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Northampton County in figures

A profile of Northampton County from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Northampton County was 16,491 in 2025, down 0.2% from 2024, and the 15th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina.

Population16,4912025Down 0.2% from 2024The 15th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina
Median age52 years2024Up 0.4 years from 2023The 7th highest of 100 counties in North Carolina
Population aged 65 and over31.5%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024The 8th highest of 100 counties in North Carolina
Foreign-born population share1.3%2024Down 0.3 percentage points from 2023
Population density11.9 inhabitants per km²2025Down 0.2% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June1342025, estimatedCompared with -20 in 2024
16.4K16.6K16.8K17K17.2K17.4K17.6K2020202120222023202420252020: 17,433 persons2021: 17,118 persons2022: 16,794 persons2023: 16,709 persons2024: 16,526 persons2025: 16,491 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Northampton County was 4.5% (provisional) in August 2026, down 1.3 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 11th highest of 100 counties in North Carolina.

Unemployment rate4.5%August 2026, provisionalDown 1.3 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 11th highest of 100 counties in North Carolina
Median household income$50,0862024Up 4.5% from 2023The 16th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina
Per capita personal income$52,8192024Up 5.8% from 2023The 40th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina
Poverty rate (US official measure)22.5%2024Up 1.8 percentage points from 2023
Gini index48.72024Down 1 point from 2023
345672021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 6.4 %2021-08: 6.4 %2021-09: 5.6 %2021-10: 5.5 %2021-11: 5.4 %2021-12: 4.6 %2022-01: 5.6 %2022-02: 5.2 %2022-03: 4.9 %2022-04: 4.3 %2022-05: 4.5 %2022-06: 5.1 %2022-07: 5.3 %2022-08: 5.5 %2022-09: 4.5 %2022-10: 4.9 %2022-11: 4.7 %2022-12: 4.6 %2023-01: 5.1 %2023-02: 5.2 %2023-03: 4.6 %2023-04: 4 %2023-05: 4.5 %2023-06: 5 %2023-07: 5 %2023-08: 5.2 %2023-09: 4.5 %2023-10: 4.4 %2023-11: 4.4 %2023-12: 3.9 %2024-01: 4.4 %2024-02: 4.3 %2024-03: 4.3 %2024-04: 3.6 %2024-05: 4.1 %2024-06: 4.7 %2024-07: 5 %2024-08: 5.3 %2024-09: 4.3 %2024-10: 4.4 %2024-11: 4.8 %2024-12: 4.6 %2025-01: 5.1 %2025-02: 5 %2025-03: 4.5 %2025-04: 4.3 %2025-05: 4.8 %2025-06: 5 %2025-07: 5.7 %2025-08: 5.8 %2025-09: 5 %2025-11: 5.2 %2025-12: 4.5 %2026-01: 5.5 %2026-02: 5.2 %2026-03: 4.4 %2026-04: 4.2 %2026-05: 4.4 %2026-06: 4.3 %2026-07: 4.8 %2026-08: 4.5 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Northampton County was $738.85 million in 2024, up 12.3% from 2023, and the 20th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$738.85 million2024Up 12.3% from 2023The 20th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina
GDP per capita, US dollars$44,5632024Up 13.1% from 2023The 44th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina
Real GDP growth11.4%2024Up 15.1 percentage points from 2023The highest of 100 counties in North Carolina
30040050060070080020012005200920132017202120242001: 376.7 USD million2002: 366.8 USD million2003: 422.9 USD million2004: 436.7 USD million2005: 468 USD million2006: 476.2 USD million2007: 488.5 USD million2008: 454.3 USD million2009: 483.5 USD million2010: 465.1 USD million2011: 486.8 USD million2012: 484.7 USD million2013: 461 USD million2014: 443.6 USD million2015: 463.7 USD million2016: 494.9 USD million2017: 527.2 USD million2018: 532.6 USD million2019: 563.9 USD million2020: 538.5 USD million2021: 612.1 USD million2022: 671.1 USD million2023: 658 USD million2024: 738.9 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Northampton County was $114,500 in 2024, up 12% from 2023, and the 5th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina.

Median home value$114,5002024Up 12% from 2023The 5th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina
County house price annual change, sales and refinances-16.73%2025Down 11.04 percentage points from 2024The lowest of 97 counties in North Carolina
Median gross rent (monthly)$7582024Up 1.2% from 2023Tied for the 13th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)74.6%2024Up 1.4 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits152025, estimatedDown 11.8% from 2024
80K90K100K110K120K20212022202320242021: 87,400 USD2022: 96,000 USD2023: 102,200 USD2024: 114,500 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Northampton County were 201 in 2023, up 0.5% from 2022, and the 8th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina.

Employer firms2012023Up 0.5% from 2022The 8th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina
Establishment entry rate9.302%2023Up 1.77 percentage points from 2022The 43rd lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina
Establishment exit rate8.879%2023Down 1.16 percentage points from 2022Tied for the 49th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina
Job creation rate9.754%2023Up less than 0.01 percentage points from 2022
Farms2572022No 2021 figure to compare
20022024026028019992003200720112015201920231999: 266 count2000: 262 count2001: 260 count2002: 272 count2003: 265 count2004: 264 count2005: 274 count2006: 269 count2007: 265 count2008: 266 count2009: 242 count2010: 239 count2011: 239 count2012: 233 count2013: 229 count2014: 223 count2015: 228 count2016: 222 count2017: 215 count2018: 216 count2019: 211 count2020: 215 count2021: 207 count2022: 200 count2023: 201 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Energy and environment

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Northampton County was 33 in 2025, up 1 point from 2024.

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA)332025Up 1 point from 2024
Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI)78.1%2025Down 0.9 percentage points from 2024
Average annual temperature60.1 °F2025Down 1.4 °F from 2024Tied for the 46th lowest of 100 counties in North Carolina
253035404550199519992002202020251995: 46 index1997: 49 index1998: 48 index1999: 49 index2000: 45 index2001: 47 index2002: 47 index2003: 44 index2019: 43 index2020: 29 index2021: 34 index2022: 33 index2023: 37 index2024: 32 index2025: 33 index
Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), 1995 to 2025. index. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI.

Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Environment and emissions statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).
  25. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  26. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  27. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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