MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Elizabeth City Micro

Elizabeth City, NC · 1 counties · 31,298 residents · 227 sq mi

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Elizabeth City is home to 31,298 people. The typical home is worth $58,800. 19.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $21,816, about 28% below the national median. The population has fallen 10% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% 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

31,298

−10%vs 2000

vs 34,897 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

138 / sq mi

−10%vs 2000

vs 154 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.3

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

227 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202441K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(2,473)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(2,570)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(2,200)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(2,342)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(2,451)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(5,091)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(4,325)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(2,756)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(2,743)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(2,556)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(1,395)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(396)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,816

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,444 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,718

−28%vs 2000

vs $14,815 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.7%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,800

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$359

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $493 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.7% in 2000

34.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.4%(19,665)

Black39.9%(13,932)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(429)

Asian0.9%(298)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic62.1%(19,442)

Black37.1%(11,610)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(242)

Asian0.4%(127)

Other0.4%(119)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(1,237)

Puerto Rican1.2%(496)

Central American0.8%(314)

Honduran0.5%(219)

South American0.3%(123)

Colombian0.3%(123)

Cuban0.2%(75)

Guatemalan0.2%(70)

Spaniard0.1%(31)

Panamanian0%(13)

Salvadoran0%(12)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(290)

Filipino0.2%(100)

Asian Indian0.2%(72)

Pakistani0.1%(48)

Korean0.1%(39)

Chinese0%(14)

Japanese0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(160)

Chamorro0.2%(73)

Samoan0%(16)

Ancestry

English11.8%(4,815)

American9.5%(3,869)

Irish9.1%(3,697)

German7.4%(3,004)

Italian2.3%(954)

Scottish1.9%(782)

Subsaharan African1.4%(573)

Polish1%(420)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(351)

French0.7%(291)

Swedish0.6%(236)

Cape Verdean0.4%(162)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(147)

Welsh0.3%(138)

French Canadian0.3%(127)

Russian0.3%(107)

British0.3%(104)

Danish0.2%(101)

West Indian0.2%(98)

Norwegian0.2%(91)

Nigerian0.2%(89)

Greek0.2%(79)

Jamaican0.2%(68)

Hungarian0.1%(52)

Czech0.1%(46)

Lithuanian0.1%(43)

Portuguese0.1%(37)

Finnish0.1%(28)

Canadian0.1%(26)

Israeli0.1%(22)

Swiss0.1%(21)

Haitian0%(19)

Arab0%(15)

Latvian0%(15)

Slovak0%(15)

Romanian0%(11)

Croatian0%(8)

Turkish0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(6)

Armenian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.4%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 18.0 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 married38.8%(6,168)

Married49.5%(7,866)

Widowed3%(473)

Divorced8.7%(1,390)

Women 15+

Never married30.3%(5,318)

Married50.6%(8,890)

Widowed9%(1,580)

Divorced10.1%(1,783)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.0%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 17.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.3%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 64.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.8%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% 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)30.3%(1,044)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)40.6%(1,398)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28%(964)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(95)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,445 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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