Living in Edgecombe County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 17,010 households are located in Edgecombe County Schools area. Among them, 5,332 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.99 people. The total number of children in the region is 12,163 and 9,319 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (692) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (2,016) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Edgecombe County Schools, North Carolina
Household	17,010
Population	42,218
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,332 (31%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	12,163
Total Students	9,319
Pre-Kindergarten	473
Kindergarten	397
Grade 1-8	4,476
Grade 9-12	1,931
College/Graduate School	2,042
Veterans	33,154
Non-citizen	692
Non-English Home Language	2,016
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

34,452 residents are over the age of 16 and 19,419 people are in labor force. Among them, 19,419 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 17,863 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Edgecombe County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,415	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,239	81.76%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,486	8.53%
Public transportation	10	0.06%
Walked	513	2.95%
Other method	767	4.40%
Worked from home	400	2.30%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,863	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,713	26.38%
Service	3,503	19.61%
Sales and office	4,034	22.58%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,712	9.58%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,901	21.84%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,863	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	447	2.50%
Construction	976	5.46%
Manufacturing	3,253	18.21%
Wholesale trade	472	2.64%
Retail trade	2,271	12.71%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	955	5.35%
Information	150	0.84%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	767	4.29%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,241	6.95%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,044	22.64%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,369	7.66%
Other services, except public administration	901	5.04%
Public administration	1,017	5.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,863	-
Private wage and salary workers	14,341	80.28%
Government workers	2,604	14.58%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	846	4.74%
Unpaid family workers	72	0.40%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $53,932 for the 17,010 households in Edgecombe County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $28,693. 38,010 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.92%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	17,010	-
Less than $10,000	1,799	10.58%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,416	8.32%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,385	14.02%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,102	12.36%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,370	13.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,712	15.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,202	12.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,399	8.22%
$150,000 - $199,999	379	2.23%
More than $200,000	246	1.45%
Median Household Income	$39,624	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$53,932	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,727	-
Less than $10,000	1,179	10.05%
$10,000 - $14,999	386	3.29%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,070	9.12%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,519	12.95%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,725	14.71%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,109	17.98%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,928	16.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,203	10.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	383	3.27%
More than $200,000	225	1.92%

Median Family Income	$49,747	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$63,623	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,693	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$37,607	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$37,607	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	42,269	-
With health insurance coverage	38,010	89.92%
Public coverage	20,348	48.14%
Private health insurance	23,103	54.66%
Without health insurance coverage	4,259	10.08%

Housing

There are 19,510 housing units in Edgecombe County Schools area, North Carolina with 17,010 units (87.19%) occupied. 11,107 houses (65.30%) are occupied by owner and 5,903 houses (34.70%) are rented. The average housing value is $86,700 and the average rental cost is $714. 528 houses (2.71%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,296 houses (11.77%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,510	-
Occupied	17,010	87.19%
Owner Occupied	11,107	65.30%
Renter Occupied	5,903	34.70%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,028	56.52%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	248	1.27%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,292	11.75%
Mobile Homes	5,921	30.35%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	21	0.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,510	-
Built 2014 or later	528	2.71%
Built 2010 - 2013	379	1.94%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,539	13.01%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,377	22.43%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,203	11.29%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,502	17.95%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,920	9.84%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,766	9.05%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,296	11.77%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,510	-
1 room	262	1.34%
2 rooms	231	1.18%
3 rooms	1,002	5.14%
4 rooms	4,033	20.67%
5 rooms	5,266	26.99%
6 rooms	3,477	17.82%
7 rooms	2,491	12.77%
8 rooms	1,605	8.23%
9 rooms or more	1,143	5.86%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,510	-
no bedroom	276	1.41%
1 bedroom	592	3.03%
2 bedrooms	5,112	26.20%
3 bedrooms	10,778	55.24%
4 bedrooms	2,403	12.32%
5 bedrooms or more	349	1.79%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,107	-
Less than $50,000	2,257	20.32%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,381	39.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,123	19.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,091	9.82%
$200,000 - $299,999	796	7.17%
$300,000 - $499,999	277	2.49%
$500,000 - $999,999	159	1.43%
$1,000,000 or more	23	0.21%
Median House Value	$86,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,127	-
Less than $500	1,003	19.56%
$500 - $999	3,322	64.79%
$1,000 - $1,499	694	13.54%
$1,500 - $1,999	80	1.56%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	28	0.55%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$714	-

Demographic

A total of 42,800 people lives in Edgecombe County Schools area, North Carolina with 19,981 male and 22,819 female. The males to female ratio is 46.68 to 53.32. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	42,800	-
Male	19,981	46.68%
Female	22,819	53.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	42,800	-
Under 5 years	2,296	5.36%
5 - 9 years	2,663	6.22%
10 - 14 years	2,887	6.75%
15 - 19 years	2,704	6.32%
20 - 24 years	2,222	5.19%
25 - 34 years	4,862	11.36%
35 - 44 years	4,777	11.16%
45 - 54 years	5,308	12.40%
55 - 59 years	3,238	7.57%
60 - 64 years	3,398	7.94%
65 - 74 years	4,971	11.61%
75 - 84 years	2,528	5.91%
85 years and older	946	2.21%
Median Age	43.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	42,800	-
One Race	42,257	98.73%
White	20,409	47.68%
Black or African American	21,154	49.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native	70	0.16%
Asian	58	0.14%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	62	0.14%
Other	504	1.18%

Two or more races	543	1.27%
White and Black or African American	193	0.45%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	25	0.06%
White and Asian	78	0.18%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	16	0.04%

Living in Edgecombe County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic