Edgecombe County vs. Halifax County

Edgecombe County (NC)Halifax County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)52,00550,574
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-8.0%-7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)56,54654,627
Population, Census, April 1, 201056,55254,691
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.5%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.7%20.7%
Female persons, percent53.8%52.0%
White alone, percent39.8%40.0%
Black or African American alone, percent57.8%53.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%4.0%
Asian alone, percent0.3%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.8%3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent36.3%38.2%
Veterans, 2014-20183,0142,836
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)25,02825,959
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.4%62.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$85,200$86,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,055$1,066
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$430$416
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$677$698
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.4%9.0%
Building permits, 201839124
Households, 2014-201821,37121,116
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.9%89.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.4%3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201874.4%75.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.6%56.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.7%77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.7%14.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.1%13.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.1%13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.5%50.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.3%49.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)38,14786,565
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)203,142223,011
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,028,877486,339
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)372,108607,036
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,650$11,240
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.524.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,516$34,251
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$20,055$21,016
Persons in poverty, percent22.9%22.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017712942
Total employment, 201711,89912,910
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)370,788436,709
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-5.4%2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,6532,571
All firms, 20123,6473,268
Men-owned firms, 20121,9991,719
Women-owned firms, 20121,4021,168
Minority-owned firms, 20121,7051,523
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,8361,585
Veteran-owned firms, 2012447377
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,0062,658
Black-owned firms, percent, 200731.3%26.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200736.5%29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010111.975.5
Land area in square miles, 2010505.34724.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Edgecombe county (NC) and Halifax county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.