Pitt County, North Carolina

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

Pitt County, North Carolina is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Pitt County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	177,193	10,730,404	334,922,499	386th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,188	$72,388	$80,734	2247th of 3,221
Median Age	33.0	39.1	38.9	3079th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.8%	35.7%	35.7%	530th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$208,900	$288,900	$332,700	1315th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$993	$1,228	$1,413	1018th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.8%	13.0%	12.5%	571st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.8%	4.7%	5.2%	304th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	271.6	220.7	n/a	532nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.8%	9.1%	14.1%	840th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.0	n/a	n/a	1465th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	51.4%	66.6%	65.2%	3163rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.1	25.1	26.4	2125th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.9%	16.3%	15.1%	811th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.6%	n/a	n/a	1117th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	34.3%	47.2%	46.9%	3108th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.5%	n/a	n/a	1148th 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 Pitt County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pitt County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.9%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	34.7%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	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	60.3	58.4	61.4

Age in Pitt County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pitt County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	33.0	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.0%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	18.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.4%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.4%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Pitt County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pitt County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	74,533	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.1%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.6%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.8%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.4%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	44.7%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pitt County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pitt County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,160	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.7%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.4%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.3%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.8%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.4%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.2%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Pitt County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pitt County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	82,638	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	48.6%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	25.9%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.8%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,994.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	48.6%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.3%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,734	$1,896	n/a

Education in Pitt County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pitt County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.8%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.2%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.6%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.3%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pitt County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pitt County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.8%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.3%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.8%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.7%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.0%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Pitt County, North Carolina

Statistic	Pitt County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.5%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.2%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.6%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.5%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.9%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.6%	10.0%	16.7%

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