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27892

13,262 Population
185 square miles 71.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.8 ±2.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 47.7 ±0.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$28,504 ±$2,723 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $34,495 ±$1,552
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$48,223 ±$5,744 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $58,357 ±$3,205
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

20.5% ±4.2% (2,644  ±560) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 17.8% 7,820 (±1.8% / ±779)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

24.1 minutes ±2.4 (133,430  ±19,064) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 24.8 436,545 (±1.4 / ±30,761)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

5,854 ±333 Number of households
  • the Washington, NC Micro Area: 19,385 ±464
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.2 ±0 (13,111  ±762) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 2.3 43,974 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

0.8% ±0.8% (23  ±25) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 3.3% † 296 (±1.6% / ±144)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

6,676 ±369 Number of housing units
  • the Washington, NC Micro Area: 24,526 ±33
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$113,900 ±$8,752 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $192,700 ±$9,447
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

9.1% ±3.4% (1,206  ±459.1) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 5.6% † 2,460 (±1.2% / ±532.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

84.7% ±5.1% (8,095  ±707.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 89.3% 29,247 (±3.5% / ±1,145.7)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
17.9% ±3% (1,710  ±310.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 21.2% 6,960 (±1.7% / ±569)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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

2.5% ±1.1% (327  ±148) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 3.6% 1,615
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

6.9% ±2.1% (715  ±224) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 9.3% † 3,361 (±1.2% / ±445)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
715 Total veterans ±224 704 Male ±222 11 Female ±14

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