Pasquotank County vs Person County

A side-by-side comparison of Pasquotank County and Person County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pasquotank County has the higher population (40,830 vs 39,275 in Person County). Person County has the higher median household income ($64,927 vs $63,912 in Pasquotank County). Pasquotank County has the higher median home value ($223,300 vs $192,800 in Person County).

Population, income & housing

	Pasquotank County	Person County
Population	40,830	39,275
Median age	39.0 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,912	$64,927
Median home value	$223,300	$192,800
Median gross rent	$1,146	$796
Housing units	17,565	18,482
Homeownership rate	65.1%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pasquotank County	Person County
Population	39,514 → 40,830 (+3.3%)	39,345 → 39,275 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$50,558 → $63,912 (+26.4%)	$51,020 → $64,927 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$163,100 → $223,300 (+36.9%)	$123,100 → $192,800 (+56.6%)
Median gross rent	$909 → $1,146 (+26.1%)	$694 → $796 (+14.7%)

Pasquotank County

Population

39,51440,830

Median household income

$50,558$63,912

Median home value

$163,100$223,300

Median gross rent

$909$1,146

Person County

Population

39,34539,275

Median household income

$51,020$64,927

Median home value

$123,100$192,800

Median gross rent

$694$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pasquotank County	Person County
Under 5	6.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	14.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	12.6%
75 and over	7.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pasquotank County	Person County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	64.8%
Black or African American	34.6%	25.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pasquotank County	Person County
No high school diploma	10.0%	10.9%
High school graduate	28.4%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pasquotank County	Person County
Drove alone	76.2%	75.9%
Carpooled	11.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	11.6%
Other means	1.9%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pasquotank County	Person County
1-unit, detached	69.2%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	2.8%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Pasquotank County	Person County
Poverty rate	10.0%	18.4%
Average household size	2.51	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1988	1984