Pitt County, NC

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2023 Population

172,279

0.633% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AThom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

33.6

1.2% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

19.4%

3.14% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$58,851

7.17% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

80,980

0.157% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pitt County, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (51.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (34.9%), Other (Hispanic) (4.76%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.23%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.77%).

None of the households in Pitt County, 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.

96.7% of the residents in Pitt County, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pitt County, NC are East Carolina University (6,984 degrees awarded in 2022), Pitt Community College (1,669 degrees), and Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design (31 degrees).

Most people in Pitt County, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Pitt County, NC was 2 cars per household.

Pitt County, NC borders Beaufort County, NC, Craven County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Greene County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, and Wilson County, NC.

United States North Carolina Greenville, NC

Population & Diversity

Pitt County, NC is home to a population of 172k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.62% of Pitt County, NC residents were born outside of the country (9.69k people).

In 2023, there were 1.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (89.5k people) in Pitt County, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 60.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 8.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2023 Citizenship

96.9%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pitt County, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
89.5k ± 295
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
60.1k ± 819
Other (Hispanic)
8.2k ± 927

7.7%

Hispanic Population

13.3k people

7.7% of the people in Pitt County, NC are hispanic (13.3k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Pitt County, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Pitt County, NC.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
214,508 ± 11,254 people
India
79,868 ± 6,912 people
Honduras
39,759 ± 4,886 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pitt County, NC was Mexico, the natal country of 214,508 Pitt County, NC residents, followed by India with 79,868 and Honduras with 39,759.

Foreign-Born Population

5.62%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9.69k people

5.08%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

8.69k people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,170 ± 438
Gulf War (2001-)
2,490 ± 433
Gulf War (1990s)
1,888 ± 421

Pitt County, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pitt County, NC employs 81k people. The largest industries in Pitt County, NC are Health Care & Social Assistance (15,660 people), Educational Services (10,029 people), and Retail Trade (8,783 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($85,212), Utilities ($65,263), and Finance & Insurance ($59,416).

Males in North Carolina have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,464. The income inequality in North Carolina (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

81k

2023 Value

± 2,633

0.157%

1 Year growth

± 4.7%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pitt County, NC, are Management Occupations (7,995 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,879 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (7,223 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pitt County, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

81k

2023 Value

± 2,633

0.157%

1 Year growth

± 4.7%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pitt County, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (15,660 people), Educational Services (10,029 people), and Retail Trade (8,783 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pitt County, NC, though some of these residents may live in Pitt County, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,094), Public Administration ($65,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,644).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($49,213), Construction ($48,561), and Information ($48,531).

Employment by Industry Sector

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Education

In 2022, universities in Pitt County, NC awarded 8,684 degrees. The student population of Pitt County, NC in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 13,569 male students and 20,777 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pitt County, NC are White (5,674 and 65.9%), followed by Black or African American (1,507 and 17.5%), Hispanic or Latino (574 and 6.67%), and Two or More Races (305 and 3.54%).

The largest universities in Pitt County, NC by number of degrees awarded are East Carolina University (6,984 and 80.4%), Pitt Community College (1,669 and 19.2%), and Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design (31 and 0.357%).

The most popular majors in Pitt County, NC are General Business Administration & Management (644 and 7.42%), Registered Nursing (560 and 6.45%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (536 and 6.17%).

The median tuition cost in Pitt County, NC for a public four year colleges is $4,452 for in-state students and $20,729 for out-of-state students.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Pitt County, NC was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Pitt County, NC according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

East Carolina University
6,984 degrees awarded
Pitt Community College
1,669 degrees awarded
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design
31 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was East Carolina University with 6,984 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 3,183 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pitt County, NC, which is 0.579 times less than the 5,501 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 5,674 degrees mean that there were 3.77 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,507 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Pitt County, NC have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pitt County, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Pitt County, NC is $58,851. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Pitt County, NC was Census Tract 3.01 with a value of $111,875, followed by Census Tract 10.03 and Census Tract 10.02, with respective values of $99,046 and $92,177.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 3.01
Census Tract 10.03
Census Tract 10.02

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pitt County, NC was Census Tract 3.01 with a value of $111,875, followed by Census Tract 10.03 and Census Tract 10.02, with respective values of $99,046 and $92,177.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Pitt County, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,851

Median Household Income

± $2,190

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Pitt County, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pitt County, NC is from Pitt County, NC.

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pitt County, NC across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.9%)
Worked At Home (11%)
Carpooled (9.07%)

In 2023, 75.9% of workers in Pitt County, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (9.07%).

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.

Commute Time

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pitt County, NC have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.4% of the workforce in Pitt County, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pitt County, NC (32.2k out of 166k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pitt County, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90% of the population of Pitt County, NC has health coverage, with 45% on employee plans, 15.4% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 17.5% on non-group plans, and 1.83% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pitt County, NC see 879 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.79% decrease from the previous year (895 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 946 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 226 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

879 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pitt County, NC

Primary care physicians in Pitt County, NC see an average of 879 patients per year. This represents a 1.79% decrease from the previous year (895 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pitt County, NC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

10%

Uninsured

45%

Employer Coverage

15.4%

Medicaid

10.2%

Medicare

17.5%

Non-Group

1.83%

Military or VA

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

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