Editing Randolph County, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 7318
|1800= 9234
|1810= 10112
|1820= 11331
|1830= 12406
|1840= 12875
|1850= 15832
|1860= 16793
|1870= 17551
|1880= 20836
|1890= 25195
|1900= 28232
|1910= 29491
|1920= 30856
|1930= 36259
|1940= 44554
|1950= 50804
|1960= 61497
|1970= 76358
|1980= 91728
|1990= 106546
|2000= 130454
|2010= 141752
|2020= 144171
|estyear=2023
|estimate=147458
|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 19, 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 19, 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 19, 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 19, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37151.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 29, 2013|archive-date=August 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812194237/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37151.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/randolphcountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Randolph County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Randolph County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37151&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 20, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 108,354
| 75.16%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 8,592
| 5.96%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 666
| 0.46%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 2,158
| 1.5%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 10
| 0.01%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 5,340
| 3.7%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 19,051
| 13.21%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 144,171 people, 56,117 households, and 37,795 families residing in the county.

===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> 130,454 people, 50,659 households, and 37,335 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|166|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. The 54,422 housing units averaged {{convert|69|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 89.20% White, 5.63% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.01% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. About 6.63% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As with much of North Carolina, the Latino population of Randolph County continued to grow into the 21st century. In 2005, figures placed the Latino population as 9.3% of the county's total.

In 2000, of the 50,659 households, 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were not families. About 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was distributed as 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,348, and for a family was $44,369. Males had a median income of $30,575 versus $22,503 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,236. About 6.80% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.60% of those under age 18 and 11.50% of those age 65 or over.