Edgecombe County, NC Demographic Data
Edgecombe County, NC Summary
Edgecombe County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 56,203
- Area: 506.65 sq. miles
- Land Area: 505.34 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.31 sq. miles
- Population Density: 110.93 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 104.99 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Edgecombe County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
29,273
54%
50.8
Male
25,396
47%
49.2
Total Population
54,669
323,128,000
Edgecombe County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,367
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,155
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
4,002
7.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,528
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,587
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,354
11.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
6,097
11.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7,286
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
4,352
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,668
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
5,361
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,832
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,080
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
41,903
76.6%
77.2
Female
23,013
54.9%
51.3
Male
18,890
45.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
40,015
73.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
11,481
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
9,273
17.0%
15.2
Female
5,467
59.0%
55.8
Male
3,806
41.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Edgecombe County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
53,554
98.0%
96.8
White
21,006
38.4%
72.6
Black or African American
30,998
56.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
216
0.4%
0.8
Asian
58
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
7
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
12
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
39
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
67
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
67
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,209
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,115
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,252
4.1%
17.8
Mexican
1,742
3.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
176
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
334
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
52,417
95.9%
82.2
Edgecombe County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,060
8.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
5,312
14.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
13,473
36.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,786
21.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,552
9.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,496
6.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,351
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
8,372
22.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
28,658
77.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,847
10.3%
31.2
Edgecombe County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
15,897
36.0%
33.7%
Now Married
17,057
38.6%
47.5
Divorced
5,239
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
2,112
4.8%
2.0
Widowed
3,840
8.7
5.8%
Edgecombe County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
49,248
96.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,054
4.0%
21.6%
Spanish
1,851
3.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
133
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
61
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
9
0.0%
1.1%
Edgecombe County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,599
12.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,226
10.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,043
14.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,350
15.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,773
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,601
17.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,003
9.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,052
5.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
266
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
190
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
32,298
57,617
Per capita income
18,009
31,128
Edgecombe County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
632
2.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,753
8.1%
9.8
Construction
1,503
7.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,943
22.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
841
3.9%
6.6
Information
330
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,069
18.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,025
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,422
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
791
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
2,437
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,391
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
403
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,359
11.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,158
23.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,030
23.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,563
21.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,430
20.6%
18.1%
Edgecombe County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
20,840
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
17,319
83.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,753
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
134
0.6%
5.1
Walked
269
1.3%
2.7
Other means
951
4.6%
1.8
Worked at home
414
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.8
26.6
Edgecombe County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,473
11.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
7,752
36.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,992
28.4%
37.1
3 or more
4,886
23.2%
21.0
Edgecombe County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
21,103
85.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
12,579
59.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
8,524
40.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,581
14.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Edgecombe County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
24,684
1 room
312
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
349
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
1,560
6.3%
9.1
4 rooms
5,677
23.0%
16.5
5 rooms
6,133
24.8%
19.8
6 rooms
4,764
19.3%
17.8
7 rooms
2,727
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
1,810
7.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,352
5.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Edgecombe County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
24,684
1-unit, detached
15,453
62.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
211
0.9%
5.9
2-units
1,296
5.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
828
3.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,114
4.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
169
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
411
1.7%
9.0
Mobile home
5,202
21.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Edgecombe County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,222
9.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,337
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,677
10.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,849
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,322
17.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,404
13.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,122
16.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,438
13.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
224
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
89
0.4%
1.4%
Edgecombe County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,431
25.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,667
17.4%
4.7
Electricity
11,228
53.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
376
1.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
302
1.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
62
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
37
0.2%
1.1
Edgecombe County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
6,715
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
10
0.1%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
57
0.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
191
2.8%
11.8%
Less than $500
256
3.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
562
8.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,618
39.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,021
45.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,650
39.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,012
15.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
599
9.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
564
8.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,861
27.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
29
0.0%
0.0%
Edgecombe County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
7,745
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
41
0.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
721
9.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,926
24.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
5,057
65.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
779
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
653
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
841
11.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,001
13.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
742
9.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
884
11.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
696
9.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,320
44.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,040
0.0%
0.0%
Edgecombe County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
12,579
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,779
22.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,414
43.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,368
18.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
990
7.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
676
5.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
200
1.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
115
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
37
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
82,200
205,000
