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Pamlico County Schools Overview

Pamlico Community College located in Pamlico County Schools area. A total of 5,416 households are located in Pamlico County Schools area. Among them, 1,158 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.74 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 2,413 and 2,061 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.64% (196) of residents are non-citizens and 5.04% (602) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Pamlico County Schools, North Carolina
Household	5,416
Population	11,950
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,158 (21.38%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	2,413
Total Students	2,061
Pre-Kindergarten	65
Kindergarten	85
Grade 1-8	936
Grade 9-12	412
College/Graduate School	563
Veterans	10,760
Non-citizen	196
Non-English Home Language	602
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

11,073 residents are over the age of 16 and 5,097 people are in labor force. Among them, 5,085 people are in civilian labor force and 12 are in armed labor force. 4,825 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.10%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,684	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	3,806	81.26%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	470	10.03%
Public transportation	19	0.41%
Walked	35	0.75%
Other method	85	1.81%
Worked from home	269	5.74%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,825	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,388	28.77%
Service	728	15.09%
Sales and office	986	20.44%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	894	18.53%
Production, transportation, and material moving	829	17.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,825	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	350	7.25%
Construction	421	8.73%
Manufacturing	440	9.12%
Wholesale trade	102	2.11%
Retail trade	581	12.04%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	336	6.96%
Information	77	1.60%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	179	3.71%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	361	7.48%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	895	18.55%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	400	8.29%
Other services, except public administration	350	7.25%
Public administration	333	6.90%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,825	-
Private wage and salary workers	3,604	74.69%
Government workers	822	17.04%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	399	8.27%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $67,503 for the 5,416 households in Pamlico County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $28,850. 10,734 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.62%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	5,416	-
Less than $10,000	396	7.31%
$10,000 - $14,999	339	6.26%
$15,000 - $24,999	705	13.02%
$25,000 - $34,999	557	10.28%
$35,000 - $49,999	866	15.99%
$50,000 - $74,999	914	16.88%
$75,000 - $99,999	579	10.69%
$100,000 - $149,999	667	12.32%
$150,000 - $199,999	197	3.64%
More than $200,000	196	3.62%
Median Household Income	$46,728	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$67,503	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,589	-
Less than $10,000	132	3.68%
$10,000 - $14,999	91	2.54%
$15,000 - $24,999	359	10.00%
$25,000 - $34,999	250	6.97%
$35,000 - $49,999	620	17.28%
$50,000 - $74,999	672	18.72%
$75,000 - $99,999	474	13.21%
$100,000 - $149,999	629	17.53%
$150,000 - $199,999	178	4.96%
More than $200,000	184	5.13%

Median Family Income	$61,037	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$83,668	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,850	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,908	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,908	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,977	-
With health insurance coverage	10,734	89.62%
Public coverage	5,953	49.70%
Private health insurance	7,433	62.06%
Without health insurance coverage	1,243	10.38%

Housing

There are 7,734 housing units in Pamlico County Schools area, North Carolina with 5,416 units (70.03%) occupied. 4,206 houses (77.66%) are occupied by owner and 1,210 houses (22.34%) are rented. The average housing value is $156,000 and the average rental cost is $767. 229 houses (2.96%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 631 houses (8.16%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,734	-
Occupied	5,416	70.03%
Owner Occupied	4,206	77.66%
Renter Occupied	1,210	22.34%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,281	68.28%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	149	1.93%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	350	4.53%
Mobile Homes	1,907	24.66%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	47	0.61%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,734	-
Built 2014 or later	229	2.96%
Built 2010 - 2013	311	4.02%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,447	18.71%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,673	21.63%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,074	13.89%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,120	14.48%
Built 1960 - 1969	775	10.02%
Built 1950 - 1959	474	6.13%
Built 1949 or earlier	631	8.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,734	-
1 room	28	0.36%
2 rooms	47	0.61%
3 rooms	360	4.65%
4 rooms	1,562	20.20%
5 rooms	2,405	31.10%
6 rooms	1,666	21.54%
7 rooms	870	11.25%
8 rooms	427	5.52%
9 rooms or more	369	4.77%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	7,734	-
no bedroom	28	0.36%
1 bedroom	219	2.83%
2 bedrooms	1,778	22.99%
3 bedrooms	4,610	59.61%
4 bedrooms	1,024	13.24%
5 bedrooms or more	75	0.97%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,206	-
Less than $50,000	589	14.00%
$50,000 - $99,999	906	21.54%
$100,000 - $149,999	534	12.70%
$150,000 - $199,999	542	12.89%
$200,000 - $299,999	700	16.64%
$300,000 - $499,999	700	16.64%
$500,000 - $999,999	208	4.95%
$1,000,000 or more	27	0.64%
Median House Value	$156,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	933	-
Less than $500	100	10.72%
$500 - $999	615	65.92%
$1,000 - $1,499	206	22.08%
$1,500 - $1,999	9	0.96%
$2,000 - $2,499	3	0.32%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$767	-

Demographic

A total of 12,701 people lives in Pamlico County Schools area, North Carolina with 6,464 male and 6,237 female. The males to female ratio is 50.89 to 49.11. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	12,701	-
Male	6,464	50.89%
Female	6,237	49.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	12,701	-
Under 5 years	413	3.25%
5 - 9 years	488	3.84%
10 - 14 years	605	4.76%
15 - 19 years	572	4.50%
20 - 24 years	678	5.34%
25 - 34 years	1,239	9.76%
35 - 44 years	1,337	10.53%
45 - 54 years	1,431	11.27%
55 - 59 years	944	7.43%
60 - 64 years	1,294	10.19%
65 - 74 years	2,215	17.44%
75 - 84 years	1,064	8.38%
85 years and older	421	3.31%
Median Age	52.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	12,701	-
One Race	12,283	96.71%
White	9,664	76.09%
Black or African American	2,341	18.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native	30	0.24%
Asian	77	0.61%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.02%
Other	168	1.32%

Two or more races	418	3.29%
White and Black or African American	222	1.75%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	70	0.55%
White and Asian	13	0.10%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	9	0.07%