Beaufort County vs. Pitt County

Beaufort County (NC)Pitt County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)47,079179,914
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.4%7.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)47,768168,167
Population, Census, April 1, 201047,759168,148
Persons under 5 years, percent4.8%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.1%21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent24.0%13.2%
Female persons, percent52.2%53.0%
White alone, percent71.7%59.3%
Black or African American alone, percent25.1%35.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.5%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.0%6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.7%54.3%
Veterans, 2014-20183,13010,434
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.0%4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)26,26580,265
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.4%52.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$128,300$141,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,221$1,285
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$464$441
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$713$778
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.9%33.5%
Building permits, 20181401,150
Households, 2014-201819,32569,169
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201894.2%78.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.8%7.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201879.0%87.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201865.4%78.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.6%89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.4%31.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.1%8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.9%10.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.6%64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.6%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)50,147357,637
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)186,5471,879,971
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,462,0572,160,814
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)360,7481,028,697
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)548,3532,354,799
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,543$13,647
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.620.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,688$44,315
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,233$25,722
Persons in poverty, percent18.1%23.2%
Total employer establishments, 20171,0883,584
Total employment, 201712,57660,749
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)451,3792,427,800
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-7.2%-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,21410,573
All firms, 20124,08813,055
Men-owned firms, 20122,2256,426
Women-owned firms, 20121,2994,782
Minority-owned firms, 20129203,786
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,0448,742
Veteran-owned firms, 20124541,245
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,27711,023
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%18.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.1%30.2%
Population per square mile, 201057.7257.9
Land area in square miles, 2010827.19651.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Beaufort county (NC) and Pitt county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.