Edgecombe County, NC Population

Overview

49,609

Total Population

41.6

Median age

53.39%

Female population %

87.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.9

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

2,536

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Edgecombe County is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Edgecombe County's population under 18 was 22.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Edgecombe County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Edgecombe County, 18.78% were under the age of 15, 18.03% aged 15 to 29, 43.36% aged 30 to 64, 17.76% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,367 more females than males in Edgecombe County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.39% females and 46.61% males in Edgecombe County, NC.
The Edgecombe County, NC gender ratio is 87.3:100 i.e. 87.3 men to 100 women (0.873).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 2,004.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 2,196.

Edgecombe County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Edgecombe County population: 38.73% are White, 56.78% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.24% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.44% are some other race and 2.49% are multiracial.
Edgecombe County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,536 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 47,073 (94.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Edgecombe County is Black or African American with a population of 28,17 (56.78% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 56,595 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Edgecombe County's population increased by 1,262 (2.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Edgecombe County's population decreased by 7,818 (13.81%), 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, Edgecombe County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 48,301.