Warren County, NC Population

Overview

18,889

Total Population

48.5

Median age

50.27%

Female population %

98.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

67.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

74

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Warren County is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Warren County's population under 18 was 18.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Warren County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Warren County, 14.60% were under the age of 15, 16.08% aged 15 to 29, 43.71% aged 30 to 64, 22.28% aged 65 to 84, and 3.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 101 more females than males in Warren County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.27% females and 49.73% males in Warren County, NC.
The Warren County, NC gender ratio is 98.9:100 i.e. 98.9 men to 100 women (0.989).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 925.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 885.

Warren County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Warren County population: 38.45% are White, 49.40% are Black or African American, 6.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.49% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.14% are some other race and 3.23% are multiracial.
Warren County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 74 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,149 (96.08% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Warren County is Black or African American with a population of 9,331 (49.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,986 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Warren County's population increased by 1,098 (5.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Warren County's population decreased by 2,376 (11.33%), 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, Warren County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 18,598.