North Carolina has a population of 10.1M people with a median age of 38.7 and a median household income of $50,584. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of North Carolina grew from 10M to 10.1M, a 1.04% increase and its median household income grew from $47,830 to $50,584, a 5.76% increase.

The population of North Carolina is 63.5%White, 21.1%Black, and 9.2%Hispanic. 11.5% of the people in North Carolina speak a non-English language, and 95.3% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in North Carolina is $165,400, and the homeownership rate is 64.2%. Most people in North Carolina commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 23.1 minutes. The average car ownership in North Carolina is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in North Carolina is $50,584. Males in North Carolina have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $44,744. The income inequality of North Carolina (measured using the Gini index) is 0.478 which is lower than the national average.

Households in North Carolina have a median annual income of $50,584, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $47,830 in 2015, which represents a 5.76% annual growth. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in North Carolina compares to that in the United States.

In 2016, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% decline from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

The 2016GINI for North Carolina is lower than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comaprison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average.

15.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in North Carolina (1.52M out of 9.9M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 18-24 and then Female 35-44.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in North Carolina is White, followed by Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in North Carolina grew at a rate of 1.97%, from 4.4M employees to 4.49M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in North Carolina, are Restaurants & Food Services, Construction, and Elementary & secondary schools. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of North Carolina, though some of these residents may live in North Carolina and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for North Carolina. In North Carolina the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 71 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,069. Robeson County, NC has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in North Carolina.

North Carolina residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in North Carolina. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in North Carolina were $9,069 in 2014, but $8,937 in 2013. These numbers represent a 1.48% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in North Carolina are $$519 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in North Carolina compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in North Carolina between the ages of 65 and 75 had 90,659 eye exams, 116,882 hemoglobin tests, and 108,786 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 87,790 women in North Carolina between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 59,629 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Edgecombe County, NC has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 16.4%, the highest value of any county in North Carolina. This represents a 2.5% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 16%.

The following map shows all of the counties in North Carolina colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Robeson County, NC has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 26.8%, the highest value of any county in North Carolina. This represents a 6.29% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 28.6%.

The following map shows all of the counties in North Carolina colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Robeson County, NC has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 20.9, the highest rate of any county in North Carolina. This represents a 0.95% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 21.1.

The following map shows all of the counties in North Carolina colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

North Carolina is home to a population of 10.1M people, from which 95.3% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of North Carolina is composed of 6.44MWhite residents (63.5%), 2.14MBlack residents (21.1%), 931,110Hispanic residents (9.2%), 273,281Asian residents (2.69%), and 226,072Two+ residents (2.23%). The most common foreign languages in North Carolina are Spanish (685,469 speakers), Chinese (33,051 speakers), and Other Asian (27,815 speakers), but compared to other places, North Carolina has a relative high number of Hmong (9,156 speakers), Laotian (4,769 speakers), and Gujarati (11,096 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in North Carolina was 38.7. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 38.4, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 39.9. But people in North Carolina are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all North Carolina residents was 38.4.

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 250,139 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 53,147 and Germany with 40,461.

When compared to other states, North Carolina has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Congo. In 2016, there were 1,670 people from Congo living in North Carolina, approximately 2.65 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2016, 95.3% of North Carolina residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in North Carolina was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been growing in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in North Carolina compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 3 times more White residents (6.44M people) in North Carolina than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.14MBlack and 931,110Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in North Carolina as a share of the total population.

1.03M of North Carolina citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.6%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in North Carolina was Spanish. 6.76% of the overall population of North Carolina are native Spanish speakers. 0.33% speak Chinese and 0.27% speak Other Asian, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other states, North Carolina has a relatively high number of residents that are native Hmong speakers. In 2015, there were 9,156 native Hmong speakers living in North Carolina, approximately 1.34 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in North Carolina were White. These 88,541 graduates mean that there were 3.14 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 28,238 graduates.

The median property value in North Carolina is $165,400, which is 0.81 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $160,100 to $165,400, a 3.31% increase. The homeownership rate of North Carolina is 64.2%, which is higher than the national average of 63.1%. People in North Carolina have an average commute time of 23.1 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in North Carolina is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,584

Median Household Income

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3.88M

Number of Households

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In 2016, the median household income of the 3.88M households in North Carolina grew to $50,584 from the previous year's value of $47,830.

The following chart displays the households in North Carolina distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in North Carolina grew to $165,400 from the previous year's value of $160,100.

The following charts display, first, the property values in North Carolina compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In North Carolina the largest share of households have a property value in the $200k-$250k range.

This chart shows the households in North Carolina distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In North Carolina the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in North Carolina distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in North Carolina have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in North Carolina have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.3 minutes). Additionally, 1.8% of the workforce in North Carolina have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in North Carolina compared to the United States.