8.8	2.53	2.97	Gaston Co.
Gates Co.	3,901	75.2	34.2	57.2	13.3	24.8	21.7	11.3	2.66	3.09	Gates Co.
Graham Co.	3,354	71.9	27.1	60.8	8.4	28.1	26.0	12.3	2.35	2.82	Graham Co.
Granville Co.	16,654	72.3	33.3	53.1	15.0	27.7	23.9	9.0	2.58	3.05	Granville Co.
Greene Co.	6,696	74.0	34.3	52.1	17.3	26.0	22.6	10.0	2.65	3.09	Greene Co.
Guilford Co.	168,667	65.1	30.4	48.0	13.4	34.9	27.9	8.3	2.41	2.96	Guilford Co.
Halifax Co.	22,122	69.2	31.2	44.1	20.4	30.8	27.7	12.0	2.51	3.06	Halifax Co.
Harnett Co.	33,800	71.3	36.0	53.2	13.5	28.7	23.3	8.5	2.61	3.07	Harnett Co.
Haywood Co.	23,100	69.5	26.2	56.7	9.5	30.5	26.7	12.3	2.30	2.76	Haywood Co.
Henderson Co.	37,414	70.4	26.0	58.6	8.4	29.6	25.7	12.4	2.33	2.78	Henderson Co.
Hertford Co.	8,953	69.7	30.0	45.8	19.5	30.3	26.9	12.1	2.48	2.99	Hertford Co.
Hoke Co.	11,373	76.9	41.4	52.7	18.2	23.1	19.0	5.8	2.86	3.22	Hoke Co.
Hyde Co.	2,185	65.6	26.4	48.7	13.1	34.4	30.6	13.9	2.36	2.94	Hyde Co.
Iredell Co.	47,360	73.2	33.5	57.8	11.3	26.8	22.7	8.4	2.56	3.00	Iredell Co.
Jackson Co.	13,191	65.1	25.5	51.4	10.0	34.9	27.0	9.8	2.30	2.79	Jackson Co.
Johnston Co.	46,595	72.3	35.4	57.8	10.6	27.7	23.1	8.6	2.58	3.02	Johnston Co.
Jones Co.	4,061	72.3	31.7	52.2	15.2	27.7	24.5	11.4	2.53	2.99	Jones Co.
Lee Co.	18,466	72.4	33.3	54.3	13.4	27.6	23.5	8.8	2.61	3.05	Lee Co.
Lenoir Co.	23,862	67.8	31.3	46.4	17.3	32.2	28.4	11.8	2.43	2.96	Lenoir Co.
Lincoln Co.	24,041	75.6	34.1	61.2	10.0	24.4	20.1	7.8	2.62	3.00	Lincoln Co.
McDowell Co.	16,604	72.0	30.3	57.5	10.2	28.0	24.3	10.3	2.45	2.90	McDowell Co.
Macon Co.	12,828	69.4	24.8	58.5	8.0	30.6	27.0	13.6	2.28	2.74	Macon Co.
Madison Co.	8,000	69.9	28.4	57.5	8.9	30.1	26.3	11.8	2.34	2.81	Madison Co.
Martin Co.	10,020	71.8	31.6	50.3	17.6	28.2	25.7	11.9	2.53	3.02	Martin Co.
Mecklenburg Co.	273,416	64.0	32.1	47.7	12.4	36.0	27.6	5.9	2.49	3.06	Mecklenburg Co.

Location	Total households	Percent of total households							Average population per-		Location
		Family households				Nonfamily households			Average population per-
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Type of family		Total	Householder living alone		Household	Family
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Married couple family	Female householder, no husband present	Total	Total	65 years and over	Household	Family
United States	105,480,101	68.1	32.8	51.7	12.2	31.9	25.8	9.2	2.59	3.14	United States
North Carolina	3,132,013	68.9	31.8	52.5	12.5	31.1	25.4	8.6	2.49	2.98	North Carolina
Mitchell Co.	6,551	72.3	27.4	60.9	8.1	27.7	25.2	12.0	2.37	2.82	Mitchell Co.
Montgomery Co.	9,848	73.0	31.0	55.6	12.4	27.0	24.1	10.7	2.61	3.08	Montgomery Co.
Moore Co.	30,713	71.5	26.7	58.1	10.2	28.5	24.9	11.3	2.38	2.81	Moore Co.
Nash Co.	33,644	71.1	32.7	52.7	14.5	28.9	25.0	9.6	2.54	3.02	Nash Co.
New Hanover Co.	68,183	61.0	26.1	46.5	11.5	39.0	28.9	8.5	2.29	2.83	New Hanover Co.
Northampton Co.	8,691	68.5	27.7	45.5	18.3	31.5	28.4	13.2	2.44	2.99	Northampton Co.
Onslow Co.	48,122	76.0	42.6	61.0	11.6	24.0	18.6	5.2	2.72	3.09	Onslow Co.
Orange Co.	45,863	57.0	28.3	44.6	9.4	43.0	28.1	6.1	2.36	2.95	Orange Co.
Pamlico Co.	5,178	71.8	25.2	56.6	11.5	28.2	25.0	12.1	2.38	2.81	Pamlico Co.
Pasquotank Co.	12,907	70.5	33.4	50.4	16.3	29.5	25.4	11.4	2.52	3.01	Pasquotank Co.
Pender Co.	16,054	73.0	29.4	57.9	11.2	27.0	22.9	8.5	2.49	2.90	Pender Co.
Perquimans Co.	4,645	72.7	28.2	56.5	12.6	27.3	24.1	11.9	2.42	2.86	Perquimans Co.
Person Co.	14,085	71.8	31.5	53.8	13.8	28.2	24.2	10.1	2.50	2.95	Person Co.
Pitt Co.	52,539	61.4	29.9	43.4	14.4	38.6	28.3	7.3	2.43	3.02	Pitt Co.
Polk Co.	7,908	67.5	23.5	56.3	7.9	32.5	28.9	15.0	2.28	2.78	Polk Co.
Randolph Co.	50,659	73.7	33.7	59.1	10.2	26.3	22.5	8.6	2.55	2.97	Randolph Co.
Richmond Co.	17,873	70.4	32.1	48.3	17.0	29.6	26.3	11.2	2.51	3.01	Richmond Co.
Robeson Co.	43,677	73.3	37.0	46.6	20.6	26.7	22.7	8.3	2.75	3.20	Robeson Co.
Rockingham Co.	36,989	70.8	30.1	53.6	12.8	29.2	25.7	10.8	2.45	2.93	Rockingham Co.
Rowan Co.	49,940	71.1	32.4	54.8	11.9	28.9	24.7	10.2	2.52	2.98	Rowan Co.
Rutherford Co.	25,191	71.2	30.0	55.4	11.7	28.8	25.5	11.1	2.44	2.90	Rutherford Co.
Sampson Co.	22,273	72.8	33.4	53.6	14.3	27.2	23.7	10.2	2.64	3.09	Sampson Co.
Scotland Co.	13,399	72.2	34.4	47.1	20.4	27.8	24.4	8.9	2.61	3.10	Scotland Co.
Stanly Co.	22,223	72.7	32.6	58.3	10.5	27.3	24.3	10.8	2.53	3.00	Stanly Co.
Stokes Co.	17,579	74.2	33.8	60.6	9.7	25.8	22.8	8.9	2.51	2.94	Stokes Co.
Surry Co.	28,408	72.1	30.8	58.4	9.7	27.9	25.0	11.7	2.46	2.92	Surry Co.
Swain Co.	5,137	70.7	30.0	52.3	13.9	29.3	25.8	11.1	2.44	2.91	Swain Co.
Transylvania Co.	12,320	70.3	25.1	58.6	8.7	29.7	26.1	12.4	2.30	2.74	Transylvania Co.
Tyrrell Co.	1,537	68.7	28.6	47.4	16.6	31.3	28.2	14.4	2.42	2.95	Tyrrell Co.
Union Co.	43,390	79.0	39.5	65.3	9.8	21.0	17.0	6.1	2.81	3.15	Union Co.

Location	Total households	Percent of total households							Average population per-		Location
		Family households				Nonfamily households			Average population per-
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Type of family		Total	Householder living alone		Household	Family
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Married couple family	Female householder, no husband present	Total	Total	65 years and over	Household	Family
United States	105,480,101	68.1	32.8	51.7	12.2	31.9	25.8	9.2	2.59	3.14	United States
North Carolina	3,132,013	68.9	31.8	52.5	12.5	31.1	25.4	8.6	2.49	2.98	North Carolina
Vance Co.	16,199	71.9	33.5	47.0	20.4	28.1	24.2	9.9	2.60	3.06	Vance Co.
Wake Co.	242,040	65.6	34.0	52.5	9.8	34.4	25.7	5.1	2.51	3.06	Wake Co.
Warren Co.	7,708	70.7	28.2	49.2	17.3	29.3	26.2	12.2	2.48	2.97	Warren Co.
Washington Co.	5,367	72.8	31.7	50.1	18.8	27.2	24.7	11.7	2.52	2.99	Washington Co.
Watauga Co.	16,540	56.9	23.2	47.4	6.8	43.1	28.6	8.0	2.26	2.80	Watauga Co.
Wayne Co.	42,612	71.0	34.7	51.6	15.4	29.0	24.5	9.0	2.55	3.03	Wayne Co.
Wilkes Co.	26,650	72.5	30.2	59.1	9.4	27.5	24.5	10.0	2.43	2.87	Wilkes Co.
Wilson Co.	28,613	69.1	31.9	48.1	16.5	30.9	26.4	10.2	2.51	3.03	Wilson Co.
Yadkin Co.	14,505	73.0	32.1	60.0	9.0	27.0	24.0	10.5	2.47	2.92	Yadkin Co.
Yancey Co.	7,472	71.9	27.3	61.2	7.8	28.1	25.4	12.5	2.36	2.81	Yancey Co.

Reading the Chart:

The entries under the Percent of total households headings are percentages. The "Family households Total" and "Nonfamily households Total" percentages add up to approximately 100%. The subheadings underneath do not add up to 100%, because they do not include all the types of households. For example, there is no subheading for "Male householder, no wife present.". The colored bars fill the cells in proportion to the percentage value.

The entries under the Average population per- heading are averages of the number of people in each family or household. Here the colored bars indicate a percentage of an arbitrary maximum (5). For example, the colored bar for an average family size of 2.5 fills half of the table cell.

Total Households counts households, not people. Here the colored bars represent percentages of the highest household count of any county in the state. For example, the county with the most households will have a colored bar that fills the cell. A county with half that many households will have a colored bar that fills half the cell. For small percentages the bar does not appear.

Census Department definitions:

A household includes all of the people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room occupied (or if vacant, intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters.

A family includes a householder and one or more other people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption.

Abbreviations used in location names: Co.=County, C.A.=Census Area, Pa.=Parish, Mu.=Municipio.

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