Demographics of Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Edgecombe County, North Carolina had 49,121 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +340 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Edgecombe County, in four figures

49,121
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.7%
Change since July 2020: +340 people.; 41.7 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,265 ±$3,893
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Edgecombe County, North Carolina's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Edgecombe County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Edgecombe County, North Carolina's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Edgecombe County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	48,781	100.0	100.0
2021	48,363	99.1	100.2
2022	48,470	99.4	100.7
2023	48,959	100.4	101.6
2024	49,066	100.6	102.5
2025	49,121	100.7	103.1

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Population of Edgecombe County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	48,781	−111	−18	0	−89
2021	48,363	−418	−286	+17	−177
2022	48,470	+107	−103	+66	+172
2023	48,959	+489	−154	+106	+541
2024	49,066	+107	−212	+107	+214
2025	49,121	+55	−211	+24	+243

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.7 ±0.7: for men 39.1 ±0.8 and for women 44.0 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Edgecombe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	2,813 ±100	5.8% ±0.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,339 ±547	17.1% ±1.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,722 ±321	7.6% ±0.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,436 ±577	23.5% ±1.2	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,235 ±579	25.1% ±1.2	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,191 ±617	20.9% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,265 ±$3,893, and income per person $28,085 ±$1,335, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Edgecombe County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	4,751 ±570	24.2% ±2.8	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,906 ±614	25.0% ±3.1	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,204 ±387	16.3% ±1.9	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,418 ±370	12.3% ±1.9	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,249 ±355	11.4% ±1.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,474 ±377	7.5% ±1.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	650 ±181	3.3% ±0.9	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Edgecombe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	10,407 ±1,237	21.7% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,019 ±561	37.0% ±4.3	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,721 ±688	20.2% ±2.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,667 ±296	12.2% ±2.1	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Edgecombe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Edgecombe County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	23,281 ±41	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.4% ±2.0	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.6% ±2.0	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.8% ±2.3	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.2% ±2.4	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$125,100 ±$7,109	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$858 ±$30	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Edgecombe County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,005 ±0	6.2% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,030 ±81	34.9% ±0.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	27,058 ±305	55.5% ±0.6	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	111 ±51	0.2% ±0.1	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	51 to 219	0.1% to 0.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 86	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	39 to 213	0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,236 ±306	2.5% ±0.6	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Edgecombe County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	38,929 ±762	79.9% ±1.6	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,963 ±746	16.3% ±1.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	231 ±109	0.5% ±0.2	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,613 ±236	3.3% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	521 ±179	1.1% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,092 ±126	2.2% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Edgecombe County among the counties of North Carolina

53rd of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Edgecombe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hoke County	56,939	+9.0%
Lenoir County	55,837	+1.4%
Watauga County	54,786	+0.6%
Duplin County	51,571	+6.0%
Columbus County	50,487	0%
Edgecombe County	49,121	+0.7%
Halifax County	46,534	−3.9%
Stokes County	46,126	+3.5%
Davie County	45,855	+6.9%
McDowell County	45,198	+1.4%
Jackson County	45,039	+6.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026