North Carolina Profile and Statistics

North Carolina Cities Households By Type

In 2007, North Carolina had 3471751 total households with the average home having 2.48 residents and the average family coming in at 3.03.

Of those homes reported, 30.6% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.5% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 74085 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 276619 where the female was the sole head of household.

In North Carolina, 961410 people live alone, and of that, 302887 are 65 and over.

There were 1180307 (34%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 761074 (21.9%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in North Carolina

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 8596744, 40.4 percent are the main “Householder,” while 20 are spouses. There are 2491652 children, and 503572 comprise “other relatives.” 410994 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 164178 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

North Carolina Census Marital Status data

In North Carolina, there are 3415209 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 1076501 have never married; 1855150 are currently still married, but have separated. 94610 are legally separated, 303636 are divorced and 85312 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (3654736), 25.2% never married, 49.5% are married but separated while 3.7% are legally still separated. 11.2% are divorced and 10.3% are widowed.

North Carolina Fertility Rates and NC Statistics

Let’s talk babies in North Carolina (NC): In the 2007 report, 122082 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in North Carolina (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 42364 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 39 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 54 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 33 babies, while there were 103 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 19.

North Carolina Grandparents Statistics

There are 171769 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 83965 (48.9%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 64.1% are the grandmothers and 72.9% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 18612 have done it for less than a year; 20371 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 12171 handling things 3 or 4 years and 32811 doing the job 5 or more years.

North Carolina School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (NC)

In North Carolina, 2297020 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 141039 (6.1%) are in nursery or preschool; 118269 (5.1%) are in kindergarten, while 949473 (41.3%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 487220 (21.2%) are slogging through High School, while 601019 (26.2%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 29.6% (1730329); 16.8% (982214) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (5849056), 380378 (6.5%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 661174 (11.3%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 1730329 (29.6%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 1136055 (19.4%) have some college experience but no degree; 476087 (8.1%) reached an Associate’s degree; 982214 (16.8%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 482819 (8.3%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in North Carolina is 6628684. Of that, 745469 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 8057049 (100%) – of that, 1354481 (16.8%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (1302861), 91805 (7%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (5725492), 814183 (14.2%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (1028696), 448493 (43.6%) have a disability.

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