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  • Largest town: Yanceyville

Caswell County, North Carolina

Caswell County had 22,363 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 425.5 square miles of land. It ranks 76th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 58th by land area.

Population
22,363
#76 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,704 in US
Area
425.5 sq mi
#58 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,385 in US
Density
53 / sq mi
#83 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,418 in US
Median household income
$57,865
#59 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,045 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Caswell County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Caswell County population, land area and income

Caswell County had 22,363 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 425.5 square miles of land. It ranks 76th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 58th by land area. That works out to 52.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Caswell County has 42% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,865 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

22,363

3144th1st

1704th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

425 sq mi

3144th1st

2385th of 3,144 (US)

Density

52.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1418th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,865

3143rd1st

2045th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

22,363

100th1st

76th of 100 (NC)

Land area

425 sq mi

100th1st

58th of 100 (NC)

Density

52.6 / sq mi

100th1st

83rd of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$57,865

100th1st

59th of 100 (NC)

How Caswell County's population changed since 2020

Caswell County lost 110 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.5%. That ranks 89th of 100 in North Carolina for growth. The median North Carolina county changed by +2.7%, and the state as a whole by +5.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Caswell County recorded 792 births and 1,499 deaths, a natural change of -707. Net international migration added +29 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +350. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 707 people.

22.5k202022.5k202122.2k202222.5k202322.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
792
Deaths
1,499
Net international migration
+29
Net domestic migration
+350
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-116

Where Caswell County is

The Census internal point of Caswell County is at 36.394300, -79.339600. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades North Carolina's 100 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Caswell County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Scotland County: +1.4%Rockingham County: +2.5%Franklin County: +15.6%Caswell County: -0.5%Stokes County: +2.9%Granville County: +2.3%Edgecombe County: +0.7%Randolph County: +2.8%Alexander County: +0.8%Person County: +2.4%Cherokee County: +5.2%Ashe County: +2.5%Davidson County: +5.2%Cabarrus County: +7.8%Mecklenburg County: +8.1%Burke County: +1.5%Cumberland County: +0.4%Northampton County: -4.9%Buncombe County: +3.5%Wilson County: +0.8%Bladen County: +0.5%Pitt County: +4.1%Yancey County: +2.7%Stanly County: +7.4%Harnett County: +9.3%Wilkes County: +0.5%Tyrrell County: +8.8%Pamlico County: +1.9%Hoke County: +6.0%Transylvania County: +2.5%Carteret County: +3.8%Durham County: +6.5%Anson County: +1.8%Pender County: +15.6%Alamance County: +6.7%Polk County: +4.9%Lenoir County: +0.5%Washington County: -3.0%Avery County: -0.0%Hyde County: +1.5%Gates County: -1.4%Davie County: +5.8%Jackson County: +7.4%Montgomery County: +2.5%Martin County: -2.0%Pasquotank County: +2.9%Perquimans County: +3.4%Cleveland County: +2.3%Sampson County: +2.3%Catawba County: +3.8%Alleghany County: +4.5%Robeson County: +2.3%Macon County: +4.4%Clay County: +8.0%Haywood County: +1.3%Duplin County: +3.8%Henderson County: +3.6%Craven County: +2.6%Warren County: +2.6%Graham County: +1.7%Union County: +9.9%Wayne County: +2.2%Gaston County: +5.9%Guilford County: +3.7%Yadkin County: +2.0%Watauga County: +1.0%Rowan County: +4.4%Swain County: -1.1%Chatham County: +9.4%Bertie County: -4.4%Halifax County: -2.9%Forsyth County: +4.1%Onslow County: +3.8%Dare County: +3.1%Chowan County: +1.3%Brunswick County: +20.9%Johnston County: +14.9%Orange County: +6.4%Currituck County: +13.6%New Hanover County: +7.5%Richmond County: -1.7%Vance County: -0.5%Iredell County: +9.9%Lincoln County: +12.0%Caldwell County: +0.2%McDowell County: +1.6%Rutherford County: +1.9%Mitchell County: +0.9%Moore County: +8.1%Columbus County: -0.8%Lee County: +8.1%Greene County: +1.1%Madison County: +5.0%Camden County: +7.5%Hertford County: -12.0%Beaufort County: -0.3%Jones County: +3.5%Wake County: +9.0%Nash County: +3.0%Surry County: +0.2%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +0.5%
  2. < +2.3%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +7.4%
  5. ≥ +7.4%
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Orange pin: Caswell County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
36.394300, -79.339600
DMS
36°23'39.48"N 79°20'22.56"W
UTM
17N 648905.6E 4028963.9N
Geohash
dnrx496sj
Plus code
87829MV6+P5

Towns in Caswell County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Caswell County, 1,811 people together, or 8% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Caswell County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Yanceyville with 1,811.

  1. 01Yanceyville1,811
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Caswell County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Caswell County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Alamance County, NC, with 183,040 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 57.7 miles SE of Caswell County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Greensboro, NC (population 307,381), 34.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Danville, VA (population 41,993), 13.6 miles away.

Caswell County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Caswell County is 37033: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,865.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Caswell County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 22,363. That is down 110 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 22,473.

What is the FIPS code of Caswell County?

37033. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (033) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Caswell County?

Yanceyville, with 1,811 residents inside Caswell County in 2024.

Which counties border Caswell County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Alamance County, NC; Orange County, NC; Rockingham County, NC; Pittsylvania County, VA; Danville city, VA; Person County, NC; Halifax County, VA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.