Perquimans County and Its Homes
Perquimans County grew 4 percent from 2020 to 2025, to 13,490 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 7,000 housing units.
Its two incorporated towns each have a page here: Hertford and Winfall. About 20 percent of Perquimans County's housing units are inside town limits, the rest in unincorporated areas.
Perquimans County at a Glance
- Population: 13,490 (2025), 13,024 (2020)
- Housing units: about 7,000
- Median year built: 1991 (North Carolina: 1991)
- Built before 1980: 36% (statewide: 34%)
- Detached houses: 70%
- Mobile homes: 23%
- Owner-occupied: 77%
- Heated with electricity: 75% (statewide: 65%)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- Towns with pages here: 2
Census Bureau estimates for Perquimans County (housing: 2020 to 2024).
What We Do in Perquimans County
Attic Insulation in Perquimans County
Some 36 percent of Perquimans County housing units predate 1980; joists showing above their insulation mean more blown-in fiberglass is due, R-49 from bare.
Attic Insulation Removal in Perquimans County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Perquimans County attics, and a mouse-soiled Perquimans County attic is sanitized and deodorized; in the 19 percent of homes built before 1960, vermiculite is ruled out first.
Air Sealing in Perquimans County
Some 75 percent of Perquimans County homes heat with electricity, often through attic ducts; their joints and the ceiling's gaps are sealed first.
Homes in Perquimans County
Half of Perquimans County's 7,000 housing units were built before 1991: 24 percent before 1970, 36 percent before 1980 (nearly all before the state's 1978 insulation rule) and 11 percent in 2010 or later. The largest share went up in the 2000s, under codes that asked for less than ENERGY STAR now suggests; ENERGY STAR notes insulation is often thinnest at the eaves.
Perquimans County by type: 70 percent detached houses, 5 percent in buildings of two or more homes and 23 percent mobile homes (11 percent statewide). In Perquimans County, 75 percent of homes heat with electricity, 4 percent with piped gas and 17 percent with tank gas (6 percent statewide).
Perquimans County Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: about 780 units, 11% (±3)
- 1940s: about 150 units, 2% (±1)
- 1950s: about 400 units, 6% (±2)
- 1960s: about 370 units, 5% (±2)
- 1970s: about 850 units, 12% (±3)
- 1980s: about 780 units, 11% (±2)
- 1990s: about 1,360 units, 20% (±3)
- 2000s: about 1,520 units, 22% (±3)
- 2010s: about 750 units, 11% (±2)
- 2020 or later: about 20 units, 0% (±1)
Climate Across Perquimans County
NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals for Perquimans County towns, by station: Edenton station (Hertford and Winfall): about 2,870 heating and 1,840 cooling degree days. NOAA's Elizabeth City station, 17 miles from Hertford, has about 2,850 heating and 1,900 cooling degree days.
Power and Gas in Perquimans County
The card lists Perquimans County's town utilities by the territory maps; a power bill confirms the one at an address.
Piedmont Natural Gas holds the Perquimans County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map), and 4 percent of Perquimans County homes heat with piped gas.
Who Supplies Power in Perquimans County
- Dominion Energy North Carolina: Winfall; homes near Hertford
- Hertford's own electric system: Hertford
- Albemarle EMC: homes near Hertford and Winfall
Energy Programs for Perquimans County Homes
Check each program's current terms for a Perquimans County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network.
Programs for Perquimans County
- Home Energy Evaluation (Dominion Energy rebate; Winfall and near Hertford).
- ElectriCities energy audits (ElectriCities member towns; Hertford).
- Energy audit (Albemarle EMC; near Hertford and near Winfall): a home energy audit on request for members.
- Income and Age Qualifying Home Improvements (Dominion Energy income-qualified; Winfall and near Hertford).
- Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Perquimans County address).
- Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Perquimans County address).
- Piedmont Natural Gas lists rebates for high-efficiency gas furnaces, and none for insulation or air sealing (program page).
Perquimans County Insulation FAQs
Do you serve all of Perquimans County?
Yes: Hertford and Winfall, and every unincorporated Perquimans County address.
Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Perquimans County?
Dominion Energy's Home Energy Evaluation (Winfall and homes near Hertford).
Does attic insulation in Perquimans County need a permit?
Ask Perquimans County Building Inspector before work starts. For an address in Hertford or Winfall, the town or city hall can tell you whether Perquimans County's office handles its permits.
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