Warren County, North Carolina

Warren County has a population of 18,795 and has grown 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $154,200, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $50,638.

Home price
$154,200
Income
$50,638
Population
18,795
Unemployment
7.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$154,200county
Median gross rent$790county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198033.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile41.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant30.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use18.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,145county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$705county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,172county
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$50,638county
Family health premium / yr$23,120(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,720(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.684(statewide)
Poverty rate21.1%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 home11.0%county
Unemployment rate7.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government16.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.6%county
Economic output per resident$21,668county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.71%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 time29.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service52 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport7584394county
Miles to nearest general aviation field20 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%county
Traffic deaths85.1county
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 higher18.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.2%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1687county
Students per full-time teacher16.7county
Free lunch eligible98.6%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians5county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year24.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.1%county

Place

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

Population18,795county
Land area in square miles429county
People per square mile of land43.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age49.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.7%county
Share of households that are one person32.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.1%county
Second languages4.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents295county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in546county
Households that moved away427county
Average income of arriving households$65,786county
Average income of departing households$53,721county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year175county
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 temperature59.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.42 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F36 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing66 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days223 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 31county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.4¢county
Household electricity use1,048 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.19(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity71.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.6%county
Homes heated by propane13.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.7%county
Homes heated by wood3.9%county
Households with broadband82.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk55.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk82.5county
Landslide risk22.6county
Hail risk56.3county
Earthquake risk55.4county
Tornado risk57.7county
Tropical cyclone risk84.9county
Extreme heat risk51.4county
Winter weather risk78.6county
Strong wind risk30.7county
Wildfire risk26.6county

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 Warren 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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