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Princeville, NC

2,300 Population
1.5 square miles 1,520 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±11.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 40.9 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 38.3 ±0.1

Economics

$13,268 ±$2,291 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: $21,870 ±$573
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $26,779 ±$127
$27,902 ±$4,867 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: $39,388 ±$1,210
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $48,256 ±$229

40% ±13.3% (909  ±337) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 20.5% 29,807 (±1.4% / ±2,085)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 16.9% 1,631,704 (±0.2% / ±17,281)

22.3 minutes ±6.2 (16,590  ±5,706) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 21.5 1,287,620 (±0.6 / ±40,154)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 24.1 101,863,985 (±0.1 / ±427,312)

Families

845 ±106 Number of households
  • the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 57,781 ±801
  • North Carolina: 3,815,392 ±9,701
2.7 ±0.3 (2,297  ±373) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 2.5 145,899 (±0 / ±405)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 9,686,388 (±0)

6.8% ±6.2% (36  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 5.5% † 1,902 (±1% / ±359)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 123,050 (±0.1% / ±2,631)

Housing

968 ±97 Number of housing units
  • the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 67,088 ±183
  • North Carolina: 4,453,767 ±978

$71,600 ±$8,105 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: $101,300 ±$3,165
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $157,100 ±$424

3.9% ±2.7% (88  ±63.7) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 12.7% 18,695 (±1.2% / ±1,764.4)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 15.3% 1,502,099 (±0.2% / ±14,891.3)

Social

75.5% ±7.2% (1,131  ±175.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 81.7% 82,858 (±1.7% / ±1,722.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 86.3% 5,769,845 (±0.3% / ±17,627.2)
5.1% ±3% (76  ±46) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 16.2% 16,462 (±0.8% / ±853.6)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 29% 1,940,435 (±0.2% / ±9,833.3)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

3.1% ±1.6% (54  ±28) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 8.7% 9,950 (±0.5% / ±581)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 9% 683,221 (±0.1% / ±5,309)
54 Total veterans ±28 41 Male ±27 13 Female ±14

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