Elizabeth City, NC Demographic Data
Elizabeth City, NC Summary
Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County in North Carolina
- Population: 18,645
- Area: 12.25 sq. miles
- Land Area: 11.63 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.62 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,522.04 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6.56 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elizabeth City, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,826
55%
50.8
Male
8,199
46%
49.2
Total Population
18,025
323,128,000
Elizabeth City, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,378
7.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,218
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,019
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,315
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,035
11.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,651
14.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,866
10.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,179
12.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
906
5.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
895
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,291
7.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
787
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
485
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,746
76.3%
77.2
Female
7,653
55.7%
51.3
Male
6,093
44.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,557
69.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,139
17.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,563
14.2%
15.2
Female
1,670
65.2%
55.8
Male
893
34.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Elizabeth City, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,854
99.1%
96.8
White
8,219
45.6%
72.6
Black or African American
9,375
52.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
24
0.1%
0.8
Asian
63
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
18
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
16
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
1
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
20
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
8
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
46
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
46
0.3%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
127
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
171
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,140
6.3%
17.8
Mexican
882
4.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
59
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
12
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
187
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,885
93.7%
82.2
Elizabeth City, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
753
6.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,060
9.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,142
28.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,958
26.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
803
7.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,413
12.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
931
8.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,813
16.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,247
83.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,344
21.2%
31.2
Elizabeth City, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,282
43.6%
33.7%
Now Married
4,779
33.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,676
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
621
4.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,052
7.3
5.8%
Elizabeth City, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,487
93.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,160
7.0%
21.6%
Spanish
967
5.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
108
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
73
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
12
0.1%
1.1%
Elizabeth City, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
977
14.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
606
9.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
885
13.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
949
14.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
983
15.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,031
15.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
445
6.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
456
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
186
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
43
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
33,398
57,617
Per capita income
17,676
31,128
Elizabeth City, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
91
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
764
11.3%
9.8
Construction
470
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,930
28.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
212
3.1%
6.6
Information
109
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
426
6.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
299
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
623
9.2%
11.4
Public administration
429
6.3%
4.6
Retail trade
1,024
15.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
280
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
119
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
785
11.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,193
32.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
728
10.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,704
25.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,366
20.2%
18.1%
Elizabeth City, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,920
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,026
72.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
949
13.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
75
1.1%
5.1
Walked
384
5.5%
2.7
Other means
190
2.7%
1.8
Worked at home
296
4.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.5
26.6
Elizabeth City, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,254
19.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,452
37.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,972
30.1%
37.1
3 or more
883
13.5%
21.0
Elizabeth City, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,561
81.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,592
39.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,969
60.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,454
18.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Elizabeth City, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,015
1 room
763
9.5%
2.4
2 rooms
72
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
464
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,345
16.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,975
24.6%
19.8
6 rooms
1,430
17.8%
17.8
7 rooms
926
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
714
8.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
326
4.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Elizabeth City, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,015
1-unit, detached
4,968
62.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
181
2.3%
5.9
2-units
588
7.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
689
8.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
366
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
340
4.2%
4.4
20 or more units
477
6.0%
9.0
Mobile home
406
5.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Elizabeth City, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,480
18.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
751
9.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,076
13.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,154
14.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
884
11.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
698
8.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
794
9.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,014
12.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
127
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
37
0.5%
1.4%
Elizabeth City, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
434
6.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
741
11.3%
4.7
Electricity
4,821
73.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
453
6.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
53
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
24
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
35
0.5%
1.1
Elizabeth City, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,586
47295100.0
Less than $500
18
1.1%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
22
1.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
162
10.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
197
12.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
348
21.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
413
26.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
426
26.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
567
35.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
173
10.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
213
13.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
162
10.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
466
29.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Elizabeth City, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,884
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
12
0.3%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
142
3.7%
11.9%
Less than $500
913
23.5%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,014
26.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,803
46.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
85
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
815
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
349
9.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
398
10.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
444
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
511
13.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
292
7.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,750
46.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
225
0.0%
0.0%
Elizabeth City, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,592
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
283
10.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
684
26.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
573
22.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
409
15.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
387
14.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
195
7.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
61
2.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
129,000
205,000
