(CO-99-13) Population Estimates for Counties by Age Group: July 1, 1996 Source: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233 Contact: Statistical Information Staff, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau (301-457-2422) pop@census.gov (please include a phone number with email correspondence) Internet Release Date: August 30, 2000 Total Ages Ages Ages Ages Ages Ages Ages Ages Ages Area Name Population 0-4 5-17 18-24 25-44 45-64 16+ 21+ 65+ 85+ NORTH CAROLINA 7307658 515017 1319866 699477 2326190 1526435 5671543 5175593 920673 92448 Alamance County 116365 7509 18898 10899 34757 26568 92877 84944 17734 1694 Alexander County 30098 1935 5740 2440 9459 6990 23316 21432 3534 354 Alleghany County 9776 485 1655 597 2632 2437 7900 7389 1970 245 Anson County 24267 1541 4819 2041 7428 4729 18694 17104 3709 459 Ashe County 23710 1188 4052 1583 6675 5924 19120 17813 4288 544 Avery County 15519 921 2738 1364 4434 3519 12313 11215 2543 287 Beaufort County 43966 2852 8761 3000 12580 9914 33692 31033 6859 723 Bertie County 20570 1449 4559 1451 5603 4220 15269 13952 3288 276 Bladen County 30156 1901 6226 2254 8665 6651 23012 21031 4459 427 Brunswick County 63032 4044 10911 4142 17323 15786 49771 46411 10826 684 Buncombe County 190812 12129 32065 14500 57872 42837 151546 140455 31409 3775 Burke County 80714 5258 14588 6979 24110 18862 63664 57710 10917 995 Cabarrus County 113092 7962 20600 9055 35376 25483 87716 80848 14616 1301 Caldwell County 74571 4937 13191 6139 23035 17548 58581 53985 9721 916 Camden County 6512 423 1193 447 1953 1606 5085 4708 890 79 Carteret County 58381 3677 9679 4216 17812 13509 46397 43355 9488 818 Caswell County 21409 1269 3836 1662 6580 4879 16918 15535 3183 318 Catawba County 128567 8564 23239 10576 40895 29077 100364 92377 16216 1446 Chatham County 43950 3010 7081 3008 14338 9474 34927 32603 7039 758 Cherokee County 21844 1189 3966 1459 5712 5193 17330 16054 4325 468 Chowan County 14129 973 2798 880 3863 3079 10740 9971 2536 317 Clay County 8072 383 1512 450 2071 1853 6442 5977 1803 169 Cleveland County 91158 6227 16804 7853 27045 20674 70754 64746 12555 1247 Columbus County 51884 3485 10868 3787 15076 11595 39199 35914 7073 639 Craven County 86671 7399 16474 9489 26053 15503 64992 59262 11753 996 Cumberland County 283666 26705 57456 38096 93600 46309 207200 184467 21500 1647 Currituck County 16709 1242 3247 1071 5305 3853 12678 11767 1991 165 Dare County 26822 1850 4320 1703 9291 5855 21247 20040 3803 304 Davidson County 137063 9173 24854 10867 43286 31722 107008 98654 17161 1492 Davie County 30265 1751 5564 2106 9186 7041 23841 22033 4617 486 Duplin County 42539 2956 8601 3302 12563 9287 32332 29567 5830 518 Durham County 196804 14236 32551 22520 70892 34935 154690 139886 21670 2487 Edgecombe County 55965 4200 11965 4495 17469 11226 41584 37885 6610 723 Forsyth County 283706 19357 46621 26188 93291 61119 224702 206350 37130 4512 Franklin County 42722 2907 7999 3673 13755 9148 33053 30176 5240 631 Gaston County 181794 13233 34434 15395 56204 39474 139830 127745 23054 2195 Gates County 9879 704 1928 710 2899 2157 7514 6946 1481 126 Graham County 7601 448 1433 584 2015 1793 5957 5475 1328 152 Granville County 41437 2804 7589 3304 13367 9275 32249 29727 5098 539 Greene County 17605 1114 3458 1353 5828 3705 13559 12522 2147 201 Guilford County 378436 25007 62643 40611 122747 80643 300341 272348 46785 5408 Halifax County 56839 4011 11810 4331 16608 11825 42786 39210 8254 868 Harnett County 78703 6390 14912 8832 23751 16041 59675 53736 8777 819 Haywood County 50270 2798 7889 3356 13485 12900 40888 38226 9842 1131 Henderson County 78249 4438 12607 4625 20815 18080 63109 59344 17684 1877 Hertford County 22196 1544 4589 1846 6113 4725 16760 15102 3379 395 Hoke County 28584 2480 6669 2783 8949 5330 20387 18176 2373 249 Hyde County 5382 344 1101 381 1484 1171 4118 3762 901 93 Iredell County 106202 7263 19307 8362 32450 24711 82700 76154 14109 1366 Jackson County 29394 1531 4680 4983 7715 6406 23950 20265 4079 462 Johnston County 98362 7049 18501 7805 31673 22066 75690 69638 11268 972 Jones County 9411 694 1828 625 2650 2022 7161 6608 1592 115 Lee County 47182 3464 9188 3516 14454 10317 35818 33083 6243 580 Lenoir County 59016 3838 11865 4379 17440 13158 45257 41381 8336 724 Lincoln County 56252 3975 10428 4503 17531 12570 43478 39995 7245 626 McDowell County 38518 2415 7008 2970 11545 8916 30304 27849 5664 608 Macon County 27013 1419 4143 1552 6822 6963 22113 20755 6114 661 Madison County 18281 1032 3174 1837 5017 4260 14613 13141 2961 340 Martin County 26288 1809 5334 1977 7568 5793 20028 18283 3807 351 Mecklenburg County 596256 45762 104484 55982 216761 116792 460782 423396 56475 5871 Mitchell County 14761 836 2450 933 4029 3629 11846 11106 2884 355 Montgomery County 23932 1644 4703 2027 7169 4831 18333 16709 3558 301 Moore County 68509 4165 11704 4371 17870 14995 54327 50813 15404 1240 Nash County 87683 5949 16689 6969 28012 18144 67612 62104 11920 1134 New Hanover County 143716 9018 24817 14600 45746 30511 113676 103014 19024 1803 Northampton County 21264 1337 4065 1504 5874 4804 16453 15196 3680 387 Onslow County 142991 13870 24156 32094 47502 16504 107869 93338 8865 705 Orange County 106658 6466 15494 20017 36888 17818 86871 75467 9975 1167 Pamlico County 12154 737 2173 702 3237 3001 9551 8928 2304 284 Pasquotank County 34340 2705 6822 3462 10115 6541 25717 23228 4695 542 Pender County 36489 2450 6654 2714 11028 8590 28445 26359 5053 453 Perquimans County 10965 709 2014 668 2854 2601 8503 7950 2119 205 Person County 32687 2287 6029 2409 10232 7272 25302 23311 4458 465 Pitt County 122000 8894 22353 17918 38692 21756 94066 82450 12387 1173 Polk County 16336 870 2460 938 4067 3945 13379 12624 4056 519 Randolph County 117166 8275 21056 9165 37059 26377 91063 84178 15234 1330 Richmond County 45820 3138 9545 3866 12828 9865 34730 31419 6578 617 Robeson County 113060 9375 26001 10622 33801 21082 81786 73136 12179 1126 Rockingham County 89166 5927 15915 6842 27046 20254 69876 64443 13182 1353 Rowan County 121661 8458 21727 9919 36578 27051 94564 87241 17928 1920 Rutherford County 59691 3965 11163 4713 16841 13518 46292 42635 9491 1034 Sampson County 50745 3319 10420 3851 14639 11207 38637 35373 7309 655 Scotland County 35459 2621 8072 3258 10504 6959 26013 23217 4045 302 Stanly County 54679 3971 10008 4427 15867 12154 42241 38837 8252 722 Stokes County 41904 2690 7956 3266 13252 9419 32529 29902 5321 582 Surry County 65575 4022 11561 5072 19099 15633 51894 47941 10188 1089 Swain County 12030 828 2329 981 3373 2725 9251 8414 1794 206 Transylvania County 27529 1540 4584 2182 6962 6417 22193 20274 5844 529 Tyrrell County 3803 263 821 237 1025 810 2830 2616 647 65 Union County 102347 8129 21004 8937 32591 21945 76332 69317 9741 898 Vance County 41101 3064 8269 3601 12522 8415 31141 28148 5230 542 Wake County 533325 39021 89912 59805 202591 100194 416834 379482 41802 4361 Warren County 17931 1178 3378 1243 4778 4099 13878 12829 3255 361 Washington County 13883 983 2910 1058 3937 2925 10418 9519 2070 198 Watauga County 40350 1943 5429 10317 10485 7619 33781 27373 4557 552 Wayne County 111700 8445 21337 9951 37069 22663 85047 78207 12235 1074 Wilkes County 61853 3712 11293 4739 19067 14364 48683 44835 8678 820 Wilson County 67501 4469 13535 5581 20308 14276 51645 47034 9332 873 Yadkin County 34001 2128 5847 2482 10167 8182 26935 25037 5195 551 Yancey County 16257 963 2778 1142 4610 3842 12979 12073 2922 326 The estimates presented here were produced by a method which is still in a developmental stage. They may not be accurate for populations which are very small or have unusual distributions. These figures should be used with caution.