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Electric companies in Randolph County, North Carolina

Randolph County, NC ranks 15th of 100 North Carolina counties for tornado risk, FEMA score 87.4. Randolph County, NC has 145,322 residents. Randolph County, NC: 6 utilities listed by EIA. Randolph County, NC: home electricity prices of 11.54 to 15.91 cents per kWh.

Randolph County, NC on the map

Randolph County, NC and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsGuilfordDavidsonAlamanceMontgomeryForsythRandolph

Randolph County, NC darker: more storm events

Outage risk in Randolph County, NC

Randolph County, NC, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 238 in all, 163.8 per 100,000 residents of 145,322, rank 2 of 100 North Carolina counties. Property damage in Randolph County, NC: $3.8M, with 1 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Randolph County, NC

events a year, Randolph County, NC

  1. 14'15
  2. 13'16
  3. 39'17
  4. 23'18
  5. 33'19
  6. 18'20
  7. 7'21
  8. 22'22
  9. 18'23
  10. 25'24
  11. 26'25

Events by type

events by type, Randolph County, NC

  • Thunderstorm and high wind228
  • Winter storm and heavy snow7
  • Hurricane and tropical storm2
  • Tornado1
Randolph County, NC outage-linked hazards
Randolph County, NCFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Randolph County, NC, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate58.546 of 1002282017 (38)$1.8M
Randolph County, NC, tornadoRelatively Moderate87.415 of 10012020 (1)$250K
Randolph County, NC, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Moderate84.347 of 10022018 (1)$1.2M
Randolph County, NC, ice stormRelatively High89.521 of 1000none$0
Randolph County, NC, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively High86.425 of 10072015 (2)$500K
Randolph County, NC, heat waveRelatively Low65.242 of 1000none$0

Electric utilities in Randolph County, NC

Utility listed for Randolph County, NCTypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 1,015 kWhShare of Randolph County, NC median income of $59,047
EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp in Randolph County, NCCooperative11.54$1,4062.38%
Town of High Point in Randolph County, NCMunicipal11.63$1,4172.40%
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC in Randolph County, NCInvestor Owned13.94$1,6982.88%
Central Electric Membership Corp. in Randolph County, NCCooperative14.34$1,7472.96%
Duke Energy Progress in Randolph County, NCInvestor Owned15.54$1,8943.21%
Randolph Electric Member Corp in Randolph County, NCCooperative15.91$1,9383.28%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Randolph County, NC

Residents of Randolph County, NC, ACS 2023
145,32222 of 100 North Carolina counties
Households in Randolph County, NC
56,9702.55 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Randolph County, NC
72.7%41,402 owner and 15,568 renter households
Median household income in Randolph County, NC
$59,04750 of 100 North Carolina counties
Housing units in Randolph County, NC
62,5445,574 vacant or seasonal, 8.9% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Randolph County, NC
70.6%40,220 homes, 46 of 100 North Carolina counties
Utilities listed for Randolph County, NC
66 with a home price: EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, Town of High Point, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Lowest home price in Randolph County, NC
11.54 ¢/kWhEnergyUnited Elec Member Corp, 27.5% below the highest
Highest home price in Randolph County, NC
15.91 ¢/kWhRandolph Electric Member Corp
Monthly bill gap in Randolph County, NC
$44between the two at 1,015 kWh, $532 a year, 0.90% of the Randolph County, NC median income
ZIP areas touching Randolph County, NC
1527203 to 27370
Outage-linked storm events in Randolph County, NC
238NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Randolph County, NC
42.3%median year built 1985
Flood claims in Randolph County, NC
22NFIP 2015 to 2025, $217K paid
Home energy burden in Randolph County, NC
2.8%$1,516 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Randolph County, NC

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC charged Randolph County, NC homes 10.62 ¢/kWh in 2015. Randolph County, NC: 13.94 ¢ in 2024, 31% up. Randolph County, NC: against 25% up for the North Carolina average.

Randolph County, NC: a 1,015 kWh month at that price. Randolph County, NC: $108 in 2015, $142 in 2024. Randolph County, NC: $1,698 a year, 2.9% of the $59,047 median income.

Randolph: 10 yearly prices
YearDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Randolph County, NCRandolph: Gap to North Carolina averageRandolph: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Randolph10.62-0.66-2.03
2016, Randolph10.42-0.61-2.13
2017, Randolph10.18-0.76-2.71
2018, Randolph10.14-0.95-2.73
2019, Randolph10.36-1.06-2.65
2020, Randolph10.37-1.01-2.78
2021, Randolph10.26-1.06-3.40
2022, Randolph10.44-1.18-4.60
2023, Randolph11.88-1.05-4.12
2024, Randolph13.94-0.19-2.54

Randolph County, NC: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Randolph County, NC price.

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Housing and heating in Randolph County, NC

Randolph County, NC: 26,487 of 62,544 homes were built before 1980 and 14,281 in 2000 or later. Randolph County, NC has 42,073 detached houses, 3,579 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 12,518 mobile homes, and 15,568 of 56,970 households rent.

Age of homes in Randolph County, NC

% of homes by decade built, Randolph County, NC

  1. 5pre-40
  2. 440s
  3. 1050s
  4. 960s
  5. 1570s
  6. 1680s
  7. 1990s
  8. 1500s
  9. 710s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Randolph County, NC

% of homes by main fuel, Randolph County

  • Electricity70.6
  • Utility gas15.1
  • Propane6.4
  • Fuel oil4.6
  • Wood2.3
Randolph County, NC housing against North Carolina counties
Randolph County, NCValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Randolph County, NC, median year built19851985+0 years50 of 100
Randolph County, NC, built before 198042.3%42.0%+0.4 points47 of 100
Randolph County, NC, built 2000 or later22.8%24.6%-1.8 points62 of 100
Randolph County, NC, detached houses67.3%69.0%-1.7 points61 of 100
Randolph County, NC, apartments in 5+ unit buildings5.7%4.2%+1.6 points36 of 100
Randolph County, NC, mobile homes20.0%17.7%+2.3 points41 of 100
Randolph County, NC, renter households27.3%27.2%+0.1 points48 of 100
Randolph County, NC, median home value$171,600$205,300-$33,70067 of 100
Randolph County, NC, median gross rent a month$857$860-$252 of 100
Randolph County, NC, people per household2.522.41+0.1123 of 100

Cost of living with electricity in Randolph County, NC

Randolph County, NC: electricity $1,516 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,923, 2.8% of $69,759 income. 55,894 households in Randolph County, NC spend about $84.7 million a year on electricity and $107.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Randolph County, NC ($21,731 a year) spend 8.2% of income, 3.0 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Randolph County, NC

% of income on energy, Randolph County, NC

  • All households2.8
  • Lower income8.2
  • Owners2.6
  • Renters4.0
  • North Carolina counties2.1
Randolph County, NC home energy cost by household group
Randolph County, NCHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Randolph County, NC, all households55,894$69,759$1,516$301$1062.8%
Randolph County, NC, lower income18,009$21,731$1,428$197$1638.2%
Randolph County, NC, owners41,237$81,239$1,593$379$1052.6%
Randolph County, NC, renters14,657$37,462$1,299$83$1104.0%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Randolph County, NC

Randolph County, NC: 22 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $217K paid, median paid claim $11,986.

108 of 61,959 residential structures in Randolph County, NC carry an NFIP contract. 115 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Randolph County, NC on 8 Sep 2026. Randolph County, NC lists 6 repetitive-loss properties.

Randolph County, NC: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Randolph County, NC

flood claims a year, Randolph County, NC

  1. <5'15
  2. 0'16
  3. 0'17
  4. 9'18
  5. <5'19
  6. <5'20
  7. <5'21
  8. <5'22
  9. <5'23
  10. <5'24
  11. 0'25
Randolph County, NC flood claims and flood insurance
Randolph County, NCValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Randolph County, NC, claims 2015-202522—73 of 90
Randolph County, NC, paid 2015-2025$217K—81 of 90
Randolph County, NC, median paid claim$11,986——
Randolph County, NC, claims per 1,000 homes0.43.384 of 90
Randolph County, NC, homes with flood insurance0.2%0.8%86 of 100
Randolph County, NC, policies in force115——
Randolph County, NC, repetitive-loss properties6——

Randolph County, NC: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Randolph County, NC: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Randolph County, NC

Randolph County, NC totals 3,347 heating degree days and 1,509 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Randolph County, NC is the 49th coldest of 100 counties in North Carolina: 3,347 against a median of 3,342. For cooling, Randolph County, NC is the 53rd hottest: 1,509 against a median of 1,516.

Randolph County, NC sits between climates, 1,838 degree days separate heating and cooling.

Randolph County, NC: 3,131 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 3,347 on the normal, 6% under.

Randolph County, NC: electricity heats 70.6% of 56,970 homes; the winter totals 3,347 heating degree days.

Randolph County, NC

  • Heating degree days, 3,347 vs 3,342100
  • Cooling degree days, 1,509 vs 1,516100
  • Electric heat, 70.6% vs 69.0%102
  • NC median county100
Randolph County, NC: degree days, electric heat
Randolph County, NCValueNC median countyRandolph County, NC, rank (1 = highest)
Randolph County, NC, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal3,3473,34249 of 100
Randolph County, NC, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean3,1313,04647 of 100
Randolph County, NC, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal1,5091,51653 of 100
Randolph County, NC, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean1,5971,65657 of 100
Randolph County, NC, electric heating, ACS 2019-202370.6%69.0%46 of 100

Randolph County, NC: ACS B25040, 56,970 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Randolph County, NC

Randolph County, NC counts 145,322 residents in 56,970 households. Randolph County, NC touches 15 ZIP areas, 27203 to 27370, about 9,688 residents each. 40,220 of the 56,970 homes in Randolph County, NC heat with electricity.

Household income in Randolph County, NC is $59,047; 41,402 of its 56,970 households own. Randolph County, NC has 62,544 housing units, 5,574 (8.9%) vacant or seasonal, and 15,568 rented homes. Randolph County, NC logged 238 storm events for its 145,322 residents.

The median home in Randolph County, NC dates from 1985. Homes in Randolph County, NC pay $1,516 a year for electricity. Randolph County, NC home electricity prices run EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp to Randolph Electric Member Corp, $44 a month apart at 1,015 kWh.

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Questions on Randolph County, NC

Randolph County, NC: what do homes pay for electricity?

Randolph County, NC homes paid 11.54 to 15.91 cents per kWh in 2024 across 6 listed utilities: $117 to $162 a month at 1,015 kWh, 2.38% to 3.28% of Randolph County, NC income.

Randolph County, NC: how many homes heat with electricity?

Randolph County, NC: 40,220 of 56,970 occupied homes, 70.6%, rank 46 of 100.

Randolph County, NC: median household income?

$59,047 in Randolph County, NC, rank 50 of 100; 145,322 residents, 56,970 households.

Randolph County, NC: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Randolph County, NC: 238 NWS events, peak year 2017.

Randolph County, NC: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Randolph County, NC: 22 NFIP flood claims, $217K paid, 0.4 per 1,000 homes, 0.2% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Randolph County, NC?

Randolph County, NC: median home built 1985; 42.3% predate 1980, 67.3% detached, 5.7% in 5+ unit buildings.

Randolph County, NC: share of income for energy?

Randolph County, NC homes spend $1,516 a year on electricity, $1,923 on all energy: 2.8% of $69,759; 8.2% for lower incomes.

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Randolph County, NC ranks 15th of 100 North Carolina counties for tornado risk, FEMA score 87.4.