Edgecombe County vs. Pitt County

Edgecombe County (NC)Pitt County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)52,005179,914
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-8.0%7.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)56,546168,167
Population, Census, April 1, 201056,552168,148
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.5%21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.7%13.2%
Female persons, percent53.8%53.0%
White alone, percent39.8%59.3%
Black or African American alone, percent57.8%35.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.3%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.8%6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent36.3%54.3%
Veterans, 2014-20183,01410,434
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)25,02880,265
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.4%52.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$85,200$141,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,055$1,285
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$430$441
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$677$778
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.4%33.5%
Building permits, 2018391,150
Households, 2014-201821,37169,169
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.9%78.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.4%7.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201874.4%87.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.6%78.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.7%89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.7%31.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.1%8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.1%10.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.5%64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.3%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)38,147357,637
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)203,1421,879,971
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,028,8772,160,814
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)205,9521,028,697
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)372,1082,354,799
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,650$13,647
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.520.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,516$44,315
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$20,055$25,722
Persons in poverty, percent22.9%23.2%
Total employer establishments, 20177123,584
Total employment, 201711,89960,749
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)370,7882,427,800
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-5.4%-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,65310,573
All firms, 20123,64713,055
Men-owned firms, 20121,9996,426
Women-owned firms, 20121,4024,782
Minority-owned firms, 20121,7053,786
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,8368,742
Veteran-owned firms, 20124471,245
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,00611,023
Black-owned firms, percent, 200731.3%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, 200736.5%30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010111.9257.9
Land area in square miles, 2010505.34651.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

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