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Elizabeth City, NC

18,871 Population
11.8 square miles 1,600.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±3.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: 39.6 ±0.9
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,560 ±$3,035 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: $33,719 ±$2,236
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,141 ±$4,732 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: $66,589 † ±$7,087
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.3% ±2.7% (2,334  ±480) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: 11% † 4,224 (±2% / ±783)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.4 minutes ±3 (195,965  ±29,126) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: 28 459,230 (±1.5 / ±34,726)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,576 ±400 Number of households
  • the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: 15,785 ±384
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (17,450  ±76) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: 2.4 38,592 (±0.1 / ±40)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.7% ±3.2% (304  ±173) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: 4.9% † 464 (±2.1% / ±200)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,689 ±376 Number of housing units
  • the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: 17,721 ±79
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$187,700 ±$26,577 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: $234,600 ±$12,440
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

22.2% ±4.2% (4,134  ±777.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: 15.2% † 6,170 (±2.2% / ±898.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.3% ±6.5% (10,758  ±891.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: 89.4% 25,105 (±4.4% / ±1,259.2)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.2% ±3.7% (3,394  ±478.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: 27.6% 7,738 (±2.5% / ±706.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.4% ±1.4% (635  ±267) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: 2.6% 1,063
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.8% ±2.1% (1,293  ±307) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Elizabeth City, NC Micro Area: 10.9% † 3,445 (±1.3% / ±408)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,293 Total veterans ±307 1,022 Male ±282 271 Female ±150

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