North Carolina in United States with a geographic area of 53,818.2 square miles. The total population in North Carolina is 10,386,227 with 48.6% male and 51.4% female. Children under age 5 represent 5.8% of the population, under age 18 equal 22.2% of the population and over age 65 is 16.3% of the population. The median household income is $56,642, per capita income is $31,993. There are a total of 4,031,592 housing units with 65.7% owner occupied. Education includes 23.0% of residents that are high school graduates and 34.3% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The average temperature in North Carolina in the summer is 75 degrees, and in the winter 41 degrees.