COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pamlico County

North Carolina · 11,372 residents · 337 sq mi

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Pamlico County is home to 11,372 people in North Carolina. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 38.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $53,800. Households here earn about 21% less than in North Carolina as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,372

−12%vs 2000

vs 12,934 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.1

−11%vs 2000

vs 42.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

337 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(733)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(731)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(783)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(751)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(540)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(1,611)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(1,644)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(1,233)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.6%(1,434)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(1,169)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(554)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(189)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,060

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,084 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,665

−41%vs 2000

vs $18,005 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.9%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,800

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$328

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $466 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

18.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.6%(9,384)

Black24.5%(3,167)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(171)

Asian0.4%(49)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.6%(8,365)

Black25.9%(2,946)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(31)

Asian0.3%(31)

Other0.3%(30)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(326)

Puerto Rican1.1%(131)

South American0.2%(21)

Cuban0.2%(20)

Ecuadorian0.1%(10)

Colombian0%(6)

Peruvian0%(5)

Dominican0%(2)

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Indonesian0.2%(30)

Filipino0.2%(23)

Thai0%(4)

Japanese0%(3)

Ancestry

English13.2%(1,633)

American9.4%(1,163)

Irish7.9%(974)

German7.6%(938)

Italian3.2%(391)

French2.1%(266)

Scottish2%(249)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(235)

Polish0.8%(100)

British0.6%(75)

Dutch0.5%(62)

Swedish0.4%(52)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.3%(41)

Russian0.3%(37)

Subsaharan African0.3%(36)

Greek0.2%(30)

Welsh0.2%(26)

Arab0.2%(23)

Lebanese0.2%(23)

French Canadian0.2%(19)

Swiss0.1%(18)

Austrian0.1%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Ukrainian0.1%(13)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

Serbian0%(6)

Finnish0%(5)

Latvian0%(5)

Kenyan0%(5)

Czech0%(4)

Canadian0%(2)

Turkish0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.9%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.8 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 20.0 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 married28%(1,561)

Married49.3%(2,754)

Widowed5.8%(325)

Divorced16.9%(944)

Women 15+

Never married21.2%(1,136)

Married53.2%(2,850)

Widowed14.7%(785)

Divorced10.9%(582)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 16.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.5%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

34.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% 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)16.5%(205)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.9%(410)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.1%(413)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.4%(117)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,246 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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