Sampson County, NC Demographic Data

Sampson County, NC Summary

Sampson County is located in North Carolina
  • Population: 63,693
  • Area: 946.60 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 944.74 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 1.86 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 67.28 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 95.14 ft
  • Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Sampson County, NC Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
32,523
51%
50.8
Male
31,190
49%
49.2
Total Population
63,713
 
323,128,000

Sampson County, NC Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
4,152
6.5% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,427
6.9% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
4,555
7.1% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
4,134
6.5% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,925
6.2% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
7,185
11.3% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
8,236
12.9% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
8,616
13.5% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
4,416
6.9% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,761
5.9% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
5,974
9.4% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,424
5.4% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
908
1.4% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
47,895
75.2%
77.2
Female
24,704
51.6%
51.3
Male
23,191
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
45,713
71.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
12,626
19.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
10,306
16.2%
15.2
Female
6,015
58.4%
55.8
Male
4,291
41.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0

Sampson County, NC Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
61,903
97.2% 
96.8
White
39,660
62.2% 
72.6
Black or African American
16,240
25.5% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,219
1.9% 
0.8
Asian
296
0.5% 
5.4
Asian Indian
32
0.1% 
1.2
Chinese
92
0.1% 
1.3
Filipino
54
0.1% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
21
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
33
0.1% 
0.6
Other Asian
64
0.1% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
11
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
11
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
4,477
7.0% 
5.1
Two or More Races
1,810
2.8% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
11,627
18.2% 
17.8
Mexican
7,581
11.9% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
482
0.8% 
1.7
Cuban
4
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,560
5.6% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
52,086
81.8% 
82.2

Sampson County, NC Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,773
11.2% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5,554
13.1% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
14,239
33.5% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
9,123
21.5% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,761
8.8% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,712
8.7% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,358
3.2% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
10,327
24.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
32,193
75.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,070
11.9%
31.2

Sampson County, NC Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
15,279
30.2%
33.7%
Now Married
23,136
45.7%
47.5
Divorced
5,556
11.0%
11.0%
Separated
2,332
4.6%
2.0
Widowed
4,276
8.5
5.8%

Sampson County, NC Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
50,001
83.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
9,560
16.1%
21.6%
Spanish
9,094
15.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
186
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
123
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
157
0.3%
1.1%

Sampson County, NC Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,355
10.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,084
8.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,588
15.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,300
14.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,554
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,150
17.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,103
9.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,570
6.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
392
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
355
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
36,742
 
57,617
Per capita income
19,871
 
31,128

Sampson County, NC Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,852
10.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,879
7.0%
9.8
Construction
2,329
8.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,802
21.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
640
2.4%
6.6
Information
321
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,118
15.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,281
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,622
6.0%
11.4
Public administration
1,117
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
3,230
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,184
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
587
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,456
16.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,771
25.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,597
20.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,239
19.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,899
18.2%
18.1%

Sampson County, NC Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
26,236
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
21,291
81.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
3,542
13.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
70
0.3%
5.1
Walked
470
1.8%
2.7
Other means
138
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
725
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.9
 
26.6

Sampson County, NC Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,852
7.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
7,136
30.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,790
33.2%
37.1
3 or more
6,673
28.5%
21.0

Sampson County, NC Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
23,451
86.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
16,266
69.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
7,185
30.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,703
13.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5

Sampson County, NC Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
27,154
1 room
234
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
133
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
1,290
4.8%
9.1
4 rooms
4,577
16.9%
16.5
5 rooms
8,026
29.6%
19.8
6 rooms
5,662
20.9%
17.8
7 rooms
3,733
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
1,726
6.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,773
6.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Sampson County, NC Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
27,154
 
 
1-unit, detached
16,176
59.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
111
0.4%
5.9
2-units
433
1.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
466
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
298
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
43
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
170
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
9,457
34.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Sampson County, NC Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,970
7.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
962
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,531
9.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,047
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,338
16.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,660
13.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
6,868
25.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,211
11.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
478
1.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
89
0.3%
1.4%

Sampson County, NC Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,400
6.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,642
19.8%
4.7
Electricity
16,249
69.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
673
2.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
354
1.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
22
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
111
0.5%
1.1

Sampson County, NC Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
8,099
 
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
36
0.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
128
1.6%
7.0%
Less than $500
210
2.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
417
5.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
922
11.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,774
34.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,612
44.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,614
45.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,426
17.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
784
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
478
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,717
21.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
80
0.0%
0.0%

Sampson County, NC Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,108 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
293
4.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,947
31.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,866
63.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,077
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
598
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
732
12.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
741
12.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
660
11.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
514
8.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
536
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,799
46.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,203
0.0%
0.0%

Sampson County, NC Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
16,266
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,507
21.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,665
34.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,548
15.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,032
12.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,714
10.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
632
3.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
141
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
27
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
87,900
 
205,000