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Warren County, North Carolina has a population of 18,795 across 428 square miles, up 2.4 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $407.3 m in 2024, 291 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals worth $2.0 m.
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Warren County
How many people live in Warren County
- Population18,795
- Households8,147
- Average household size2.31
- Median household income$50,638
- Median age49.6
- Median gross rent$790 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$154,200
- Home value to household income3.0 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over14,234
- Population under 183,321
- Share under 1817.7 percent
- Population 65 and over5,212
- Share 65 and over27.7 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6410,262
- Civilian labor force7,928
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over51.2 percent
- Rank by population among North Carolina counties83rd of 100
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents1945th
Warren County is the 83rd largest of 100 North Carolina counties by population. A median home costs 3.0 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 27.7 percent against 17.7 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Warren County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base2.38 percent
- Census 2020 base population18,637
- Births, 2024186
- Deaths, 2024282
- Natural change, 2024-96
- Net domestic migration, 2024371
- Net international migration, 202445
- Total net migration, 2024416
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024900
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1043rd
The county has grown 2.38 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where people moving to Warren County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving533
- People arriving, from those returns1,001
- Adjusted gross income arriving$31.8 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$59,675
- Largest single originWarren County Non-migrants (6,231 households)
- Largest single destination (6,231 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County Non-migrants | 6,231 | 11,998 | $337.1 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 134 | 247 | $10.8 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 126 | 218 | $7.3 m |
| Other flows - South | 109 | 200 | $9.1 m |
| Vance County | 104 | 216 | $3.7 m |
| Wake County | 67 | 125 | $5.1 m |
| Halifax County | 52 | 100 | $2.7 m |
| Franklin County | 26 | 46 | $1.4 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Warren County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What the Warren County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$407.3 m
- County GDP, 2023$387.0 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20245.2 percent
- GDP change over five years25.0 percent
- Rank by GDP among North Carolina counties90th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2534th
- GDP per resident$21,668
Output grew 5.2 percent in the latest year and 25.0 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Who employs people in Warren County
- Covered employment, annual average2,889
- Establishments reporting348
- Average annual pay$42,054
- Average weekly wage$809
- Sector 31-33, employment418
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$41,290
- Sector 44-45, employment372
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$26,468
- Sector 72, employment291
- Sector 72, average annual pay$21,637
- Sector 62, employment191
- Sector 62, average annual pay$28,016
- Sector 11, employment128
- Sector 56, employment97
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 418 | 13 | $41,290 |
| Sector 44-45 | 372 | 52 | $26,468 |
| Sector 72 | 291 | 28 | $21,637 |
| Sector 62 | 191 | 22 | $28,016 |
| Sector 11 | 128 | 24 | $49,454 |
| Sector 56 | 97 | 24 | $49,480 |
| Sector 23 | 75 | 42 | $45,245 |
| Sector 81 | 66 | 20 | $28,616 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 418 jobs, 14.5 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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What businesses operate in Warren County
- Establishments, all industries291
- Employment at those establishments2,165
- Annual payroll$74.2 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents15.5
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What is being built in Warren County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 2024255
- Declared construction value permitted$39.2 m
- Single family units authorised255
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$153,871
- Units authorised per 1,000 households31.3
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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How much SBA lending happens in Warren County
- 7(a) approvals recorded5
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$2.0 m
- Average 7(a) approval$407,400
- Median 7(a) approval$150,000
- 10th percentile approval$5,000
- 90th percentile approval$1,161,000
- Largest single approval$1,161,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)6
- Jobs per approval1.2
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active4
- Distinct industries receiving approvals5
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer20.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms1
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter4
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countLessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units (1)
- Most active lenderBayFirst National Bank (2)
- 504 approvals recorded1
- 504 gross approval dollars$282,000
- Average 504 approval$282,000
- Median 504 approval$282,000
- Distinct CDCs active1
- 504 jobs per approval8.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved28.4
- Most active CDCBusiness Expansion Funding Corporation (1)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals83.3 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$2.3 m
The average approval of $407,400 sits well above the median of $150,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 20.0 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Do SBA loans in Warren County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Status: Paid in full1
- Status: Exempt from disclosure4
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Which parts of Warren County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending4
- LITTLETON, approvals2
- Norlina, approvals1
- MACON, approvals1
- WARRENTON, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| LITTLETON | 2 | $223,000 |
| Norlina | 1 | $648,000 |
| MACON | 1 | $1,161,000 |
| WARRENTON | 1 | $5,000 |
LITTLETON accounts for 2 approvals against 1 in Norlina. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Warren County
How big is Warren County
- Land area428 sq mi
- Rank by land area among North Carolina counties56th of 100
- Width, east to west23.7 mi
- Height, north to south23.6 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land44
- Establishments per square mile0.68
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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What hazards affect Warren County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/LZone 2
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book3
- Of those, participating in the NFIP2
- NFIP participation rate66.7 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Warren County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Warren County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population18,795
- Households8,147
- Average household size2.31
- Median household income$50,638
- Median age49.6
Common questions
Warren County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Warren County, North Carolina?
18,795, in 8,147 households, ranking 83rd of 100 North Carolina counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Warren County growing?
The population has grown 2.38 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 186 births against 282 deaths, with net migration of 416. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Warren County?
$50,638. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $154,200, which is 3.0 times income, and median gross rent is $790 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Warren County?
291 establishments, employing 2,165 people with an annual payroll of $74.2 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Warren County?
Average annual pay is $42,054, or $809 a week, across 2,889 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Warren County?
5 7(a) approvals totalling $2.0 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, with a median approval of $150,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $282,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Warren County?
255 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $39.2 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Warren County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Warren County come from?
The largest single origin is Warren County Non-migrants, with 6,231 households. Arriving households report an average income of $59,675 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Warren County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Warren County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.