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Craven County, North Carolina

Craven County had 104,167 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 706.5 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 15th by land area.

Population
104,167
#28 of 100 in North Carolina · #602 in US
Area
706.5 sq mi
#15 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,306 in US
Density
147 / sq mi
#41 of 100 in North Carolina · #702 in US
Median household income
$61,761
#43 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,660 in US

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

Craven County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Craven County population, land area and income

Craven County had 104,167 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 706.5 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 15th by land area. That works out to 147.4 people per square mile, 1.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents; Craven County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,761 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

104,167

3144th1st

602nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

707 sq mi

3144th1st

1306th of 3,144 (US)

Density

147.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

702nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,761

3143rd1st

1660th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

104,167

100th1st

28th of 100 (NC)

Land area

707 sq mi

100th1st

15th of 100 (NC)

Density

147.4 / sq mi

100th1st

41st of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$61,761

100th1st

43rd of 100 (NC)

How Craven County's population changed since 2020

Craven County gained 2,662 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 52nd 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, Craven County recorded 5,373 births and 5,643 deaths, a natural change of -270. Net international migration added +555 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,223. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,223 people.

101.5k2020101.7k2021102.4k2022103.3k2023104.2k2024
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
5,373
Deaths
5,643
Net international migration
+555
Net domestic migration
+3,223
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+838

Where Craven County is

The Census internal point of Craven County is at 35.116800, -77.081300. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades North Carolina's 100 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Craven 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: Craven County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.116800, -77.081300
DMS
35°07'0.48"N 77°04'52.68"W
UTM
18N 310334.0E 3887978.0N
Geohash
dq1pvbz45
Plus code
87744W89+PF

Towns in Craven County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Craven County, 58,554 people together, or 56% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Craven County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is New Bern with 34,218.

  1. 01New Bern34,218
  2. 02Havelock17,407
  3. 03Trent Woods4,047
  4. 04River Bend2,882
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Craven County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Craven County. The most populous is Pitt County, NC, with 180,783 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 98.9 miles WNW of Craven County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wilmington, NC (population 125,284), 77.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is New Bern, NC (population 34,218), 1.5 miles away.

Craven County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Craven County is 37049: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 049. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,761.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Craven County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 104,167. That is up 2,662 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 101,505.

What is the FIPS code of Craven County?

37049. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (049) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Craven County?

New Bern, with 34,218 residents inside Craven County in 2024.

Which counties border Craven County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pitt County, NC; Carteret County, NC; Lenoir County, NC; Beaufort County, NC; Pamlico County, NC; Jones County, NC.

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.