Gates County

Gates County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	10,478
County Seat	Gates County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	073
Num Towns	2
Census-Designated Places	1
Total Town Population	543
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	10,509
Median Age	47.3
Veterans	870
Housing Units	4,819
Uninsured	27
Net Migration (recent)	101
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	122
Total Employees	880
Avg Annual Pay	$44,429
Median Household Income	$55,750
Poverty Rate	14.3%
Unemployment Rate	9.3%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$57,895
Federal Spending FY2024	$73,473,613
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,012

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$153,000
Median Rent	$921
FMR Studio	$1,069
FMR 1BR	$1,079
FMR 2BR	$1,230
FMR 3BR	$1,653
FMR 4BR	$2,038

Health & Safety

Hospitals	0
EMS Stations	6
Fire Stations	6
Police Stations	6
Adult Smoking	19.7%
Adult Obesity	39.1%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	26.7
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	2
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	2

Community

Churches	3
Libraries	2
Historic Places (NRHP)	10
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	4
SNAP Stores	2
Bank Branches	1

Agriculture

Total Farms	15
Land in Farms (acres)	4,331
Avg Farm Size (acres)	288.7
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-01-24
EM	HURRICANE HELENE	2024-09-26
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-06
EM	HURRICANE IAN	2022-10-01
EM	HURRICANE ISAIAS	2020-08-02
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-09-03
EM	HURRICANE FLORENCE	2018-09-10
DR	HURRICANE MATTHEW	2016-10-10

Detailed Topics

Communities in Gates County

Sunbury — pop 276
Gatesville — pop 267

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.