COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pitt County

North Carolina · 107,924 residents · 652 sq mi

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With 107,924 people, Pitt County is a county in North Carolina. 22.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 29.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 25,874 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $64,500. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% 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

107,924

−19%vs 2000

vs 133,798 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.4

−3%vs 2000

vs 30.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

652 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024177K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(7,676)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(7,331)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(7,099)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(9,644)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2412.8%(13,849)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(18,705)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(15,444)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(9,880)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(7,856)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(6,533)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(3,152)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(755)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,324

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,868 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,642

−36%vs 2000

vs $18,243 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.1%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,500

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$350

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $471 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.1%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.1% in 2000

41.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61%(81,613)

Black33.5%(44,819)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(4,216)

Asian1.1%(1,429)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic65.7%(70,885)

Black33.3%(35,978)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(575)

Asian0.6%(697)

Other0.3%(364)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.4%(9,509)

Puerto Rican1%(1,747)

Central American0.6%(1,015)

South American0.5%(829)

Venezuelan0.3%(562)

Guatemalan0.2%(361)

Cuban0.2%(302)

Honduran0.2%(301)

Salvadoran0.2%(268)

Dominican0.1%(162)

Peruvian0.1%(102)

Colombian0.1%(95)

+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0%(57)

Nicaraguan0%(52)

Costa Rican0%(33)

Bolivian0%(25)

Uruguayan0%(24)

Argentine0%(8)

Chilean0%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(902)

Chinese0.3%(585)

Pakistani0.2%(428)

Korean0.2%(315)

Filipino0.2%(311)

Japanese0.2%(288)

Vietnamese0.1%(262)

Thai0.1%(191)

Burmese0%(54)

Hmong0%(50)

Cambodian0%(25)

Laotian0%(25)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Indonesian0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(219)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(146)

Chamorro0%(21)

Ancestry

English11%(19,579)

German6.5%(11,446)

Irish6.4%(11,393)

American5.8%(10,258)

Italian2.1%(3,677)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(2,706)

Scottish1.3%(2,340)

Polish1.1%(2,002)

Subsaharan African0.8%(1,503)

French0.7%(1,320)

West Indian0.6%(1,058)

Arab0.5%(967)

+ 41 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(798)

British0.4%(743)

Jamaican0.3%(591)

Dutch0.3%(589)

Swedish0.2%(428)

Norwegian0.2%(417)

Ukrainian0.2%(348)

Palestinian0.2%(292)

Russian0.2%(284)

French Canadian0.1%(259)

Hungarian0.1%(248)

Greek0.1%(234)

Austrian0.1%(192)

Portuguese0.1%(186)

Swiss0.1%(182)

Slovak0.1%(179)

Haitian0.1%(170)

Canadian0.1%(161)

Danish0.1%(150)

Lebanese0.1%(148)

Romanian0.1%(128)

Ghanaian0.1%(123)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(120)

Egyptian0.1%(107)

Brazilian0.1%(100)

Armenian0.1%(99)

Czech0%(84)

Iranian0%(75)

Jordanian0%(67)

Lithuanian0%(46)

Guyanese0%(45)

Nigerian0%(45)

Croatian0%(40)

Finnish0%(33)

Barbadian0%(33)

Belgian0%(26)

Turkish0%(25)

Ethiopian0%(23)

Syrian0%(20)

Slovene0%(17)

Serbian0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.9%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.0%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.4 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married45.3%(30,547)

Married44.3%(29,904)

Widowed2.1%(1,417)

Divorced8.3%(5,631)

Women 15+

Never married44.3%(35,062)

Married36.7%(29,079)

Widowed7.4%(5,850)

Divorced11.6%(9,176)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.0%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 15.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.3%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.5%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% 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)27.2%(2,471)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(2,440)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32%(2,916)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(206)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(54)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,100 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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