CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elizabeth City

North Carolina · 14,279 residents · 11.7 sq mi

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Elizabeth City is home to 14,279 people in North Carolina. 28.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 39% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Households take in $16,305 at the median, 46% less than the US figure. The typical home is worth $51,200.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,279

−17%vs 2000

vs 17,188 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 32.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,084)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(1,176)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(879)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(1,138)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410%(1,430)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(2,165)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(1,622)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(1,082)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(1,196)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(1,355)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(843)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(309)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,305

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,193 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,854

−34%vs 2000

vs $13,333 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.2%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,200

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$346

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $473 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.5%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.6% in 2000

50.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic39.6%(6,813)

Black56.4%(9,692)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(258)

Asian0.8%(135)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic47.2%(6,739)

Black52.5%(7,500)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(71)

Asian0.1%(15)

Other0.2%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(551)

Central American1.5%(289)

Honduran1.2%(219)

Puerto Rican1.1%(202)

South American0.7%(123)

Colombian0.7%(123)

Cuban0.4%(75)

Guatemalan0.4%(70)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(112)

Pakistani0.3%(48)

Asian Indian0.1%(15)

Chinese0.1%(14)

Japanese0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(79)

Ancestry

English10.4%(1,954)

American8.3%(1,559)

Irish6.2%(1,174)

German5.6%(1,050)

Italian2.3%(440)

Subsaharan African1.8%(336)

Scottish1.7%(322)

Swedish1%(196)

Scotch-Irish1%(180)

Polish0.9%(163)

Cape Verdean0.9%(162)

Dutch0.6%(114)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.5%(97)

Welsh0.5%(89)

French0.4%(81)

Nigerian0.4%(72)

Jamaican0.4%(67)

Danish0.3%(61)

French Canadian0.3%(61)

Norwegian0.3%(55)

Hungarian0.2%(45)

British0.2%(41)

Lithuanian0.2%(40)

Portuguese0.1%(28)

Israeli0.1%(22)

Haitian0.1%(19)

Latvian0.1%(15)

Finnish0.1%(14)

Croatian0%(8)

Czech0%(7)

Russian0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(6)

Swiss0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.9%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.1%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 17.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41%(2,639)

Married43.3%(2,791)

Widowed3.7%(240)

Divorced12%(774)

Women 15+

Never married37%(3,328)

Married39.1%(3,522)

Widowed11.1%(999)

Divorced12.8%(1,149)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.0%

−11.0 ptssince 2013

from 24.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.1%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.6%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.3%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)39.2%(507)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.2%(378)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.5%(368)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,293 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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