Demographic Characteristics of North Carolina

Total Population: 8,049,313

North Carolina Age/Gender Statistics

Male Population: 3,942,695 (48.98%) Female Population: 4,106,618 (51.02%)
 
Under 5 years 539,509 45 to 54 years: 1,085,150
5 to 9 years: 562,553 55 to 59 years: 400,207
10 to 14 years: 551,367 60 to 64 years: 323,505
15 to 19 years: 539,931 65 to 74 years: 533,777
20 to 24 years: 577,508 75 to 84 years: 329,810
25 to 34 years: 1,213,415 85 years and over: 105,461
35 to 44 years: 1,287,120    
 
Median Age: 35.3

North Carolina Racial Statistics

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One Race
7,946,053
White
5,804,656
Black or African American
1,737,545
American Indian and Alaska Native
99,551
Asian
113,689
Asian Indian
26,197
Chinese
18,984
Filipino
9,592
Japanese
5,664
Korean
12,600
Vietnamese
15,596
Other Asian
25,056
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
3,983
Native Hawaiian
932
Guamanian or Chamorro
1,313
Samoan
823
Other Pacific Islander
915
Some other race
186,629
Two or more races
103,260

North Carolina Hispanic Population Statistics

Total Hispanic or Latino Population: 378,963
Mexican Puerto Rican Cuban Other
246,545 31,117 7,389 93,912

North Carolina Relationship Statistics

In households: 7,795,432 (96.85%) In group quarters: 253,881 (3.15%)
Householder 3,132,013 Institutionalized 106,659
Spouse 1,645,346 Noninstitutionalized 147,222
Child 2,218,247    
Own child under 18 years 1,744,451    
Other relatives 413,465    
Under 18 years 174,201    
Nonrelatives 386,361    
Unmarried partner 143,680