Pitt County vs. Edgecombe County

Pitt County (NC)Edgecombe County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)179,91452,005
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.0%-8.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)168,16756,546
Population, Census, April 1, 2010168,14856,552
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.3%22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%19.7%
Female persons, percent53.0%53.8%
White alone, percent59.3%39.8%
Black or African American alone, percent35.7%57.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.8%
Asian alone, percent2.2%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.3%4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent54.3%36.3%
Veterans, 2014-201810,4343,014
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.7%2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)80,26525,028
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201852.4%59.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$141,100$85,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,285$1,055
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$441$430
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$778$677
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201333.5%14.4%
Building permits, 20181,15039
Households, 2014-201869,16921,371
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201878.3%90.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.0%4.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.7%74.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.2%61.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.4%79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.8%12.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.9%12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.8%12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.0%55.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.7%52.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)357,63738,147
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,879,971203,142
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,160,8141,028,877
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,028,697205,952
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,354,799372,108
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,647$6,650
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.922.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,315$35,516
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,722$20,055
Persons in poverty, percent23.2%22.9%
Total employer establishments, 20173,584712
Total employment, 201760,74911,899
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,427,800370,788
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.8%-5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,5732,653
All firms, 201213,0553,647
Men-owned firms, 20126,4261,999
Women-owned firms, 20124,7821,402
Minority-owned firms, 20123,7861,705
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,7421,836
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,245447
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,0233,006
Black-owned firms, percent, 200718.7%31.3%
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, 20071.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.2%36.5%
Population per square mile, 2010257.9111.9
Land area in square miles, 2010651.98505.34

Source: United States Census Bureau

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