Vance County and Its Homes
Vance County held steady from 2020 to 2025 at 42,638 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 19,500 housing units.
Its three incorporated towns each have a page here: Henderson, Kittrell and Middleburg. About 40 percent of Vance County's housing units are inside town limits, the rest in unincorporated areas.
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Vance County at a Glance
- Population: 42,638 (2025), 42,554 (2020)
- Housing units: about 19,500
- Median year built: 1982 (North Carolina: 1991)
- Built before 1980: 47% (statewide: 34%)
- Detached houses: 63%
- Mobile homes: 25%
- Owner-occupied: 60%
- Heated with electricity: 74% (statewide: 65%)
- Climate zone: 3 (2021 map), 4 (state code)
- Towns with pages here: 3
Census Bureau estimates for Vance County (housing: 2020 to 2024).
Towns and Communities in Vance County
Henderson
15,013 people · median home 1968 · Duke Energy Progress
Kittrell
127 people · median home 1976 · Duke Energy Progress
Middleburg
98 people · Duke Energy Progress
Unincorporated communities the Census Bureau maps in Vance County: South Henderson.
What We Do in Vance County
Attic Insulation in Vance County
Some 47 percent of Vance 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 Vance County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Vance County attics, and a mouse-soiled Vance County attic is sanitized and deodorized; in the 21 percent of homes built before 1960, vermiculite is ruled out first.
Air Sealing in Vance County
Some 74 percent of Vance County homes heat with electricity, often through attic ducts; their joints and the ceiling's gaps are sealed first.
Homes in Vance County
Half of Vance County's 19,500 housing units were built before 1982: 33 percent before 1970, 47 percent before 1980 (nearly all before the state's 1978 insulation rule) and 6 percent in 2010 or later (16 percent statewide). The largest share went up in the 1990s, under codes that asked for less than ENERGY STAR now suggests; ENERGY STAR notes insulation is often thinnest at the eaves. Among Vance County towns, the median home is oldest in Henderson (1968) and newest in Kittrell (1976).
Vance County by type: 63 percent detached houses, 10 percent in buildings of two or more homes and 25 percent mobile homes (11 percent statewide). In Vance County, 74 percent of homes heat with electricity, 14 percent with piped gas and 8 percent with tank gas.
Vance County Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: about 1,420 units, 7% (±2)
- 1940s: about 540 units, 3% (±1)
- 1950s: about 2,140 units, 11% (±2)
- 1960s: about 2,380 units, 12% (±2)
- 1970s: about 2,650 units, 14% (±2)
- 1980s: about 2,840 units, 15% (±2)
- 1990s: about 3,900 units, 20% (±2)
- 2000s: about 2,490 units, 13% (±2)
- 2010s: about 950 units, 5% (±1)
- 2020 or later: about 190 units, 1% (±1)
Climate Across Vance County
NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals for Vance County towns, by station: Henderson 2 NNW station (Henderson, Kittrell and Middleburg): about 3,890 heating and 1,440 cooling degree days. NOAA's Henderson 4 NNE station, 3 miles from Henderson, has about 3,430 heating and 1,530 cooling degree days.
Power and Gas in Vance County
The card lists Vance County's town utilities by the territory maps; a power bill confirms the one at an address.
Enbridge Gas North Carolina holds the Vance County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map), and 14 percent of Vance County homes heat with piped gas.
Who Supplies Power in Vance County
- Duke Energy Progress: Henderson, Kittrell and Middleburg
- Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative: homes near Henderson, Kittrell and Middleburg
- Wake Electric: homes near Kittrell
Energy Programs for Vance County Homes
Check each program's current terms for a Vance County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network. Insulation Pros is an approved Duke Energy trade ally for Duke's rebate.
Programs for Vance County
- Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy rebate; Henderson, Kittrell and Middleburg).
- Home Energy House Call (Duke Energy home assessment; Henderson, Kittrell and Middleburg).
- Income-qualified Weatherization (Duke Energy income-qualified; Henderson, Kittrell and Middleburg).
- ThermWise Weatherization Assistance (Enbridge Gas; Vance County gas customers): no-cost weatherization for gas customers, income-qualified.
- Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Vance County address).
- Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Vance County address).
Vance County Insulation FAQs
Do you serve all of Vance County?
Yes: Henderson, Kittrell and Middleburg, and every unincorporated Vance County address.
Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Vance County?
Duke Energy's Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Henderson, Kittrell and Middleburg).
Does attic insulation in Vance County need a permit?
Ask Vance County Planning and Development before work starts. For an address in Henderson, Kittrell or Middleburg, the town or city hall can tell you whether Vance County's office handles its permits.
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