Pitt County, North Carolina

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 172,279
Median household income: $58,851
Median home value: $194,300

Home to 172,279 residents, Pitt County is one of North Carolina's counties. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. At $58,851, its median household income sits below North Carolina's $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pitt County's population declined 3.4% from 178,433 to 172,279, while its median household income rose 24.1% from $47,437 to $58,851.

75.9% of workers drive to work alone. 48.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 172,279
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,851
Median home value: $194,300
Median gross rent: $971
Housing units: 81,656
Homeownership rate: 50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

178,433172,279

Median household income

$47,437$58,851

Median home value

$148,600$194,300

Median gross rent

$794$971

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	178,433	$47,437	$148,600	$794
2020	179,961	$49,337	$146,700	$793
2021	170,600	$50,422	$153,100	$846
2022	171,196	$54,915	$178,700	$911
2023	172,279	$58,851	$194,300	$971

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 2416.7%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,709	5.6%
5 to 17	27,341	15.9%
18 to 24	28,795	16.7%
25 to 34	23,779	13.8%
35 to 44	19,969	11.6%
45 to 54	19,143	11.1%
55 to 64	18,931	11.0%
65 to 74	15,300	8.9%
75 and over	9,312	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	89,498	51.9%
Black or African American	60,121	34.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	200	0.1%
Asian	3,045	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	73	0.0%
Some other race	519	0.3%
Two or more races	5,560	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,263	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate24.7%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,671	9.1%
High school graduate	26,245	24.7%
Some college or associate's	34,473	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	20,921	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15,124	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	61,179	75.9%
Carpooled	7,310	9.1%
Public transit	547	0.7%
Walked	1,755	2.2%
Bicycle	83	0.1%
Worked from home	8,885	11.0%
Other means	797	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26,946	37.6%
15 to 29 min	28,113	39.2%
30 to 44 min	8,726	12.2%
45 to 59 min	3,712	5.2%
60+ min	4,174	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 19.4% (32,225 of 166,082)

	Count	Share
Family households	41,384	56.4%
Nonfamily households	32,020	43.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	73,404	89.9%
Vacant	8,252	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	37,384	50.9%
Renter-occupied	36,020	49.1%

1-unit, detached48.3%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units17.8%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other11.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39,459	48.3%
1-unit, attached	8,219	10.1%
2 to 4 units	4,625	5.7%
5 to 19 units	14,520	17.8%
20 or more units	5,779	7.1%
Mobile home & other	9,054	11.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 37147
State: North Carolina
Land area: 652 sq mi
Water area: 3.18 sq mi
Center point: 35.5925, -77.3727