Chowan County

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Chowan County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 14,526
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 174 / 196 / 0
Land Area (2000): 447.128 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 157.143 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 60,000.000 acres (242.760 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 173
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 31.20%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 24.30%
Farm earnings (2005): $26,587,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 6,000,000 / 3,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 40.30%
Physicians (2004): 31
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (76)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 3,022
Federal Spending (2004): $117,540

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	10,842	37.17%
Rural, Farm	354	1.21%
Rural, Non-farm	17,974	61.62%

Chowan County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chowan County Employment Information Back to top
Chowan County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	6,244	5,915	330	5.28%	53
1991	6,258	5,900	357	5.71%	57
1992	6,583	6,150	433	6.58%	66
1993	6,709	6,352	357	5.32%	53
1994	6,600	6,262	337	5.11%	51
1995	6,737	6,305	432	6.42%	64
1996	6,662	6,281	380	5.71%	57
1997	6,637	6,390	246	3.71%	37
1998	6,608	6,409	199	3.02%	30
1999	6,740	6,530	210	3.12%	31
2000	6,483	6,226	258	3.98%	40
2001	6,386	6,033	354	5.54%	55
2002	6,379	5,996	383	6.00%	60
2003	6,835	6,476	360	5.26%	53
2004	6,940	6,617	322	4.64%	47
2005	7,017	6,672	346	4.92%	49
2006	7,038	6,690	349	4.95%	50
2007	7,422	6,986	437	5.88%	59
2008	7,335	6,758	577	7.87%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	6,152	5,765	387	6.29%	63
Feb 1990	6,312	5,868	444	7.03%	70
Mar 1990	6,219	5,903	316	5.08%	51
Apr 1990	6,195	5,894	301	4.86%	49
May 1990	6,243	5,921	322	5.16%	52
Jun 1990	6,310	6,006	304	4.82%	48
Jul 1990	6,361	6,102	259	4.07%	41
Aug 1990	6,261	5,993	268	4.28%	43
Sep 1990	6,262	5,987	275	4.39%	44
Oct 1990	6,259	5,921	338	5.40%	54
Nov 1990	6,340	5,953	387	6.10%	61
Dec 1990	6,019	5,662	357	5.93%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	6,045	5,628	417	6.90%	69
Feb 1991	6,136	5,717	419	6.83%	68
Mar 1991	6,179	5,836	343	5.55%	56
Apr 1991	6,174	5,860	314	5.09%	51
May 1991	6,302	5,908	394	6.25%	63
Jun 1991	6,286	5,904	382	6.08%	61
Jul 1991	6,406	6,069	337	5.26%	53
Aug 1991	6,328	5,985	343	5.42%	54
Sep 1991	6,342	6,003	339	5.35%	53
Oct 1991	6,385	6,055	330	5.17%	52
Nov 1991	6,292	5,970	322	5.12%	51
Dec 1991	6,215	5,868	347	5.58%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	6,666	6,056	610	9.15%	92
Feb 1992	6,628	6,148	480	7.24%	72
Mar 1992	6,555	6,069	486	7.41%	74
Apr 1992	6,567	6,154	413	6.29%	63
May 1992	6,627	6,188	439	6.62%	66
Jun 1992	6,644	6,185	459	6.91%	69
Jul 1992	6,696	6,339	357	5.33%	53
Aug 1992	6,591	6,235	356	5.40%	54
Sep 1992	6,513	6,125	388	5.96%	60
Oct 1992	6,524	6,124	400	6.13%	61
Nov 1992	6,517	6,120	397	6.09%	61
Dec 1992	6,472	6,058	414	6.40%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	6,581	6,092	489	7.43%	74
Feb 1993	6,614	6,190	424	6.41%	64
Mar 1993	6,529	6,181	348	5.33%	53
Apr 1993	6,666	6,320	346	5.19%	52
May 1993	6,799	6,471	328	4.82%	48
Jun 1993	6,708	6,363	345	5.14%	51
Jul 1993	6,947	6,599	348	5.01%	50
Aug 1993	6,924	6,563	361	5.21%	52
Sep 1993	6,763	6,450	313	4.63%	46
Oct 1993	6,705	6,370	335	5.00%	50
Nov 1993	6,729	6,397	332	4.93%	49
Dec 1993	6,537	6,226	311	4.76%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	6,415	6,067	348	5.42%	54
Feb 1994	6,496	6,118	378	5.82%	58
Mar 1994	6,521	6,205	316	4.85%	48
Apr 1994	6,484	6,187	297	4.58%	46
May 1994	6,770	6,358	412	6.09%	61
Jun 1994	6,643	6,260	383	5.77%	58
Jul 1994	6,664	6,318	346	5.19%	52
Aug 1994	6,720	6,372	348	5.18%	52
Sep 1994	6,620	6,344	276	4.17%	42
Oct 1994	6,711	6,447	264	3.93%	39
Nov 1994	6,660	6,308	352	5.29%	53
Dec 1994	6,490	6,163	327	5.04%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	6,618	6,097	521	7.87%	79
Feb 1995	6,646	6,158	488	7.34%	73
Mar 1995	6,742	6,326	416	6.17%	62
Apr 1995	6,767	6,326	441	6.52%	65
May 1995	6,757	6,323	434	6.42%	64
Jun 1995	6,746	6,326	420	6.23%	62
Jul 1995	7,074	6,603	471	6.66%	67
Aug 1995	6,843	6,437	406	5.93%	59
Sep 1995	6,655	6,210	445	6.69%	67
Oct 1995	6,727	6,357	370	5.50%	55
Nov 1995	6,764	6,382	382	5.65%	56
Dec 1995	6,509	6,116	393	6.04%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	6,585	6,105	480	7.29%	73
Feb 1996	6,586	6,014	572	8.69%	87
Mar 1996	6,538	6,104	434	6.64%	66
Apr 1996	6,477	6,106	371	5.73%	57
May 1996	6,708	6,276	432	6.44%	64
Jun 1996	6,572	6,184	388	5.90%	59
Jul 1996	6,803	6,418	385	5.66%	57
Aug 1996	6,862	6,526	336	4.90%	49
Sep 1996	6,624	6,354	270	4.08%	41
Oct 1996	6,753	6,457	296	4.38%	44
Nov 1996	6,804	6,472	332	4.88%	49
Dec 1996	6,626	6,359	267	4.03%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	6,532	6,216	316	4.84%	48
Feb 1997	6,533	6,245	288	4.41%	44
Mar 1997	6,542	6,280	262	4.00%	40
Apr 1997	6,525	6,314	211	3.23%	32
May 1997	6,630	6,400	230	3.47%	35
Jun 1997	6,651	6,363	288	4.33%	43
Jul 1997	6,784	6,536	248	3.66%	37
Aug 1997	6,707	6,476	231	3.44%	34
Sep 1997	6,520	6,314	206	3.16%	32
Oct 1997	6,773	6,540	233	3.44%	34
Nov 1997	6,784	6,561	223	3.29%	33
Dec 1997	6,660	6,440	220	3.30%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	6,595	6,371	224	3.40%	34
Feb 1998	6,503	6,275	228	3.51%	35
Mar 1998	6,530	6,306	224	3.43%	34
Apr 1998	6,539	6,372	167	2.55%	26
May 1998	6,574	6,375	199	3.03%	30
Jun 1998	6,593	6,374	219	3.32%	33
Jul 1998	6,639	6,412	227	3.42%	34
Aug 1998	6,632	6,433	199	3.00%	30
Sep 1998	6,561	6,391	170	2.59%	26
Oct 1998	6,754	6,567	187	2.77%	28
Nov 1998	6,721	6,529	192	2.86%	29
Dec 1998	6,659	6,503	156	2.34%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	6,671	6,457	214	3.21%	32
Feb 1999	6,671	6,447	224	3.36%	34
Mar 1999	6,731	6,518	213	3.16%	32
Apr 1999	6,706	6,514	192	2.86%	29
May 1999	6,593	6,412	181	2.75%	27
Jun 1999	6,706	6,504	202	3.01%	30
Jul 1999	6,992	6,704	288	4.12%	41
Aug 1999	6,744	6,531	213	3.16%	32
Sep 1999	6,713	6,536	177	2.64%	26
Oct 1999	6,865	6,684	181	2.64%	26
Nov 1999	6,784	6,568	216	3.18%	32
Dec 1999	6,706	6,483	223	3.33%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	6,347	6,129	218	3.43%	34
Feb 2000	6,377	6,139	238	3.73%	37
Mar 2000	6,459	6,243	216	3.34%	33
Apr 2000	6,412	6,235	177	2.76%	28
May 2000	6,471	6,257	214	3.31%	33
Jun 2000	6,610	6,346	264	3.99%	40
Jul 2000	6,753	6,245	508	7.52%	75
Aug 2000	6,537	6,283	254	3.89%	39
Sep 2000	6,415	6,193	222	3.46%	35
Oct 2000	6,485	6,236	249	3.84%	38
Nov 2000	6,436	6,164	272	4.23%	42
Dec 2000	6,498	6,237	261	4.02%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	6,421	6,067	354	5.51%	55
Feb 2001	6,369	6,041	328	5.15%	51
Mar 2001	6,400	6,105	295	4.61%	46
Apr 2001	6,251	5,983	268	4.29%	43
May 2001	6,293	6,020	273	4.34%	43
Jun 2001	6,338	6,005	333	5.25%	53
Jul 2001	6,522	5,983	539	8.26%	83
Aug 2001	6,431	6,053	378	5.88%	59
Sep 2001	6,368	6,047	321	5.04%	50
Oct 2001	6,437	6,092	345	5.36%	54
Nov 2001	6,426	6,034	392	6.10%	61
Dec 2001	6,380	5,961	419	6.57%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	6,294	5,836	458	7.28%	73
Feb 2002	6,301	5,866	435	6.90%	69
Mar 2002	6,254	5,866	388	6.20%	62
Apr 2002	6,311	5,955	356	5.64%	56
May 2002	6,370	6,015	355	5.57%	56
Jun 2002	6,355	6,006	349	5.49%	55
Jul 2002	6,422	6,078	344	5.36%	54
Aug 2002	6,420	5,963	457	7.12%	71
Sep 2002	6,379	6,039	340	5.33%	53
Oct 2002	6,469	6,132	337	5.21%	52
Nov 2002	6,506	6,113	393	6.04%	60
Dec 2002	6,470	6,086	384	5.94%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	6,668	6,270	398	5.97%	60
Feb 2003	6,603	6,209	394	5.97%	60
Mar 2003	6,628	6,260	368	5.55%	56
Apr 2003	6,675	6,308	367	5.50%	55
May 2003	6,788	6,439	349	5.14%	51
Jun 2003	6,807	6,402	405	5.95%	59
Jul 2003	6,970	6,601	369	5.29%	53
Aug 2003	6,877	6,526	351	5.10%	51
Sep 2003	6,857	6,547	310	4.52%	45
Oct 2003	7,101	6,752	349	4.91%	49
Nov 2003	7,053	6,704	349	4.95%	49
Dec 2003	6,996	6,689	307	4.39%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	6,898	6,561	337	4.89%	49
Feb 2004	6,826	6,478	348	5.10%	51
Mar 2004	6,833	6,493	340	4.98%	50
Apr 2004	6,899	6,566	333	4.83%	48
May 2004	6,868	6,550	318	4.63%	46
Jun 2004	6,890	6,544	346	5.02%	50
Jul 2004	7,069	6,743	326	4.61%	46
Aug 2004	6,986	6,675	311	4.45%	45
Sep 2004	6,950	6,696	254	3.65%	37
Oct 2004	6,970	6,678	292	4.19%	42
Nov 2004	6,997	6,667	330	4.72%	47
Dec 2004	7,088	6,757	331	4.67%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	6,939	6,592	347	5.00%	50
Feb 2005	6,943	6,554	389	5.60%	56
Mar 2005	6,985	6,637	348	4.98%	50
Apr 2005	7,082	6,762	320	4.52%	45
May 2005	7,031	6,689	342	4.86%	49
Jun 2005	7,027	6,659	368	5.24%	52
Jul 2005	7,103	6,737	366	5.15%	52
Aug 2005	7,021	6,682	339	4.83%	48
Sep 2005	6,953	6,624	329	4.73%	47
Oct 2005	6,978	6,645	333	4.77%	48
Nov 2005	7,065	6,717	348	4.93%	49
Dec 2005	7,079	6,761	318	4.49%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	6,991	6,669	322	4.61%	46
Feb 2006	6,978	6,631	347	4.97%	50
Mar 2006	6,988	6,674	314	4.49%	45
Apr 2006	7,083	6,783	300	4.24%	42
May 2006	7,025	6,690	335	4.77%	48
Jun 2006	7,050	6,681	369	5.23%	52
Jul 2006	7,134	6,761	373	5.23%	52
Aug 2006	6,935	6,565	370	5.34%	53
Sep 2006	6,972	6,619	353	5.06%	51
Oct 2006	7,050	6,699	351	4.98%	50
Nov 2006	7,075	6,700	375	5.30%	53
Dec 2006	7,177	6,803	374	5.21%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	7,689	7,275	414	5.38%	54
Feb 2007	7,351	6,954	397	5.40%	54
Mar 2007	7,411	7,015	396	5.34%	53
Apr 2007	7,364	7,028	336	4.56%	46
May 2007	7,370	6,954	416	5.64%	56
Jun 2007	7,397	6,925	472	6.38%	64
Jul 2007	7,405	6,909	496	6.70%	67
Aug 2007	7,259	6,771	488	6.72%	67
Sep 2007	7,244	6,806	438	6.05%	60
Oct 2007	7,459	7,019	440	5.90%	59
Nov 2007	7,542	7,091	451	5.98%	60
Dec 2007	7,577	7,082	495	6.53%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	7,507	6,977	530	7.06%	71
Feb 2008	7,302	6,785	517	7.08%	71
Mar 2008	7,381	6,853	528	7.15%	72
Apr 2008	7,316	6,821	495	6.77%	68
May 2008	7,351	6,758	593	8.07%	81
Jun 2008	7,374	6,776	598	8.11%	81
Jul 2008	7,341	6,693	648	8.83%	88
Aug 2008	7,240	6,568	672	9.28%	93
Sep 2008	7,206	6,591	615	8.53%	85
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Chowan County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	932	14.63%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	510	8.00%
3.	Public Administration	402	6.31%
4.	Educational Services	378	5.93%
5.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	366	5.74%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	286	4.49%
7.	Health Care	274	4.30%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	238	3.74%
9.	Food Manufacturing	218	3.42%
10.	Truck Transportation	212	3.33%
11.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	196	3.08%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	184	2.89%
13.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	184	2.89%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	178	2.79%
15.	Finance and Insurance	154	2.42%
16.	Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale	150	2.35%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	112	1.76%
18.	Wood Manufacturing	104	1.63%
19.	Other Transportation	94	1.48%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	92	1.44%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,106	19.51%
2.	Health Care	916	16.16%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	448	7.90%
4.	Public Administration	412	7.27%
5.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	266	4.69%
6.	Food Manufacturing	210	3.71%
7.	Social Assistance	194	3.42%
8.	Personal and Laundry Services	152	2.68%
9.	Finance and Insurance	150	2.65%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	134	2.36%
11.	Private Household Services	116	2.05%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	106	1.87%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	100	1.76%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	96	1.69%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	90	1.59%
16.	Wood Manufacturing	76	1.34%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	72	1.27%
18.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	68	1.20%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	66	1.16%
20.	Apparel Manufacturing	60	1.06%

Chowan County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	484	7.60%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	412	6.47%
3.	Other Production Occupations	356	5.59%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	260	4.08%
5.	Carpenters	246	3.86%
6.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	234	3.67%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	228	3.58%
8.	Other Management Occupations	224	3.52%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	224	3.52%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	216	3.39%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	202	3.17%
12.	Farmers and Farm Managers	180	2.82%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	174	2.73%
14.	Agricultural Workers	166	2.61%
15.	Construction Laborers	156	2.45%
16.	Law Enforcement Workers	156	2.45%
17.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	148	2.32%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	128	2.01%
19.	Other Material Moving Workers	118	1.85%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	116	1.82%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	454	8.01%
2.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	390	6.88%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	360	6.35%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	292	5.15%
5.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	222	3.92%
6.	Other Production Occupations	214	3.78%
7.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	202	3.56%
8.	Other Management Occupations	192	3.39%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	154	2.72%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	154	2.72%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	144	2.54%
12.	Registered Nurses	144	2.54%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	144	2.54%
14.	Food Processing Workers	142	2.51%
15.	Child Care Workers	130	2.29%
16.	Personal Appearance Workers	126	2.22%
17.	Agricultural Workers	118	2.08%
18.	Waiters and Waitresses	116	2.05%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	114	2.01%
20.	Health Technologists and Technicians	112	1.98%

Chowan County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	10,920	47.35%
15-35 hours	2,492	10.80%
1-14 hours	864	3.75%
No regular hours	8,788	38.10%

Chowan County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	624	5.40%
5 AM-5:29 AM	561	4.86%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	306	2.65%
6 AM-6:29 AM	900	7.79%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,446	12.52%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,991	17.23%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,924	16.65%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,378	11.93%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	584	5.05%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	308	2.67%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	70	0.61%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	112	0.97%
Noon-3:59 PM	740	6.40%
4 PM-11:59 PM	610	5.28%

Chowan County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	912	7.89%
5-9	2,299	19.90%
10-14	1,964	17.00%
15-19	1,465	12.68%
20-24	918	7.95%
25-29	418	3.62%
30-34	885	7.66%
35-39	152	1.32%
40-44	222	1.92%
45-59	968	8.38%
60-89	624	5.40%
At least 90	727	6.29%

Chowan County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	18	0.16%	7,958	68.88%
30-44	32	0.28%	1,227	10.62%
45-59	0	0.00%	968	8.38%
At least 60	14	0.12%	1,337	11.57%

Chowan County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	26	0.22%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,128	17.72%
Car / truck / van, solo	8,411	70.02%
Motorcycle	34	0.28%
Other	285	2.37%
Public transportation	64	0.53%
Walked	606	5.04%
Worked at home	458	3.81%

Chowan County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chowan County Family Information Back to top
: 11,108 (27,670 people)
: 7,984 (23,772 people)
: 2,526
: 18,022
Chowan County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,563	14.01%
$10,000-$14,999	990	8.87%
$15,000-$19,999	1,030	9.23%
$20,000-$24,999	926	8.30%
$25,000-$29,999	892	7.99%
$30,000-$34,999	818	7.33%
$35,000-$39,999	840	7.53%
$40,000-$44,999	528	4.73%
$45,000-$49,999	422	3.78%
$50,000-$59,999	1,024	9.18%
$60,000-$74,999	932	8.35%
$75,000-$99,999	824	7.39%
$100,000-$124,999	228	2.04%
$125,000-$149,999	30	0.27%
$150,000-$199,999	64	0.57%
$200,000 or more	46	0.41%

Chowan County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,409	25.25%
Family, 2 people	1,861	33.35%
Nonfamily, 2 people	130	2.33%
Family, 3 people	975	17.47%
Nonfamily, 3 people	15	0.27%
Family, 4 people	743	13.32%
Nonfamily, 4 people	10	0.18%
Family, 5 people	269	4.82%
Nonfamily, 5 people	5	0.09%
Family, 6 people	99	1.77%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	60	1.08%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.02%

Chowan County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	8,050	27.19%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,238	10.94%
Public Assistance	628	2.12%
Retirement	2,350	7.94%
Self Employment	1,298	4.38%
Social Security	3,957	13.37%
Supplemental Security	678	2.29%
Wage / Salary	7,682	25.95%
Other	1,726	5.83%

Chowan County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,648	61.79%
With children under 18	2,256	38.21%

Chowan County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	774	7.15%
Married	6,671	61.59%
Never Married	2,963	27.36%
Widowed	423	3.91%

Chowan County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,012	8.00%
Married	6,797	53.74%
Never Married	3,040	24.03%
Widowed	1,800	14.23%

Chowan County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chowan County Education Information Back to top
Chowan County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,107	9.51%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,670	16.56%
High school diploma or equivalent	7,400	33.39%
Some college, no degree	4,613	20.82%
Associate degree	1,082	4.88%
Bachelors degree	2,278	10.28%
Graduate or professional degree	1,010	4.56%

Chowan County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	220	1.51%	242	1.67%	462	3.18%
Kindergarten	376	2.59%	46	0.32%	422	2.91%
Grades 1-4	1,272	8.76%	140	0.96%	1,412	9.72%
Grades 5-8	1,762	12.13%	24	0.17%	1,786	12.30%
Grades 9-12	1,538	10.59%	0	0.00%	1,538	10.59%
Undergrad college	846	5.82%	868	5.98%	1,714	11.80%
Graduate or professional school	58	0.40%	26	0.18%	84	0.58%
Total	6,072	41.80%	1,346	9.27%	7,418	51.07%

Chowan County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chowan County Business Information Back to top
: $62,086,000
: $144,884,000
: $12,180,000
: $153,931
: 2,255
Chowan County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	2	2	3
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	2	2	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	2
1999 - Construction	4	1	13	8	7
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	3	5	11
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	3	17	5	9
1999 - Information	2	1	0	3	1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	3	7	5	3
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	8	7	24
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	3	2	9
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	2	3	3
1999 - Retail Trade	4	1	20	19	22
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	4	4	2	9
1999 - Unclassified	2	1	1	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	1	0	0	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	4	6
1999 - Total	27	22	86	67	110
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	3	2	3	1
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	4	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	2	0	1
2000 - Construction	5	2	14	9	7
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	4	5	11
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	15	8	11
2000 - Information	1	0	2	2	2
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	1	8	5	1
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	1	7	7	25
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	2	4	6	4
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	0	0	7
2000 - Retail Trade	2	5	21	22	17
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	4	3	9
2000 - Unclassified	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	4	6
2000 - Total	24	20	91	75	104
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	3	3	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	3	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	2	1	2
2001 - Construction	3	3	7	15	10
2001 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	6	5	9
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	1	12	11	12
2001 - Information	0	0	3	2	3
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	2	0	7	5	2
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	1	5	9	23
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	7	4	4
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	0	3	1	4
2001 - Retail Trade	10	1	13	26	21
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	3	2	4	9
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	1	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	0	4	6	3
2001 - Total	38	12	77	95	106
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	2	4	2
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	3	1	2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	2	3
2002 - Construction	8	2	10	14	9
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	0	9	11
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	1	13	10	15
2002 - Information	0	0	2	4	2
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	1	1	7	7	1
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	4	15	4	19
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	3	2	3	7
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	2	2	6
2002 - Retail Trade	8	8	25	16	22
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	4	0	5	7
2002 - Unclassified	2	1	0	1	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	4	6	2
2002 - Total	27	31	87	89	109
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	3	3
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	1	3
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	1	3
2003 - Construction	1	4	15	13	13
2003 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	6	7	8
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	12	12	17
2003 - Information	1	1	1	1	3
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	2	0	10	5	1
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	8	11	22
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	2	3	1	11
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	4	0	6
2003 - Retail Trade	2	7	22	20	21
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	2	3	7
2003 - Unclassified	0	1	0	1	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	3	8	2
2003 - Total	14	18	90	87	121
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	3	2	3
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	2	2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	3
2004 - Construction	4	3	22	9	9
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	2
2004 - Finance & Insurance	3	3	5	2	11
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	3	9	14	17
2004 - Information	1	0	0	2	5
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	1	0	9	7	2
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	2	9	11	17
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	5	2	9
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	1	2	2	7
2004 - Retail Trade	5	4	16	15	26
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	6	0	8
2004 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	3	6	6	1
2004 - Total	31	21	95	75	122
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	1	4	0	3
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	2	4	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	1	3
2005 - Construction	5	3	16	13	12
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	2
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	4	2	13
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	4	11	17	10
2005 - Information	1	1	5	1	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	3	3	6	9	1
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	3	13	8	15
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	6	4	7
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	1	1	3	13
2005 - Retail Trade	8	9	12	15	25
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	1	5	9
2005 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	5	2	6
2005 - Total	40	31	87	84	120

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chowan County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Chowan County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	22,864	82.37%
Below Poverty Level	4,894	17.63%

Chowan County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$589	$172	$2,316	$0	$0	$511	$3,416	$1,483	$0	$248
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$812	$217	$2,436	$0	$0	$644	$3,892	$1,932	$1,047	$832
1975	$734	$218	$3,270	$1	$0	$436	$4,441	$2,504	$966	$536
1976	$759	$271	$5,034	$22	$0	$318	$6,133	$2,434	$2,784	$428
1977	$908	$283	$4,047	$211	$0	$745	$5,911	$3,141	$2,715	$294
1978	$1,189	$356	$4,691	$241	$0	$347	$6,468	$396	$2,626	$448
1979	$1,172	$358	$4,096	$260	$0	$830	$6,358	$3,870	$2,582	$666
1980	$1,405	$367	$4,315	$282	$0	$893	$6,895	$4,196	$2,445	$442
1981	$1,583	$372	$4,839	$339	$0	$995	$7,756	$967	$2,404	$580
1982	$1,796	$437	$5,498	$400	$0	$1,131	$8,825	$4,703	$4,816	$831
1983	$1,796	$450	$5,498	$384	$0	$1,037	$8,715	$4,737	$4,730	$856
1984	$1,725	$608	$5,279	$434	$0	$1,151	$8,589	$5,252	$4,644	$1,082
1985	$1,880	$912	$5,568	$481	$0	$1,098	$9,027	$5,767	$4,603	$835
1986	$2,129	$987	$7,712	$500	$0	$1,767	$12,108	$6,200	$9,497	$750
1987	$2,699	$1,415	$7,444	$533	$0	$1,866	$12,542	$6,849	$12,200	$1,468
1988	$2,743	$1,562	$8,151	$569	$0	$2,189	$13,652	$7,743	$12,750	$7,634
1989	$2,719	$1,749	$9,838	$597	$0	$2,056	$15,210	$8,784	$10,414	$6,256
1990	$2,781	$1,919	$11,014	$662	$0	$2,983	$17,440	$9,811	$10,604	$12,143
1991	$3,086	$1,835	$12,038	$642	$0	$2,672	$18,438	$10,247	$16,662	$16,974
1992	$3,203	$1,630	$11,785	$623	$0	$2,431	$18,042	$10,174	$14,952	$13,899
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$4,774	$2,021	$15,148	$271	$0	$2,766	$22,959	$13,565	$15,010	$6,520
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$5,546	$2,410	$18,311	$279	$0	$4,926	$29,062	$15,975	$8,778	$29,247
2001	$5,645	$2,427	$19,112	$253	$0	$6,423	$31,433	$16,438	$22,282	$33,290
2002	$5,749	$2,355	$18,969	$292	$0	$5,676	$30,686	$17,338	$20,574	$22,663
2003	$5,937	$2,423	$19,439	$293	$0	$5,864	$31,533	$18,836	$18,859	$19,536

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$2,034	$89	$18	$28	$0	$0	$3,236
1972	$37	$514	$64	$2	$0	$450	$3,236
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$3,026	$110	$79	$85	$0	$0	$4,143
1974	$52	$459	$7	$38	$0	$287	$4,143
1975	$3,375	$139	$89	$46	$0	$29	$4,489
1975	$61	$315	$52	$43	$0	$340	$4,489
1976	$3,261	$197	$35	$41	$0	$18	$7,906
1976	$72	$409	$50	$3,462	$0	$361	$7,906
1977	$3,813	$204	$803	$57	$0	$16	$6,628
1977	$63	$546	$50	$323	$0	$753	$6,628
1978	$3,917	$190	$66	$44	$0	$20	$5,820
1978	$86	$595	$53	$400	$0	$449	$5,820
1979	$4,628	$280	$70	$45	$0	$21	$7,055
1979	$147	$585	$42	$370	$0	$867	$7,055
1980	$5,162	$308	$382	$45	$49	$0	$7,820
1980	$129	$451	$40	$338	$0	$916	$7,820
1981	$5,684	$452	$103	$44	$0	$84	$8,680
1981	$125	$488	$36	$695	$0	$969	$8,680
1982	$5,353	$466	$103	$44	$0	$41	$8,162
1982	$253	$525	$33	$352	$0	$992	$8,162
1983	$5,499	$374	$93	$44	$0	$45	$8,381
1983	$171	$570	$29	$369	$0	$1,187	$8,381
1984	$6,136	$394	$138	$44	$0	$55	$9,109
1984	$138	$632	$25	$363	$0	$1,184	$9,109
1985	$7,063	$417	$256	$44	$0	$0	$10,375
1985	$214	$658	$22	$391	$0	$1,310	$10,375
1986	$7,984	$402	$138	$45	$0	$77	$12,594
1986	$182	$715	$351	$419	$0	$2,281	$12,594
1987	$8,173	$406	$169	$45	$44	$80	$12,630
1987	$210	$742	$450	$400	$0	$1,911	$12,630
1988	$9,247	$521	$563	$45	$32	$92	$14,427
1988	$251	$838	$485	$422	$0	$1,931	$14,427
1989	$10,321	$573	$130	$51	$48	$91	$16,091
1989	$284	$1,017	$475	$508	$0	$2,593	$16,091
1990	$11,685	$582	$194	$107	$0	$99	$18,261
1990	$308	$1,162	$642	$1,164	$0	$2,318	$18,261
1991	$16,876	$619	$145	$277	$0	$120	$24,083
1991	$359	$1,350	$804	$717	$0	$2,816	$24,083
1992	$14,022	$604	$151	$873	$11	$140	$21,425
1992	$341	$1,607	$877	$545	$0	$2,254	$21,425
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$14,720	$755	$180	$1,108	$20	$215	$29,089
1997	$499	$3,183	$548	$1,861	$0	$6,000	$29,089
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$17,705	$937	$214	$754	$0	$490	$31,464
2000	$593	$3,352	$568	$296	$0	$6,555	$31,464
2001	$18,259	$1,058	$505	$2,056	$0	$1,999	$35,876
2001	$749	$3,628	$514	$436	$0	$6,672	$35,876
2002	$19,671	$1,140	$385	$2,324	$0	$2,551	$38,326
2002	$710	$3,817	$1,209	$317	$0	$6,202	$38,326
2003	$19,399	$1,106	$463	$1,174	$4	$788	$35,333
2003	$856	$3,792	$515	$449	$0	$6,787	$35,333

Chowan County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chowan County Criminal Information Back to top
: 19

Chowan County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chowan County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Chowan County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,821	12.54%
10-19 Years	2,168	14.92%
20-29 Years	1,608	11.07%
30-39 Years	1,709	11.77%
40-49 Years	2,139	14.73%
50-59 Years	1,726	11.88%
60-69 Years	1,438	9.90%
70-79 Years	1,258	8.66%
80-89 Years	554	3.81%
90+ Years	105	0.72%

Chowan County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	6,805	46.85%
Female	7,721	53.15%

Chowan County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	8,703	59.91%
African-American	5,415	37.28%
Hispanic/Latino	219	1.51%
Multiracial	91	0.63%
Asian	50	0.34%
Amerindian	42	0.29%
Other Race	6	0.04%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Chowan County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	4,555	33.31%
2.	English	2,928	21.41%
3.	Irish	1,762	12.88%
4.	German	1,204	8.80%
5.	Italian	736	5.38%
6.	Scottish	400	2.92%
7.	Scotch Irish	336	2.46%
8.	French Non-Basque	266	1.95%
9.	Dutch	224	1.64%
10.	European	200	1.46%

Chowan County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	26,562	96.86%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	658	2.40%
3.	French	48	0.18%
4.	German	48	0.18%
5.	Japanese	38	0.14%
6.	Polish	28	0.10%
7.	Arabic	22	0.08%
8.	Italian	18	0.07%

Chowan County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	28,904	99.09%
Naturalized immigrant	92	0.32%
Not a citizen	174	0.60%

Chowan County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chowan County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chowan County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Edenton

Tyner

Chowan County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

27932

27980