Population 55,574
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 505.34 mi²
Zip Codes 27886
Per capita income $17,247

Cities in Edgecombe County

Tarboro

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 40.3 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 24.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$324,723
Total number of firms, 2007 3,226
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Population, 2013 estimate 55,574
Households, 2008-2012 21,227
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,646
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.3 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $17,247
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -11.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 12,344
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 21.2 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 57.7 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 36.5 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 505.34 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 56,551
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $81,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,226,856
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 773
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $33,917
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.5 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$36,390
Female persons, percent, 2013 53.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,753
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 78.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.3 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.4 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.59
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 16.4 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 10.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 85.3 %
Population, 2010 56,552
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 13.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 111.9
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 37.3 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 63.6 %
Housing units, 2013 24,515
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $6,204
Building permits, 2012 18
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %