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North Carolina (NC)Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk252

Gates County, NC

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro * 10.5K residents

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10.5K

Population

$66.3K

Median income

per household

$170.8K

Home value

9.4%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $66.3K.
  • Median home value: $170.8K.
  • Poverty rate: 9.4% (low poverty; bottom quartile vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

2 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$66.3K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$170.8K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

9.4%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

25.7%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

19.3%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

20.7%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

2.6×

Within typical 3-5x range

Household income mix

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

Income distribution
Income bracketShare of households
< $50k37.3%
$50–100k37.9%
$100–200k22.7%
$200k+2.1%
< $50k
37.3%
$50–100k
37.9%
$100–200k
22.7%
$200k+
2.1%

Housing tenure

Housing tenure

Owner-occupied vs renter-occupied housing (ACS).

Housing tenure
TenurePercent
Owners80.9%
Renters19.1%
80.9%
Owners
Owners
80.9%
Renters
19.1%
See Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro economy→See NC state economy→

Health

1 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

39.0%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

15.8%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

16.6%

U.S.

12.8%

See Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro health data→See NC state health data→

Connectivity

Connectivity snapshot

Broadband and wireless availability

1 of 3 metrics better than U.S..

Comparison

1/3 above U.S.

Best available speed

1,000Mbps

Gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

92.9%

U.S.

94.5%

Gigabit ready

89.0%

U.S.

65.2%

5G available

58.4%

U.S.

77.4%

See Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro connectivity→See NC state connectivity→

Map

Gates County, NC

Population

10.5K

Area

340.6 sq mi

Density

30.7/sq mi

Neighbors

Camden County, NCChowan County, NCHertford County, NCPasquotank County, NCPerquimans County, NCSouthampton County, VASuffolk city, VA

Rankings

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2026-04
Broadband
2025-12-summary
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-06-11

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC Broadband Data Collection (fixed broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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