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27962

7,043 Population
85 square miles 82.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.9 ±5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 47.7 ±0.6
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$26,857 ±$3,185 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
$41,774 ±$9,894 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $58,357 ±$3,205
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

25% ±7.6% (1,734  ±550) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 17.8% 7,820 (±1.8% / ±779)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

27.3 minutes ±6.8 (61,490  ±19,636) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 24.8 436,545 (±1.4 / ±30,761)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

2,920 ±281 Number of households
  • the Washington, NC Micro Area: 19,385 ±464
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.4 ±0.3 (6,918  ±625) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 2.3 43,974 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

11.3% ±9.9% (159  ±142) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 3.3% † 296 (±1.6% / ±144)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

3,614 ±294 Number of housing units
  • the Washington, NC Micro Area: 24,526 ±33
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$114,500 ±$15,515 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

4.3% ±2.3% (294  ±159.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 5.6% † 2,460 (±1.2% / ±532.3)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

87.3% ±8.7% (4,333  ±563.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as 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)
13.1% ±3.7% (648  ±191.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 21.2% 6,960 (±1.7% / ±569)
  • about two-fifths of 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

0.1% ±0.1% (5  ±9) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 3.6% 1,615
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

6.4% ±2.5% (358  ±140) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds 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)
358 Total veterans ±140 306 Male ±127 52 Female ±47

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