Hertford County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Hertford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,908	10,730,404	334,922,499	1884th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$45,537	$72,388	$80,734	2949th of 3,221
Median Age	42.6	39.1	38.9	1329th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.6%	35.7%	35.7%	2570th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$119,200	$288,900	$332,700	2687th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$844	$1,228	$1,413	1798th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.9%	13.0%	12.5%	328th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.0%	4.7%	5.2%	712th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	56.4	220.7	n/a	1430th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.0%	9.1%	14.1%	1231st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.3	n/a	n/a	2362nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.4%	66.6%	65.2%	2542nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.5	25.1	26.4	1085th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.3%	16.3%	15.1%	2854th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.9%	n/a	n/a	1259th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.6%	47.2%	46.9%	2825th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.1%	n/a	n/a	2619th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Hertford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Hertford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	32.2%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.4%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	55.6%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.2	58.4	61.4

Age in Hertford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Hertford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	42.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.3%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.8%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Hertford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Hertford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	8,285	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.7%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.1%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.1%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.7%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	36.8%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hertford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Hertford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,886	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.8%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.1%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.6%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.9%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.5%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.8%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Hertford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Hertford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	9,816	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.0%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.6%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.6%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.6%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	40.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,168	$1,896	n/a

Education in Hertford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Hertford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	15.9%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.5%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.0%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.2%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hertford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Hertford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.3%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.9%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.9%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.4%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.9%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Hertford County, North Carolina

Statistic	Hertford County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.1%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.8%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.7%	10.0%	16.7%

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