Edgecombe County vs Hoke County

A side-by-side comparison of Edgecombe County and Hoke County: population, income, housing, and more.

Edgecombe County and Hoke County are counties in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hoke County has the higher population (53,102 vs 48,777 in Edgecombe County). Hoke County has the higher median household income ($60,095 vs $48,480 in Edgecombe County). Hoke County has the higher median home value ($196,000 vs $116,800 in Edgecombe County).

Population, income & housing

	Edgecombe County	Hoke County
Population	48,777	53,102
Median age	41.7 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,480	$60,095
Median home value	$116,800	$196,000
Median gross rent	$818	$1,047
Housing units	23,258	20,583
Homeownership rate	59.4%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgecombe County	Hoke County
Population	52,648 → 48,777 (-7.4%)	53,957 → 53,102 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$36,866 → $48,480 (+31.5%)	$48,072 → $60,095 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$85,700 → $116,800 (+36.3%)	$139,300 → $196,000 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $818 (+17.7%)	$929 → $1,047 (+12.7%)

Edgecombe County

Population

52,64848,777

Median household income

$36,866$48,480

Median home value

$85,700$116,800

Median gross rent

$695$818

Hoke County

Population

53,95753,102

Median household income

$48,072$60,095

Median home value

$139,300$196,000

Median gross rent

$929$1,047

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgecombe County	Hoke County
Under 5	5.8%	8.1%
5 to 17	17.2%	19.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	16.7%
35 to 44	10.9%	14.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	7.6%
75 and over	7.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgecombe County	Hoke County
White (non-Hispanic)	35.2%	36.6%
Black or African American	55.8%	32.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	6.8%
Asian	0.2%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgecombe County	Hoke County
No high school diploma	15.6%	11.1%
High school graduate	38.1%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgecombe County	Hoke County
Drove alone	78.8%	81.1%
Carpooled	8.9%	10.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.8%
Walked	1.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.0%	6.2%
Other means	2.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgecombe County	Hoke County
1-unit, detached	61.8%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	1.5%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Edgecombe County	Hoke County
Poverty rate	21.9%	17.4%
Average household size	2.46	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1977	1999