Chowan County, NC Population

Overview

13,796

Total Population

47.9

Median age

52.50%

Female population %

90.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

74.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

502

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Chowan County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Chowan County is 47.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chowan County's population under 18 was 20.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chowan County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chowan County, 16.60% were under the age of 15, 14.62% aged 15 to 29, 42.82% aged 30 to 64, 21.85% aged 65 to 84, and 4.11% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 690 more females than males in Chowan County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.50% females and 47.50% males in Chowan County, NC.
The Chowan County, NC gender ratio is 90.5:100 i.e. 90.5 men to 100 women (0.905).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 611.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 595.

Chowan County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chowan County population: 60.05% are White, 34.68% are Black or African American, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.43% are Asian, 2.58% are some other race and 2.15% are multiracial.
Chowan County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 502 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,294 (96.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chowan County is White with a population of 8,285 (60.05% of the total population).

Chowan County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 15,169 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Chowan County's population increased by 293 (2.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chowan County's population decreased by 1,036 (7.03%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Chowan County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 13,701.