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Language Spoken At Home in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 52,563 | 100% |
English only | 50,601 | 96.3% |
Language other than English | 1,962 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 788 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 1,667 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 751 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 236 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 59 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 14 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 56,253 | 100% |
American | 5,077 | 9.0% |
Arab | 46 | 0.1% |
Czech | 8 | 0.0% |
Danish | 2 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 258 | 0.5% |
English | 4,089 | 7.3% |
French (except Basque) | 434 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 25 | 0.0% |
German | 1,648 | 2.9% |
Greek | 44 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 2 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,069 | 3.7% |
Italian | 448 | 0.8% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 69 | 0.1% |
Polish | 97 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 19 | 0.0% |
Russian | 56 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 729 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 417 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 595 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 47 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 24 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 31 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 63 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 276 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 21,227 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 14,410 | 67.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,683 | 26.8% |
Married-couple family | 8,722 | 41.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,722 | 12.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,068 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 440 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,620 | 21.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,521 | 11.9% |
Nonfamily households | 6,817 | 32.1% |
Householder living alone | 6,039 | 28.4% |
65 years and over | 2,627 | 12.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,982 | 32.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,034 | 28.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 54,902 | 100% |
Householder | 21,227 | 38.7% |
Spouse | 8,731 | 15.9% |
Child | 16,993 | 31.0% |
Other relatives | 5,754 | 10.5% |
Nonrelatives | 2,197 | 4.0% |
Unmarried partner | 1,102 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,286 | 100% |
Never married | 7,108 | 35.0% |
Now married, except separated | 9,500 | 46.8% |
Separated | 1,096 | 5.4% |
Widowed | 639 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 1,943 | 9.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 24,704 | 100% |
Never married | 7,945 | 32.2% |
Now married, except separated | 9,227 | 37.4% |
Separated | 1,576 | 6.4% |
Widowed | 3,082 | 12.5% |
Divorced | 2,874 | 11.6% |
Fertility in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 891 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 567 | 63.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 127 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,002 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,204 | 60.1% |
Less than 1 year | 205 | 10.2% |
1 or 2 years | 256 | 12.8% |
3 or 4 years | 196 | 9.8% |
5 or more years | 547 | 27.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,204 | 100% |
Who are female | 804 | 66.8% |
Who are married | 800 | 66.4% |
School Enrollment in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,542 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 802 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 764 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,920 | 40.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,590 | 24.7% |
College or graduate school | 3,466 | 23.8% |
Educational Attainment in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 37,448 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,550 | 9.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,635 | 12.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,608 | 36.3% |
Some college, no degree | 8,740 | 23.3% |
Associate's degree | 3,037 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,957 | 7.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 921 | 2.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 10.4% |
Veteran Status in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 42,441 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,753 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 54,995 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,949 | 18.1% |
Under 18 years | 13,805 | 100% |
With a disability | 853 | 6.2% |
18 to 64 years | 33,237 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,590 | 16.8% |
65 years and over | 7,953 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,506 | 44.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 55,503 | 100% |
Same house | 47,319 | 85.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,102 | 14.6% |
Same county | 3,979 | 7.2% |
Different county | 4,123 | 7.4% |
Same state | 3,081 | 5.6% |
Different state | 1,042 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 82 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 56,253 | 100% |
Native | 54,905 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 54,650 | 97.2% |
State of residence | 45,087 | 80.2% |
Different state | 9,563 | 17.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 255 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,348 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,348 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 263 | 19.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,085 | 80.5% |
Year of Entry in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,603 | 100% |
Native | 255 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 255 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,348 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,348 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Edgecombe County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,348 | 100% |
Europe | 120 | 8.9% |
Asia | 75 | 5.6% |
Africa | 55 | 4.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,098 | 81.5% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |