Craven County, North Carolina

Craven County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 91,436. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,005 (774 ). 1,835 km² (708 sq mi) of it is land and 170 km² (66 sq mi) of it (8.49%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Law and government
Craven County is a member of the regional.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 91,436 people, 34,582 households, and 25,071 families residing in the county. The was 50/km² (129/sq mi). There were 38,150 housing units at an average density of 21/km² (54/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 69.94%, 25.12% or , 0.42% , 0.99% , 0.06% , 1.78% from , and 1.68% from two or more races. 4.02% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 34,582 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 12.80% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,966, and the median income for a family was $42,574. Males had a median income of $28,163 versus $21,412 for females. The for the county was $18,423. About 9.90% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the, including 18.50% of those under age 18 and 11.00% of those age 65 or over.