Farmville, NC

Census Place

Add Comparison
2024 Population
4,514
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
41.4
0.481% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
28.1%
4.39% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$47,410
6.8% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$183,000
1.03% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
1,752
7.69% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Farmville, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98% of the residents in Farmville, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Farmville, NC was $183,000, and the homeownership rate was 61.4%.

Most people in Farmville, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Farmville, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaPitt County, NCGreenville, NCPitt County--Greenville City PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Farmville, NC is home to a population of 4.51k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.17% of Farmville, NC residents were born outside of the country (98 people).

In 2024, there were 1.15 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.3k people) in Farmville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.01k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 67 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%
2024 Citizenship
99.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Farmville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Farmville, NC was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Farmville, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Farmville, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.3k ± 445
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.01k ± 435
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    67 ± 69
2.57%
Hispanic Population
116 people

In 2024, there were 1.15 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.3k people) in Farmville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.01k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 67 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.57% of the people in Farmville, NC are hispanic (116 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Farmville, NC as a share of the total population.

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

View Data
Save Image

Foreign-Born Population

2.17%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
98 people
0.935%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
42 people

As of 2024, 2.17% of Farmville, NC residents (98 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Farmville, NC was 0.935%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Farmville, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    109 ± 91
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    39 ± 37
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    18 ± 28

Farmville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.79 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Farmville, NC.

View Data
Save Image

Economy

The economy of Farmville, NC employs 1.75k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Farmville, NC were Accommodation & Food Services (488 people), Retail Trade (281 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (240 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($65,288), Construction ($48,875), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,787).

Employment

Occupations

1.75k
2024 Value
± 412
−7.69%
1 Year decline
± 35.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Farmville, NC declined at a rate of −7.69%, from 1.9k employees to 1.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Farmville, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (353 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (332 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (134 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Farmville, NC.

View Data
Save Image

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Data
Save Image

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.75k
2024 Value
± 412
−7.69%
1 Year decline
± 35.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Farmville, NC declined at a rate of −7.69%, from 1.9k employees to 1.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Farmville, NC, are Accommodation & Food Services (488 people), Retail Trade (281 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (240 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Farmville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Farmville, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,031
Median earning men ± $22,628
$18,807
Median earning women ± $7,435

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Manufacturing ($63,125), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($51,346).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,104), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($24,572), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($12,663).

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

View Data
Save Image

Housing & Living

The median property value in Farmville, NC was $183,000 in 2024, which is 0.55 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $184,900 to $183,000, a 1.03% decrease. The homeownership rate in Farmville, NC is 61.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Farmville, NC have an average commute time of 30.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Farmville, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$183,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$50,280
$1,231
Median Property Taxes
±$302

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Farmville, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Farmville, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Rent vs Own

61.4%
Homeownership
2024
71%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.4% of the housing units in Farmville, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Farmville, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$47,410
Median Household Income
± $24,219
2k
Number of Households
± 428

In 2024, the median household income of the 2k households in Farmville, NC declined from $47,410 from the previous year's value of $50,870.

The following chart displays the households in Farmville, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Farmville, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

View Data
Save Image

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.6%)
  2. Carpooled (15.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.22%)

In 2024, 76.6% of workers in Farmville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.4%) and those who worked at home (7.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

View Data
Save Image

Commute Time

30.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Farmville, NC have a longer commute time (30.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.71% of the workforce in Farmville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Farmville, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Farmville, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Farmville, NC have 2 cars.

View Data
Save Image

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Farmville, NC (1.26k out of 4.46k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 12 - 14, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Farmville, NC is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

View Data
Save Image

Health

94.6% of the population of Farmville, NC has health coverage, with 29.9% on employee plans, 28.1% on Medicaid, 21.9% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 0.426% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45% were men and 55% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30% under 18 years, 13.9% between 18 and 34 years, 29.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45% were men and 55% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

5.44%
Uninsured
29.9%
Employer Coverage
28.1%
Medicaid
21.9%
Medicare
14.2%
Non-Group
0.426%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Farmville, NC grew by 67.9% from 3.24% to 5.44%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Farmville, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

View Data
Save Image