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Chowan County
Chowan County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 13,708 County Seat N/A State FIPS 37 County FIPS 041 Num Towns 4 Census-Designated Places 3 Total Town Population 6,176 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 13,835 Median Age 48.7 Veterans 1,073 Housing Units 7,162 Uninsured 0 Net Migration (recent) 491 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 373 Total Employees 4,256 Avg Annual Pay $49,249 Median Household Income $51,188 Poverty Rate 20.9% Unemployment Rate 4.3% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $68,504 Federal Spending FY2024 $134,217,560 Federal Spending Per Capita $9,791
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $181,400 Median Rent $814 FMR Studio $854 FMR 1BR $860 FMR 2BR $1,128 FMR 3BR $1,360 FMR 4BR $1,696
Health & Safety
Hospitals 4 EMS Stations 12 Fire Stations 12 Police Stations 12 Adult Smoking 20.1% Adult Obesity 39.0% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 26.4 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 4 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 4
Community
Churches 14 Libraries 4 Historic Places (NRHP) 27 Homeless Population N/A Schools 12 SNAP Stores 12 Bank Branches 4
Agriculture
Total Farms 31 Land in Farms (acres) 65,887 Avg Farm Size (acres) 2,125.4 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 DR HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-10-14 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-10-04 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03 EM HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-10
Detailed Topics
Communities in Chowan County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
