Warrenton, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
772
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
58.8
1.73% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.2%
44.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$43,750
17.6% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$192,000
16.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
347
9.16% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Warrenton, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.8% of the residents in Warrenton, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Warrenton, NC was $192,000, and the homeownership rate was 52.1%.

Most people in Warrenton, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Warrenton, NC was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Warrenton, NC is home to a population of 772 people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.15% of Warrenton, NC residents were born outside of the country (32 people).

In 2024, there were 1.35 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (367 people) in Warrenton, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 272 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 40 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.8% of Warrenton, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Warrenton, NC was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Warrenton, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    367 ± 105
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    272 ± 126
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    40 ± 34
7.38%
Hispanic Population
57 people

In 2024, there were 1.35 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (367 people) in Warrenton, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 272 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 40 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.38% of the people in Warrenton, NC are hispanic (57 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Warrenton, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.15%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
32 people
1.51%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
13 people

As of 2024, 4.15% of Warrenton, NC residents (32 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Warrenton, NC was 1.51%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    9 ± 26
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    6 ± 17
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    4 ± 21

Warrenton, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Warrenton, NC employs 347 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Warrenton, NC were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (57 people), Retail Trade (54 people), and Educational Services (42 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($93,264), Public Administration ($83,750), and Manufacturing ($83,224).

Employment

Occupations

347
2024 Value
± 120
−9.16%
1 Year decline
± 55.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Warrenton, NC declined at a rate of −9.16%, from 382 employees to 347 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Warrenton, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (58 people), Management Occupations (57 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (42 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Warrenton, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

347
2024 Value
± 120
−9.16%
1 Year decline
± 55.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Warrenton, NC declined at a rate of −9.16%, from 382 employees to 347 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Warrenton, NC, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (57 people), Retail Trade (54 people), and Educational Services (42 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Warrenton, NC, though some of these residents may live in Warrenton, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$44,196
Median earning men ± $20,415
$31,667
Median earning women ± $16,010

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($93,264) and Public Administration ($83,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($83,224), Public Administration ($78,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,750).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Warrenton, NC was $192,000 in 2024, which is 0.577 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $164,300 to $192,000, a 16.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Warrenton, NC is 52.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Warrenton, NC have an average commute time of 15.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Warrenton, NC is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$192,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$56,947
$247
Median Property Taxes
±$74

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Warrenton, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Warrenton, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

52.1%
Homeownership
2024
66.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 52.1% of the housing units in Warrenton, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$43,750
Median Household Income
± $16,902
474
Number of Households
± 111

In 2024, the median household income of the 474 households in Warrenton, NC grew to $43,750 from the previous year's value of $37,188.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Warrenton, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.5%)
  2. Walked (13.1%)
  3. Carpooled (9.3%)

In 2024, 71.5% of workers in Warrenton, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (13.1%) and those who carpooled to work (9.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

15.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Warrenton, NC have a shorter commute time (15.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Warrenton, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Warrenton, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Warrenton, NC have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Warrenton, NC (110 out of 772 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Warrenton, NC is Black, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

85.5% of the population of Warrenton, NC has health coverage, with 25.1% on employee plans, 14.8% on Medicaid, 32.4% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 5.18% under 18 years, 13.1% between 18 and 34 years, 43.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 37.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

14.5%
Uninsured
25.1%
Employer Coverage
14.8%
Medicaid
32.4%
Medicare
13.2%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Warrenton, NC grew by 78% from 8.15% to 14.5%.

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