CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Princeville

North Carolina · 1,676 residents · 1.51 sq mi

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With 1,676 people, Princeville is a city in North Carolina. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 736 people. The poverty rate is 36.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 60% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. 48% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,676

+78%vs 2000

vs 940 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.5

−23%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.51 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(159)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(166)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(134)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(151)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(118)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(254)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(214)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.3%(122)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(135)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(151)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(60)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$10,568

−56%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,667 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,854

−54%vs 2000

vs $12,603 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

36.9%

+19.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,200

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$210

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $400 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.5%

−34.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.2% in 2000

51.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic2.1%(20)

Black96.9%(911)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(6)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic3.8%(63)

Black96.2%(1,613)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

American3.5%(56)

English0.8%(13)

Subsaharan African0.6%(10)

Russian0.4%(6)

French Canadian0.3%(5)

Scottish0.2%(3)

Nigerian0.2%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Russian population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.2%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

42.7%

−19.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.3 min

−20%vs 2000

vs 16.5 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 married47.4%(251)

Married35.7%(189)

Widowed4.7%(25)

Divorced12.3%(65)

Women 15+

Never married46.3%(336)

Married33.8%(245)

Widowed7.7%(56)

Divorced12.1%(88)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−9.6 ptssince 2013

from 16.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

22.8%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

57.6%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

33.2%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

75.3%

+11.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.7% 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)46.7%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)43.3%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era10%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 30 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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