2022 population: 13,940 ( 853 from 2010 , 235 from 2020)
Land area: 172.7 square miles
Population density: 80.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,569	61.47%	5.2%
Black:	4,437	31.83%	12.2%
Indian:	56	0.40%	47.4%
Asian:	102	0.73%	92.5%
2+ races:	230	1.65%	66.7%
Hispanic:	546	3.92%	16.9%

Total non-White:	5,371	38.53%	6.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	324	11.8
Deaths:	514	18.8
Net Migration:	425	15.5
Net Immigration:	-2	-0.1

Change in White population:	-471	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-382	-2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
14,793
9,040	61.11%
5,054	34.16%
38	0.26%
53	0.36%
138	0.93%
467	3.16%
5,753	38.89%

2000
14,526
8,703	59.91%
5,415	37.28%
42	0.29%
50	0.34%
91	0.63%
219	1.51%
5,823	40.09%

1990
13,506
8,326	61.65%
5,095	37.72%
30	0.22%
24	0.18%
n/a
31	0.23%
5,180	38.35%

1980
12,558
7,263	57.84%
5,150	41.01%
24	0.19%
61	0.49%
n/a
60	0.48%
5,295	42.16%

1970
10,764
6,254	58.10%
4,499	41.80%
7	0.07%
3	0.03%
n/a
0	0.00%
4,510	41.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,687	11.6
1,723	11.9
731	5.0
26	0.2

337	2.3
-70	-0.5

Number	Rate
1990's
2,038	15.1
1,731	12.8
357	2.6
39	0.3

377	2.8
643	4.8

Number	Rate
1980's
1,849	14.7
1,537	12.2
652	5.2
n/a

1,063	8.5
-115	-0.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
983	9.1
n/a

1,009	9.4
785	7.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Chowan County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.7
2,716	19.5%
11,224	80.5%
3,544	25.4%

6,216
2.18

4,043	65.0%
2,927	72.4%
460	11.4%
2,173	35.0%

2010
Number	Percent
44.8
3,317	22.4%
11,476	77.6%
2,908	19.7%

6,059
2.40

4,163	68.7%
2,934	70.5%
515	12.4%
1,896	31.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
3,505	24.1%
11,021	75.9%
2,630	18.1%

5,554
2.49

3,992	71.9%
2,937	73.6%
558	14.0%
1,562	28.1%

1990
Number	Percent
36.6
3,608	26.7%
9,898	73.3%
2,380	17.6%

5,181
2.55

3,886	75.0%
2,966	76.3%
301	7.7%
1,295	25.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
3,610	28.7%
8,948	71.3%
1,782	14.2%

4,372
2.84

3,505	80.2%
2,813	80.3%
309	8.8%
867	19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Chowan County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	347	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	536	8.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	329	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	306	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	362	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	295	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	152	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	287	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	446	7.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	458	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	634	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	762	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	482	7.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	277	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	293	4.7%
$200,000 or more	250	4.0%

Median Household Income	51,188
Per Capita Income	32,479

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	347	5.6%
Public Assistance	211	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,375	22.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,098	66.8%
Unemployed	253	3.3%
In Armed Forces	14	0.2%

Total Labor Force	5,365	70.3%
Not in Labor Force	2,271	29.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,769	1,568	53.0%
Non-Profit	338	251	57.4%
Self-Employed	240	384	38.5%

Local Government	313	214	59.4%
State Government	124	323	27.7%
Federal Government	241	31	88.6%

Total Private + Self	2,009	1,952	50.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,016	819	55.4%
Total	3,025	2,771	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	21.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	981	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,130	19.1%
Professional, Technical	1,040	17.6%
Service Occupations	1,447	24.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.2%
All others	1,324	22.4%

White Collar		53.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,046	17.7%
Retail trade	607	10.2%
Manufacturing	600	10.1%
Educational services	581	9.8%
Construction	484	8.2%
Other services	454	7.7%
Public administration	447	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	398	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	392	6.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	172	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	144	2.4%
Finance and insurance	142	2.4%
Wholesale trade	131	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	105	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	100	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	91	1.5%
Information	28	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	165	1.19%
Puerto Rican	56	0.40%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	232	1.68%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	204	1.47%
Other Central American	28	0.20%

Total South American	38	0.27%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	38	0.27%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	19	0.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	12	0.09%
Korean	3	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,747	96.3%
Spanish	317	2.4%
Other Indo-European	62	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	37	0.3%
Other	34	0.3%
German, other Germanic	22	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.1%
Other Asian	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	2,092	15.1%
American	1,553	11.2%
German	731	5.3%
Irish	714	5.2%
Italian	265	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	247	1.8%
Polish	203	1.5%
European	189	1.4%
French	175	1.3%
Swedish	131	0.9%
Scottish	127	0.9%
African	103	0.7%
British	65	0.5%
Norwegian	43	0.3%
Dutch	41	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,684	98.9%
Not a citizen	151	1.1%

Native	13,527	97.8%
Foreign-born	308	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
445	4.2%	973	9.2%	3,567	33.6%	3,052	28.8%	1,606	15.1%	960	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	445	4.2%
9-12 Years	973	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,567	33.6%
Some College	3,052	28.8%
Bach. Degree	1,606	15.1%
Grad Degree	960	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,210	5,886	324	5.2%	4.1%
1991	6,256	5,900	356	5.7%	5.9%
1992	6,597	6,161	436	6.6%	6.3%
1993	6,712	6,359	353	5.3%	5.1%
1994	6,612	6,272	340	5.1%	4.4%
1995	6,742	6,317	425	6.3%	4.4%
1996	6,670	6,294	376	5.6%	4.4%
1997	6,636	6,392	244	3.7%	3.8%
1998	6,586	6,387	199	3.0%	3.5%
1999	6,727	6,516	211	3.1%	3.3%

2000	6,489	6,231	258	4.0%	3.7%
2001	6,428	6,073	355	5.5%	5.6%
2002	6,376	5,975	401	6.3%	6.9%
2003	6,892	6,515	377	5.5%	6.7%
2004	6,962	6,619	343	4.9%	5.9%
2005	7,024	6,656	368	5.2%	5.6%
2006	7,042	6,665	377	5.4%	5.1%
2007	7,157	6,683	474	6.6%	5.1%
2008	6,721	6,137	584	8.7%	6.2%
2009	6,598	5,787	811	12.3%	11.0%

2010	6,173	5,440	733	11.9%	10.7%
2011	5,989	5,261	728	12.2%	10.3%
2012	5,958	5,294	664	11.1%	9.5%
2013	5,728	5,180	548	9.6%	7.8%
2014	5,676	5,241	435	7.7%	6.1%
2015	5,634	5,236	398	7.1%	5.7%
2016	5,585	5,227	358	6.4%	5.1%
2017	5,592	5,295	297	5.3%	4.5%
2018	5,586	5,333	253	4.5%	4.0%
2019	5,585	5,334	251	4.5%	3.8%

2020	5,476	5,140	336	6.1%	7.3%
2021	5,488	5,210	278	5.1%	4.9%
2022	5,813	5,581	232	4.0%	3.7%
2023	5,916	5,703	213	3.6%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,162
Median Value	$181,400

Occupied	6,216	86.8%
Vacant	946	13.2%

Owned	4,000	64.4%
Rented	2,216	35.6%
Median Rent	$814

Single-Family Units	4,732	66.1%
Detached	4,714	65.8%
Attached	18	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	263	3.7%
Mobile Homes	1,581	22.1%

Chowan County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chowan County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Chowan County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chowan County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chowan County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chowan County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Chowan County, NC