COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Bertie County

North Carolina · 19,773 residents · 699 sq mi

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With 19,773 people, Bertie County is a county in North Carolina. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Households here earn about 36% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Median home value sits at $53,500. 23.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line. At a median age of 38.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,773

−3%since 1990

from 20,388 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

+15%since 1990

from 33.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

699 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.4%(1,262)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.2%(1,421)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,553)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.3%(1,434)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.1%(1,007)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.1%(2,189)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.3%(3,035)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.8%(2,738)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410%(1,974)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.7%(1,719)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.5%(1,091)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(350)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,177

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $17,795 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,096

+68%since 1990

from $8,392 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

23.5%

−2.5 ptssince 1990

from 25.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,500

+3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $39,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$358

+19%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $229 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

74.9%

+0.6 ptssince 1990

from 74.2% in 1990

25.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic38.2%(7,794)

Black61.4%(12,526)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(33)

Asian0%(4)

2000

White, non-Hispanic36%(7,124)

Black62.1%(12,277)

Hispanic / Latino1%(195)

Asian0.1%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(278)

Central American0.3%(48)

Guatemalan0.2%(32)

South American0.1%(25)

Colombian0.1%(22)

Dominican0.1%(21)

Puerto Rican0.1%(18)

Cuban0.1%(16)

Panamanian0%(8)

Salvadoran0%(8)

Chilean0%(3)

Asian origin

Korean0.4%(69)

Asian Indian0.2%(40)

Japanese0.1%(9)

Chinese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

American9.1%(1,569)

English7.4%(1,269)

German3.5%(594)

Irish2.5%(425)

Subsaharan African1%(165)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(141)

Dutch0.8%(139)

Scottish0.6%(100)

Italian0.4%(74)

West Indian0.3%(49)

Jamaican0.2%(37)

Polish0.2%(33)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(31)

French0.2%(30)

Russian0.2%(26)

Arab0.1%(25)

Moroccan0.1%(25)

Czech0.1%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

Norwegian0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(10)

Haitian0.1%(10)

British0.1%(9)

Nigerian0.1%(9)

Iranian0%(8)

Swedish0%(5)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(2)

Barbadian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

+0.8 ptssince 1990

from 8.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

63.8%

+8.9 ptssince 1990

from 54.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.6%

+0.4 ptssince 1990

from 2.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.6 min

−13%since 1990

from 22.6 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married28%(1,957)

Married58.1%(4,061)

Widowed4.5%(312)

Divorced9.4%(660)

Women 15+

Never married25.2%(2,149)

Married51.1%(4,354)

Widowed16.8%(1,436)

Divorced6.9%(584)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 16.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.9%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% 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)28.2%(235)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(163)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.3%(327)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.2%(35)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 833 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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