Chocowinity is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 749 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chocowinity is the 441st largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Chocowinity was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Chocowinity economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Chocowinity, where the median household income is $35,098.00.
Chocowinity is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
Being a small town, Chocowinity does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The rate of college-level education in Chocowinity is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.81% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Chocowinity in 2022 was $19,070, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,280 for a family of four. However, Chocowinity contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chocowinity also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.47% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Chocowinity is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chocowinity home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chocowinity residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Chocowinity also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.26% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chocowinity include English, German, Scottish, Scots-Irish, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Chocowinity is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.