Chowan County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 8,38359.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,60532.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5403.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4383.1%Two or more races
  • 150.1%Asian alone
  • 120.09%Some other race alone
  • 90.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 35
• Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 43
• Thefts: 40
• Auto thefts: 4

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,415 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,033 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chowan County is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $570 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $770 a month.

Cities in this county include: Edenton.

Neighboring counties: Grainger County, Tennessee , Knox County, Tennessee , Nash County , Rogers County, Oklahoma , Tulsa County, Oklahoma .

Current college students: 899
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 325 (53.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 1382000 to 2009
• 131990 to 1999
• 121980 to 1989
• 111970 to 1979
• 47Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,879
• One, attached: 19
• Two: 158
• 3 or 4: 452
• 5 to 9: 213
• 20 or more: 40
• Mobile homes: 1,522

Housing units in Chowan County with a mortgage: 2,233 (180 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 178 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 162

Religion statistics for Chowan County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Chowan County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Carolina Hurricane Isaias, Incident Period: July 31, 2020 - August 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4568, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Carolina Hurricane Dorian, Incident Period: September 1, 2019 - September 9, 2019, FEMA Id: 4465, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4285: October 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4285, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3327: August 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 3327, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4019: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4019, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Earl, Incident Period: September 01, 2010 to September 04, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3314: September 01, 2010, FEMA Id: 3314, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Ophelia, Incident Period: September 11, 2005 to September 17, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3254: September 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 3254, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.23% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($66,936 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.64% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($27,411 average AGI)
3.59% relocated from other states ($39,523 average AGI)

Chowan County:	3.59%
North Carolina average:	4.18%

from Perquimans County, NC	0.80% ($35,651 average AGI)
from Pasquotank County, NC	0.69% ($45,189)

6.37% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,096 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.85% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($36,072 average AGI)
1.53% relocated to other states ($15,024 average AGI)

Chowan County:	1.53%
North Carolina average:	3.18%

to Perquimans County, NC	0.90% ($49,723 average AGI)
to Pasquotank County, NC	0.61% ($47,344)
to Bertie County, NC	0.44% ($40,913)
to Wake County, NC	0.38% ($41,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Chowan County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,913 (883 living alone), Female householders: 3,600 (1,189 living alone)

• 3,103 spouses (3,080 opposite-sex spouses), 233 unmarried partners, (233 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,441 children (3,135 natural, 112 adopted, 192 stepchildren), 220 grandchildren, 72 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 4 foster children, 151 other relatives, 131 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 282

Size of family households: 2,653 2-persons, 908 3-persons, 400 4-persons, 176 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 99 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,072 1-person, 191 2-persons.

1,557 married couples with children.
969 single-parent households (134 men, 835 women).

96.3% of residents of Chowan speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 24% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $105,203,000 ($7,253 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,340,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,334,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,794,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,170,000
Federal grants: $25,512,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,097,000 ($505,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,296,000 ($207,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,421,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,973,000
Federal Government insurance: $66,218,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.86 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Chowan County, North Carolina
• 72020 or later
• 4482010 to 2019
• 7392000 to 2009
• 9381990 to 1999
• 1,2861980 to 1989
• 1,4661970 to 1979
• 4931960 to 1969
• 4051950 to 1959
• 4981940 to 1949
• 7291939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Chowan County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chowan County, North Carolina
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 1563 rooms
• 3054 rooms
• 8325 rooms
• 6186 rooms
• 8977 rooms
• 5468 rooms
• 8659+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chowan County, North Carolina
• 01 room
• 422 rooms
• 1933 rooms
• 9284 rooms
• 3365 rooms
• 3596 rooms
• 3347 rooms
• 768 rooms
• 209+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Chowan County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chowan County, North Carolina
• 0no bedroom
• 471 bedroom
• 7572 bedrooms
• 2,4833 bedrooms
• 7124 bedrooms
• 2035+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chowan County, North Carolina
• 0no bedroom
• 2311 bedroom
• 9342 bedrooms
• 9063 bedrooms
• 2114 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Chowan County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Chowan County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 117no vehicle
• 9231 vehicle
• 1,8602 vehicles
• 7903 vehicles
• 4184 vehicles
• 1105+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Chowan County in renter-occupied apartments
• 493no vehicle
• 1,1001 vehicle
• 5082 vehicles
• 1353 vehicles
• 164 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

87.5% of Chowan County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 8,802
• Other state: 4,806
• Northeast: 1,142
• Midwest: 346
• South: 3,121
• West: 185

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 533
• Number of aged recipients: 76
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 457
• Number of recipients under 18: 99
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 297
• Number of recipients older than 64: 137
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 234
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 215