Edgecombe County, North Carolina Demographics

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Edgecombe County is 18th out of 3,143 other counties in Female residents

Statewide Claims to Fame

Edgecombe County is 1st in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Female residents

Edgecombe County is 4th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Main Cities Within Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Edgecombe County, North Carolina Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Edgecombe County Rank North Carolina US
Current population (2012) 55,954 50th 9,752,073 313,914,040
Size in square miles 505.3 43rd 48,617.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 111.9 52nd 196.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Edgecombe County Rank North Carolina US
Residents younger than 5 6.4% 23rd 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.9% 24th 23.4% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.7% 59th 13.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Edgecombe County Rank North Carolina US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 77.9% 71st 84.1% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 10.6% 96th 26.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Edgecombe County Rank North Carolina US
Race - White 40.4% 96th 71.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 57.6% 4th 22.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 61st 1.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 92nd 2.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 47th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 94th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.9% 73rd 8.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 37.5% 97th 64.7% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Edgecombe County Rank North Carolina US
Female residents 53.8% 1st 51.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.4% 83rd 7.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Edgecombe County Rank North Carolina US
Housing units 24,730 55th 4,362,740 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 13.6% 22nd 17.0% 25.9%
Households 21,533 48th 3,664,119 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 63.2% 87th 67.8% 66.1%
Home median value $81,800 93rd $152,700 $186,200
People per household 2.5 30th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 18 93rd 48,692 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Edgecombe County Rank North Carolina US
Income per capita $17,808 88th $25,256 $27,915
Income per household $34,198 85th $46,291 $52,762
Income below poverty line 22.6% 21st 16.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Edgecombe County Rank North Carolina US
Non-farm private establishments 791 60th 215,113 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 13,873 45th 3,284,592 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,226 61st 798,791 27,092,908
Retail sales $324,723 64th $114,578,173 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $6,204 81st $12,641 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $36,390 60th $16,126,939 $613,795,732

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