Edgecombe County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	36%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.1%), Educational,health and social services (16.7%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

Edgecombe County, North Carolina business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Edgecombe County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	36.2 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 25,846	(46.5%)
Females: 29,760	(53.5%)

Recent posts about Edgecombe County, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Edgecombe County is mentioned 54 times on our forum:

	NC ranked 8th worst state to find work  (55 replies)
	North Carolina tops for weather disasters?  (94 replies)
	South Edgecombe Middle School  (2 replies)
	Any worries about the huge influx of people moving to NC?  (47 replies)
	Edgecombe Middle School  (1 reply)
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Edgecombe County:	2.7 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,320
North Carolina:	$44,670

This county:	$371
State:	$532

Edgecombe County:	$95,216
North Carolina:	$145,700

Detached houses: $125,871

Here:	$125,871
State:	$217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $94,933

Here:	$94,933
State:	$176,568

In 2-unit structures: $48,881

Here:	$48,881
State:	$153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,442

Here:	$107,442
State:	$163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $413,620

Here:	$413,620
State:	$169,602

Mobile homes: $46,805

Here:	$46,805
State:	$45,354

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $537,941

Here:	$537,941
State:	$48,806

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 259
• Thefts: 320
• Auto thefts: 49

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 28
• Burglaries: 291
• Thefts: 334
• Auto thefts: 65

This county:	19.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	5.5%

Area name: Rocky Mount, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Edgecombe County is $454 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $578 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $718 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tarboro, Pinetops, Princeville, Macclesfield, Conetoe, Leggett, Speed.

2005 air pollution in Edgecombe County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 12.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 28 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Halifax County , Martin County , Nash County , Pitt County , Wilson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Edgecombe County: Dogtown (A), Rocky Mount Fairgrounds (B), Bricks (C), Red Hill (D), Pitt Crossroads (E), Suggs Landing (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Edgecombe County include: Weeping Mary Church (A), Webbtown Church (B), Acorn Hill Church (C), Webbs Chapel (D), Lower Town Creek Church (E), Hickory View Church (F), Antioch Church (G), Morning Star Church (H), Mount Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Old Bricks Cemetery (1), Pope Cemetery (2), Bellamy Cemetery (3), Temple Cemetery (4), Phillips Cemetery (5), Manning Cemetery (6), Powell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: Hokes Pond (A), Strickland Pond (B), Batts Pond (C), Nobles Millpond (D), Gammons Pond (E), Wiggins Lake (F), Winslows Pond (G), Hatcher Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Longs Branch (A), Gay Branch (B), Fountain Fork Creek (C), Penders Mill Run (D), Fishing Creek (E), Falling Run (F), Raccoon Branch (G), Dickson Branch (H), Deloach Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	15.7%
North Carolina:	11.1%

Current college students: 1,822
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,151 (23% naturalized citizens)

Edgecombe County:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,761
• One, attached: 327
• Two: 1,196
• 3 or 4: 904
• 5 to 9: 530
• 10 to 19: 97
• 20 or more: 303
• Mobile homes: 5,533
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 351

Housing units in Edgecombe County with a mortgage: 5,638 (626 second mortgage, 847 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,238

Here:	63.5% with mortgage
State:	69.1% with mortgage

Edgecombe County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/11/1995, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Edgecombe County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.2 miles away from Edgecombe County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,180 (77%) Carpooled: 3,670 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 141 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 18 (0%) Taxi: 199 (1%) Bicycle: 23 (0%) Walked: 325 (1%) Other means: 218 (1%) Worked at home: 418 (2%)

7.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,645 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.17%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.68% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($18,203 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($5,443 average AGI)

Edgecombe County:	1.49%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Nash County, NC	3.39% ($22,009 average AGI)
from Halifax County, NC	0.38% ($22,562)
from Pitt County, NC	0.38% ($24,833)
from Wilson County, NC	0.27% ($28,038)
from Wake County, NC	0.20% ($19,132)
from Martin County, NC	0.16% ($30,533)
from Prince George's County, MD	0.08% ($37,600)

7.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,397 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($98 average AGI)

Edgecombe County:	0.05%
North Carolina average:	0.10%

6.59% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($22,573 average AGI)
1.10% relocated to other states ($3,725 average AGI)

Edgecombe County:	1.10%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Nash County, NC	4.12% ($25,141 average AGI)
to Pitt County, NC	0.53% ($40,775)
to Wake County, NC	0.36% ($32,986)
to Wilson County, NC	0.35% ($28,224)
to Halifax County, NC	0.33% ($20,159)
to Guilford County, NC	0.10% ($25,800)
to Prince George's County, MD	0.07% ($25,429)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,420 (7,053 aged, 2,367 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 48,125 (9,314 male householders, 5,561 female householders)

  9,506 spouses, 17,139 children (15,678 natural, 535 adopted, 926 stepchildren), 2,741 grandchildren, 822 brothers or sisters, 596 parents, 1,304 other relatives, 1,142 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,358 (2,271 male householders (1,890 living alone)), 3,266 female householders (3,031 living alone)), 821 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,123 (910 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,671 2-persons, 3,877 3-persons, 2,951 4-persons, 1,363 5-persons, 639 6-persons, 374 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,921 1-person, 507 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 8 6-persons.

95.4% of residents of Edgecombe County speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $361,986,000 ($6616 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,947,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $102,077,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $96,920,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,948,000
Federal grants: $111,213,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,678,000 ($918,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $32,148,000 ($445,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,068,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,886,000
Federal Government insurance: $158,761,000

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	-47 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.63 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

59% of Edgecombe County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in North Carolina.

Edgecombe County:	58.8%
State average:	54.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 47224
• Northeast: 2186
• Midwest: 582
• South: 3827
• West: 376

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,800

Here:	3.9%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	3.1%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	15.9%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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