Farmville

Population: 4,493
Median household income: $50,870
Median home value: $184,900

Farmville, a community in Pitt County, North Carolina, has 4,493 residents. The median household income of $50,870 is below the Pitt County median ($58,851).

Between 2019 and 2023, Farmville's population declined 4.6% from 4,712 to 4,493, while its median home value rose 30.6% from $141,600 to $184,900.

Owners occupy 55.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,493
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,870
Median home value: $184,900
Median gross rent: $1,019
Housing units: 2,238
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7124,493

Median household income

$43,083$50,870

Median home value

$141,600$184,900

Median gross rent

$712$1,019

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,712	$43,083	$141,600	$712
2020	4,716	$46,719	$153,900	$734
2021	4,475	$44,766	$139,000	$771
2022	4,474	$47,604	$163,300	$914
2023	4,493	$50,870	$184,900	$1,019

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7419.5%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	165	3.7%
5 to 17	1,061	23.6%
18 to 24	158	3.5%
25 to 34	605	13.5%
35 to 44	328	7.3%
45 to 54	420	9.3%
55 to 64	564	12.6%
65 to 74	878	19.5%
75 and over	314	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,025	45.1%
Black or African American	1,984	44.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	206	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	278	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	480	15.4%
High school graduate	818	26.3%
Some college or associate's	997	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	495	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	319	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,332	71.4%
Carpooled	262	14.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	234	12.5%
Other means	37	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	431	26.4%
15 to 29 min	473	29.0%
30 to 44 min	489	30.0%
45 to 59 min	67	4.1%
60+ min	171	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 27.0% (1,197 of 4,441)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,308	64.5%
Nonfamily households	720	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,028	90.6%
Vacant	210	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,122	55.3%
Renter-occupied	906	44.7%

1-unit, detached84.7%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,895	84.7%
1-unit, attached	67	3.0%
2 to 4 units	185	8.3%
5 to 19 units	46	2.1%
20 or more units	24	1.1%
Mobile home & other	21	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3722820
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5950, -77.5906