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Vance County, North Carolina

NC · population 42,322 · GEOID 37181

No score yet. It is computed when the file is built.

Median gross rent is better than the national figure.

U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

data 2026.10 · built 2026-10-31 · pulled 2026-10-31

Population

42,322

0.39% of North Carolina · 42,322 of 10,730,404

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Unemployment

4.0%

+0.0 pts above the United States

2024-012026-09

This placeUnited States

Table, 32 periods
Unemployment, against United States
PeriodThis placeUnited StatesMargin
2024-014.6%4.1%—
2024-024.7%4.2%—
2024-034.4%3.9%—
2024-043.9%3.5%—
2024-054.2%3.7%—
2024-064.7%4.3%—
2024-075.1%4.5%—
2024-085.0%4.4%—
2024-094.1%3.9%—
2024-104.0%3.9%—
2024-114.3%4.0%—
2024-123.9%3.8%—
2025-014.6%4.4%—
2025-024.5%4.5%—
2025-034.4%4.2%—
2025-044.1%3.9%—
2025-054.5%4.0%—
2025-064.8%4.4%—
2025-075.0%4.6%—
2025-084.9%4.5%—
2025-094.4%4.3%—
2025-114.6%4.3%—
2025-124.1%4.1%—
2026-014.9%4.7%—
2026-024.7%4.7%—
2026-034.2%4.3%—
2026-044.2%4.0%—
2026-054.5%4.1%—
2026-064.4%4.4%—
2026-074.7%4.4%—
2026-084.5%4.3%—
2026-094.0%4.0%—

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Local Area Unemployment Statistics · LAUCN371810000000003 · 2026-09 · pulled 2026-10-31

Median gross rent

$883

better than the United States

This place $883
North Carolina $1,228
United States $1,413

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B25064 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Output

$1.7B

+4.5% vs 2023

20162024
Table, 9 periods
Output
PeriodOutputMargin
2016$1.3B—
2017$1.3B—
2018$1.3B—
2019$1.3B—
2020$1.3B—
2021$1.4B—
2022$1.5B—
2023$1.6B—
2024$1.7B—

North Carolina $844.2B · this place is 0.20% of the state

This measure has no national series.

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · BEA Regional, CAGDP2 · CAGDP2-1 · 2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Federal obligations

$213.9M

+1.6% vs FY2025

FY2021FY2026
Table, 6 periods
Federal obligations
PeriodFederal obligationsMargin
FY2021$161.3M—
FY2022$153.5M—
FY2023$176.5M—
FY2024$185.9M—
FY2025$210.6M—
FY2026$213.9M—

This measure has no state or national series.

Receipt USAspending.gov · Federal award obligations by county · spending_by_geography · FY2026 · pulled 2026-10-31

More about this place

Median age 39.9 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Bachelor's degree or higher 17.2% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Poverty rate 19.8% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Labor force participation 58.5% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median home value $161,500 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median household income $50,465 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Unemployment rate, five-year average 8.2% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Consumer price index (United States) 336 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2026-09-01
30-year fixed mortgage rate (United States) 7.2% Freddie Mac · 2026-10-29
Share of North Carolina 0.39% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024