Perquimans County, NC Population

Overview

13,002

Total Population

49.8

Median age

52.22%

Female population %

91.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

76.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

372

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Perquimans County is 49.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Perquimans County's population under 18 was 18.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Perquimans County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Perquimans County, 15.90% were under the age of 15, 13.34% aged 15 to 29, 43.28% aged 30 to 64, 24.72% aged 65 to 84, and 2.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 578 more females than males in Perquimans County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.22% females and 47.78% males in Perquimans County, NC.
The Perquimans County, NC gender ratio is 91.5:100 i.e. 91.5 men to 100 women (0.915).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 689.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 659.

Perquimans County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Perquimans County population: 72.37% are White, 22.83% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.61% are Asian, 1.38% are some other race and 2.58% are multiracial.
Perquimans County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 372 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,63 (97.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Perquimans County is White with a population of 9,41 (72.37% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,638 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Perquimans County's population increased by 2,089 (18.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Perquimans County's population decreased by 464 (3.44%), 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, Perquimans County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,391.