Bertie County, North Carolina

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,482
Median household income: $45,931
Median home value: $95,800

Home to 17,482 residents, Bertie County is one of North Carolina's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $45,931, its median household income sits below North Carolina's $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bertie County's population declined 9.8% from 19,380 to 17,482, while its median household income rose 29.3% from $35,527 to $45,931.

17.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,482
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $45,931
Median home value: $95,800
Median gross rent: $824
Housing units: 8,988
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,38017,482

Median household income

$35,527$45,931

Median home value

$82,200$95,800

Median gross rent

$638$824

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,380	$35,527	$82,200	$638
2020	19,081	$35,042	$78,500	$719
2021	18,105	$37,571	$78,100	$763
2022	17,818	$41,652	$87,500	$823
2023	17,482	$45,931	$95,800	$824

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	712	4.1%
5 to 17	2,151	12.3%
18 to 24	1,351	7.7%
25 to 34	2,353	13.5%
35 to 44	1,927	11.0%
45 to 54	2,048	11.7%
55 to 64	2,695	15.4%
65 to 74	2,524	14.4%
75 and over	1,721	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,994	34.3%
Black or African American	10,489	60.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	56	0.3%
Asian	136	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.1%
Two or more races	403	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	379	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,392	18.0%
High school graduate	4,728	35.6%
Some college or associate's	3,780	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,469	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	899	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,790	82.5%
Carpooled	523	9.0%
Public transit	33	0.6%
Walked	75	1.3%
Bicycle	39	0.7%
Worked from home	216	3.7%
Other means	131	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,749	31.3%
15 to 29 min	1,943	34.8%
30 to 44 min	895	16.0%
45 to 59 min	419	7.5%
60+ min	585	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 19.8% (3,152 of 15,931)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,422	63.0%
Nonfamily households	2,602	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,024	78.1%
Vacant	1,964	21.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,232	74.5%
Renter-occupied	1,792	25.5%

1-unit, detached66.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other31.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,974	66.5%
1-unit, attached	21	0.2%
2 to 4 units	155	1.7%
5 to 19 units	3	0.0%
20 or more units	47	0.5%
Mobile home & other	2,788	31.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 37015
State: North Carolina
Land area: 699 sq mi
Water area: 42 sq mi
Center point: 36.0590, -76.9624