Northampton County, NC Population

Overview

17,917

Total Population

50.3

Median age

50.57%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

68.9

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

433

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Northampton County is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Northampton County's population under 18 was 17.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Northampton County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Northampton County, 14.44% were under the age of 15, 15.25% aged 15 to 29, 43.95% aged 30 to 64, 23.30% aged 65 to 84, and 3.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 203 more females than males in Northampton County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.57% females and 49.43% males in Northampton County, NC.
The Northampton County, NC gender ratio is 97.8:100 i.e. 97.8 men to 100 women (0.978).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 825.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 887.

Northampton County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Northampton County population: 39.23% are White, 54.93% are Black or African American, 0.43% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.12% are Asian, 1.04% are some other race and 4.25% are multiracial.
Northampton County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 433 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,484 (97.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Northampton County is Black or African American with a population of 9,842 (54.93% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 22,037 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Northampton County's population increased by 47 (0.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Northampton County's population decreased by 4,602 (20.88%), 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, Northampton County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 16,779.