Pamlico County, North Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Pamlico County, North Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside North Carolina and the United States.

Pamlico County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for median age (80th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Pamlico County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	12,390	10,730,404	334,922,499	2328th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,717	$72,388	$80,734	2108th of 3,221
Median Age	54.1	39.1	38.9	80th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.4%	35.7%	35.7%	1174th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$216,800	$288,900	$332,700	1229th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$752	$1,228	$1,413	2466th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.2%	13.0%	12.5%	1243rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	4.7%	5.2%	1178th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	36.8	220.7	n/a	1826th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	9.1%	14.1%	1597th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.3	n/a	n/a	2057th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.9%	66.6%	65.2%	268th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.5	25.1	26.4	1086th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.1%	16.3%	15.1%	962nd of 3,222
Uninsured	14.8%	n/a	n/a	738th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.1%	47.2%	46.9%	2204th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.7%	n/a	n/a	1735th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Pamlico County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pamlico County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.8%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	16.1%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	43.1	58.4	61.4

Age in Pamlico County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pamlico County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	54.1	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	14.2%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.6%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.8%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	30.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Pamlico County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pamlico County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	5,456	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.5%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.3%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.4%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.7%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	24.7%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pamlico County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pamlico County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,815	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.3%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.5%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.1%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.2%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.4%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.8%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Pamlico County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pamlico County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	7,322	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.1%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.1%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.5%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.1%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.2%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,218	$1,896	n/a

Education in Pamlico County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pamlico County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	9.9%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.8%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.9%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.8%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.6%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pamlico County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pamlico County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.0%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.7%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.5%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.9%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.5%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Pamlico County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pamlico County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.9%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.1%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.9%	10.0%	16.7%

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