Caswell County, North Carolina

Caswell County has a population of 22,404 and has shrunk 0.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $164,500, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $59,755.

Home price
$164,500
Income
$59,755
Population
22,404
Unemployment
5.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$164,500county
Median gross rent$727county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198048.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,623(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$748county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,270county
Home insurance / yr$3,124(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.8(statewide)
Median household income$59,755county
Family health premium / yr$23,120(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,720(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.684(statewide)
Poverty rate18.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.5%county
Unemployment rate5.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government14.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.5%county
Economic output per resident$23,715county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.69%county
Top state income tax3.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.10%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport985563county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station13 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.0%county
Traffic deaths67.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.3%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2098county
Students per full-time teacher15.7county
Free lunch eligible99.1%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population22,404county
Land area in square miles426county
People per square mile of land52.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store0.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.1%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages6.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents268county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in593county
Households that moved away486county
Average income of arriving households$47,238county
Average income of departing households$46,191county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year50county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate376(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature59.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation41.7 incounty
Annual snowfall5.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.37 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing72 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days199 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 12county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use1,006 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.19(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity62.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.7%county
Homes heated by propane23.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.3%county
Homes heated by wood5.0%county
Households with broadband83.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk37.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk71.3county
Landslide risk47.7county
Hail risk39.5county
Earthquake risk38.8county
Tornado risk39.5county
Tropical cyclone risk73.6county
Extreme heat risk36.9county
Winter weather risk43.0county
Strong wind risk28.2county
Wildfire risk24.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Caswell County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the North Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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