Demographics of Pamlico County, North Carolina

Pamlico County, North Carolina had 12,758 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +450 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.

Pamlico County, in four figures

12,758
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.7%
Change since July 2020: +450 people.; 54.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,717 ±$4,799
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.

Pamlico County, North Carolina's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pamlico 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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Pamlico County, North Carolina's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pamlico 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	12,308	100.0	100.0
2021	12,362	100.4	100.2
2022	12,255	99.6	100.7
2023	12,431	101.0	101.6
2024	12,688	103.1	102.5
2025	12,758	103.7	103.1

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Population of Pamlico 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	12,308	+38	−15	0	+60
2021	12,362	+54	−122	+1	+185
2022	12,255	−107	−136	+3	+32
2023	12,431	+176	−135	+5	+301
2024	12,688	+257	−126	+14	+363
2025	12,758	+70	−120	+8	+183

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 54.1 ±0.5: for men 51.6 ±0.4 and for women 56.1 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pamlico County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	451 ±54	3.6% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,304 ±189	10.5% ±1.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	632 ±142	5.1% ±1.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,529 ±224	20.4% ±1.8	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,688 ±230	29.8% ±1.9	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,786 ±272	30.6% ±2.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,717 ±$4,799, and income per person $34,815 ±$1,917, 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 Pamlico County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,269 ±206	23.3% ±3.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	970 ±186	17.8% ±3.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,012 ±174	18.5% ±3.1	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	607 ±138	11.1% ±2.5	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	932 ±160	17.1% ±2.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	430 ±112	7.9% ±2.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	236 ±64	4.3% ±1.2	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 Pamlico County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,756 ±329	15.2% ±2.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	299 ±107	17.5% ±5.9	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	741 ±214	14.7% ±4.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	716 ±132	14.8% ±2.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pamlico County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pamlico County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	7,322 ±44	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.5% ±3.1	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	25.5% ±3.1	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.9% ±2.1	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.1% ±3.2	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$216,800 ±$18,061	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$752 ±$113	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±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 Pamlico County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	600 ±0	4.8% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,090 ±53	73.4% ±0.4	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,992 ±177	16.1% ±1.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	73 ±21	0.6% ±0.2	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 38	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 90	0% to 0.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	575 ±178	4.6% ±1.4	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 Pamlico County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	7,548 ±352	60.9% ±2.8	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,351 ±339	35.1% ±2.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	130 ±53	1.0% ±0.4	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	361 ±93	2.9% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	166 ±47	1.3% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	195 ±70	1.6% ±0.6	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pamlico County among the counties of North Carolina

91st of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Pamlico County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Northampton County	16,491	−5.4%
Mitchell County	15,062	+1.1%
Chowan County	14,082	+2.8%
Swain County	14,024	−0.6%
Perquimans County	13,490	+3.6%
Pamlico County	12,758	+3.7%
Clay County	12,239	+9.9%
Alleghany County	11,479	+5.4%
Camden County	11,315	+8.7%
Washington County	10,638	−3.1%
Gates County	10,234	−2.1%

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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