Person County

Person County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	39,097
County Seat	Person County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	145
Num Towns	1
Census-Designated Places	1
Total Town Population	8,134
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	39,131
Median Age	43.7
Veterans	2,341
Housing Units	18,372
Uninsured	235
Net Migration (recent)	1,364
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	714
Total Employees	8,233
Avg Annual Pay	$50,063
Median Household Income	$60,688
Poverty Rate	17.2%
Unemployment Rate	3.7%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$61,301
Federal Spending FY2024	$268,616,486
Federal Spending Per Capita	$6,871

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$173,200
Median Rent	$777
FMR Studio	$790
FMR 1BR	$795
FMR 2BR	$1,031
FMR 3BR	$1,445
FMR 4BR	$1,483

Health & Safety

Hospitals	1
EMS Stations	3
Fire Stations	3
Police Stations	3
Adult Smoking	18.7%
Adult Obesity	39.2%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	32.3
Air Quality Good Days	225

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	1
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	1

Community

Churches	12
Libraries	1
Historic Places (NRHP)	12
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	12
SNAP Stores	34
Bank Branches	8

Agriculture

Total Farms	2
Land in Farms (acres)	42,771
Avg Farm Size (acres)	21,385.5
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-01-24
DR	TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL	2025-09-11
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
DR	TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL	2019-01-31

Detailed Topics

Communities in Person County

Roxboro — pop 8,134

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.