Pamlico County, NC Population

Overview

12,293

Total Population

54.1

Median age

49.17%

Female population %

103.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

70.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

521

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pamlico County is 54.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pamlico County's population under 18 was 15.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pamlico County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pamlico County, 11.45% were under the age of 15, 14.09% aged 15 to 29, 44.62% aged 30 to 64, 26.61% aged 65 to 84, and 3.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 203 less females than males in Pamlico County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.17% females and 50.83% males in Pamlico County, NC.
The Pamlico County, NC gender ratio is 103.4:100 i.e. 103.4 men to 100 women (1.034).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 734.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 637.

Pamlico County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pamlico County population: 76.12% are White, 18.94% are Black or African American, 0.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.64% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.55% are some other race and 3.51% are multiracial.
Pamlico County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 521 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,772 (95.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pamlico County is White with a population of 9,358 (76.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,242 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Pamlico County's population increased by 223 (1.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pamlico County's population decreased by 805 (6.14%), 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, Pamlico County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 12,303.