Edenton, NC Population

Overview

4,456

Total Population

42.3

Median age

54.13%

Female population %

84.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

94.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

146

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Edenton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Edenton is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Edenton's population under 18 was 23.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Edenton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Edenton, 21.07% were under the age of 15, 13.29% aged 15 to 29, 38.11% aged 30 to 64, 22.17% aged 65 to 84, and 5.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 368 more females than males in Edenton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.13% females and 45.87% males in Edenton, NC.
The Edenton, NC gender ratio is 84.7:100 i.e. 84.7 men to 100 women (0.847).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 302.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 293.

Edenton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Edenton population: 38.80% are White, 58.75% are Black or African American, 1.26% are Asian, 0.96% are some other race and 0.22% are multiracial.
Edenton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 146 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,31 (96.72% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Edenton is Black or African American with a population of 2,618 (58.75% of the total population).

Edenton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,377 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Edenton's population decreased by 341 (6.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Edenton's population decreased by 524 (10.52%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Edenton's population was lowest in year 2020 at 4,455.