About Chocowinity

Chocowinity is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 748 people and just one neighborhood, Chocowinity is the 397th largest community in North Carolina.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Chocowinity is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.0% of the Chocowinity workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Chocowinity is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chocowinity who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.19%), sales jobs (11.88%), and food service (6.93%).

One of the nice things about Chocowinity is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Chocowinity is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Chocowinity Information and Demographics

The population of Chocowinity has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.96% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Chocowinity in 2000 was $11,747, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $46,988 for a family of four.

Chocowinity is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chocowinity home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Chocowinity is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Chocowinity include Irish and English.

The most common language spoken in Chocowinity is English. Some people also speak Spanish.