Perquimans County

Perquimans County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	13,005
County Seat	Perquimans County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	143
Num Towns	2
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	2,489
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	13,053
Median Age	49.8
Veterans	1,121
Housing Units	6,906
Uninsured	288
Net Migration (recent)	955
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	182
Total Employees	1,433
Avg Annual Pay	$44,891
Median Household Income	$59,401
Poverty Rate	13.3%
Unemployment Rate	5.0%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$66,119
Federal Spending FY2024	$118,034,018
Federal Spending Per Capita	$9,076

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$211,100
Median Rent	$1,033
FMR Studio	$753
FMR 1BR	$758
FMR 2BR	$994
FMR 3BR	$1,393
FMR 4BR	$1,415

Health & Safety

Hospitals	0
EMS Stations	6
Fire Stations	6
Police Stations	6
Adult Smoking	18.0%
Adult Obesity	37.6%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	30.0
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	15
Libraries	2
Historic Places (NRHP)	19
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	4
SNAP Stores	17
Bank Branches	3

Agriculture

Total Farms	2
Land in Farms (acres)	57,396
Avg Farm Size (acres)	28,698.0
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	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2020-05-08
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

Detailed Topics

Communities in Perquimans County

Hertford — pop 1,934
Winfall — pop 555

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.