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Edgecombe County, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Edgecombe County, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Edgecombe County is a small rural county of 48,777 residents in eastern North Carolina, with a labor force participation rate of 57.6% and an unemployment rate of 8.0%, reflecting a constrained workforce pool where only 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Worker costs remain low, with median worker earnings of $36,280 and a median home value of $116,800, set against a poverty rate of 21.9% and a per capita income of $27,235. The county has shed 8.5% of its population over five years, and a GDP per capita of $31,171 alongside median household income of $51,265 point to a modest, cost-competitive but economically stressed operating environment.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

48,777

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,265

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.5% since 2018

Edgecombe County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone27,114 (55.6%)
  • White Alone18,160 (37.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,451 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,235 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race425 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone188 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,442
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)122
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic106
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island82
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)46

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,878

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,171

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$27,235

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,800
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,743
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,295
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,806
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,787

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,414
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,109
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,255
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations4,143
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,746

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.75×)3,595
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.43×)470
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)2,576
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.11×)1,080
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.00×)1,807

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$818/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

60.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,820 (15.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,261 (10.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,065 (8.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999967 (8.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999931 (7.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999833 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,280

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,888 (78.7%)
  • Carpooled1,800 (8.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,671 (8.3%)
  • Other420 (2.1%)
  • Walked187 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit147 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.