Editing Warren County, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 9379
|1800= 11284
|1810= 11004
|1820= 11158
|1830= 11877
|1840= 12919
|1850= 13912
|1860= 15726
|1870= 17768
|1880= 22619
|1890= 19360
|1900= 19151
|1910= 20266
|1920= 21593
|1930= 23364
|1940= 23145
|1950= 23539
|1960= 19652
|1970= 15810
|1980= 16232
|1990= 17265
|2000= 19972
|2010= 20972
|2020= 18642
|estyear=2023
|estimate=18836
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37185.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 30, 2013}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/warrencountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Warren County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
}}

With Warren County, the black population is concentrated in areas near 13 pre-Civil War plantation sites.{{sfn|Wilson|2018|p=263}} [[Haliwa-Saponi]] Native Americans reside primarily in the southeastern portions of the county<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ncpedia.org/haliwa-indians-and-haliwa-saponi| title = Haliwa Indians and Haliwa-Saponi Tribe| last = Wetmore| first = Ruth Y.| date = 2006| website = NCPedia| publisher = North Carolina Government & Heritage Library| access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref><ref name= weldon>{{cite news| last = Weldon| first = Luci| title = Thousands celebrate return of Haliwa-Saponi Powwow| newspaper = The Warren Record| date = April 19, 2023| url = https://www.warrenrecord.com/news/article_d946244c-deb0-11ed-8639-63c298bfb561.html| access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref> proximate to the Halifax County communities of Hollister and Essex. White residents are concentrated in Warrenton and in waterfront areas along the county's two large reservoirs.{{sfn|Wilson|2018|p=263}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Warren County, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Warren County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US37185&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Warren County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37185&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Warren County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37185&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|7,696
|7,971
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,209
|38.53%
|38.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.67%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|10,816
|10,911
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,049
|54.16%
|52.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.54%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|940
|1,026
|style='background: #ffffe6; |953
|4.71%
|4.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.11%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|26
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62
|0.13%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.02%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|8
|21
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65
|0.04%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|165
|299
|style='background: #ffffe6; |561
|0.83%
|1.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.01%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|317
|692
|style='background: #ffffe6; |739
|1.59%
|3.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.96%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''19,972'''
|'''20,972'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''18,642'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 18,642 people, 7,786 households, and 4,589 families residing in the county.

The county's population declined between the 2010 and 2020 censuses.<ref>{{cite news| last = Harris| first = Jennifer| title = Co. board briefs| newspaper = The Warren Record| date = April 7, 2022| url = https://www.warrenrecord.com/news/article_cd3953d2-b5ac-11ec-a242-27c991e4967e.html| access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref>

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 20,972 people living in the county. 52.3% were [[African American|Black or African American]], 38.8% [[White American|White]], 5.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian American|Asian]], 2.0% of some other race and 1.6% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 3.3% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 19,972 people, 7,708 households, and 5,449 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|47|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 10,548 housing units at an average density of {{convert|25|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 54.49% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 38.90% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 4.79% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. 1.59% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 7,708 households, out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.50% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,351, and the median income for a family was $33,602. Males had a median income of $26,928 versus $20,787 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,716. About 15.70% of families and 19.40% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.90% of those under age 18 and 20.80% of those age 65 or over.