Hyde County, North Carolina

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 4,625
Median household income: $47,338
Median home value: $119,600

Hyde County, North Carolina counts 4,625 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $47,338 runs below the North Carolina figure of $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hyde County's population declined 11.3% from 5,213 to 4,625, while its median household income rose 19.4% from $39,663 to $47,338.

The median resident is 48.5 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 17.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,625
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $47,338
Median home value: $119,600
Median gross rent: $1,237
Housing units: 3,168
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2134,625

Median household income

$39,663$47,338

Median home value

$141,500$119,600

Median gross rent

$775$1,237

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,213	$39,663	$141,500	$775
2020	5,089	$46,667	$122,300	$784
2021	4,697	$48,577	$118,200	$1,130
2022	4,636	$43,724	$105,300	$917
2023	4,625	$47,338	$119,600	$1,237

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5417.4%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	124	2.7%
5 to 17	721	15.6%
18 to 24	106	2.3%
25 to 34	398	8.6%
35 to 44	600	13.0%
45 to 54	804	17.4%
55 to 64	818	17.7%
65 to 74	710	15.4%
75 and over	344	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,801	60.6%
Black or African American	1,149	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	53	1.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	264	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	358	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	484	13.2%
High school graduate	1,486	40.4%
Some college or associate's	1,200	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	370	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	134	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled18.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means4.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,186	74.5%
Carpooled	301	18.9%
Public transit	6	0.4%
Walked	5	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	1.6%
Other means	70	4.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	668	42.6%
15 to 29 min	413	26.3%
30 to 44 min	167	10.7%
45 to 59 min	14	0.9%
60+ min	306	19.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.87
Poverty rate: 22.4% (898 of 4,005)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,273	60.2%
Nonfamily households	842	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,115	66.8%
Vacant	1,053	33.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,513	71.5%
Renter-occupied	602	28.5%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,412	76.1%
1-unit, attached	45	1.4%
2 to 4 units	125	3.9%
5 to 19 units	47	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	539	17.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 37095
State: North Carolina
Land area: 612 sq mi
Water area: 847 sq mi
Center point: 35.4082, -76.1537