COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hyde County

North Carolina · 5,411 residents · 612 sq mi

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Hyde County is home to 5,411 people in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 34% less than in North Carolina as a whole. 24.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $43,600.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

5,411

−7%vs 2000

vs 5,826 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

612 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(343)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(359)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(412)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(410)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(282)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(828)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(760)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(563)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(555)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(497)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(325)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(77)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,665

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,444 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,434

−28%vs 2000

vs $13,164 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.0%

+8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,600

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $383 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

23.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.6%(3,590)

Black35%(2,038)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(131)

Asian0.3%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.7%(3,607)

Black33.2%(1,795)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(27)

Asian0.2%(9)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.9%(225)

Cuban2.7%(126)

Central American1.7%(76)

Salvadoran1.7%(76)

South American0.5%(21)

Argentine0.5%(21)

Puerto Rican0.3%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.5%(21)

Ancestry

American12.3%(567)

German9.7%(446)

Irish8.9%(409)

English5.1%(233)

Italian3.2%(145)

Scottish2.9%(133)

Polish2.7%(125)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(116)

Dutch1.4%(63)

Swedish0.8%(39)

British0.7%(32)

Danish0.3%(16)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Israeli0.2%(10)

Portuguese0.2%(10)

Swiss0.2%(9)

French0.2%(7)

Arab0.1%(5)

Lebanese0.1%(5)

Subsaharan African0.1%(5)

Hungarian0.1%(4)

Welsh0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.0%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married39.4%(907)

Married40.6%(934)

Widowed4.5%(104)

Divorced15.5%(358)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(361)

Married48.3%(855)

Widowed12%(213)

Divorced19.3%(342)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.6%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 22.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.1%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.1%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.3%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.4%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% 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)4.7%(10)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)51.2%(108)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.2%(49)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 211 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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