Pitt County, NC Population

Overview

170,600

Total Population

32.9

Median age

52.78%

Female population %

89.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

45.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11,206

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Pitt County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Pitt County is 32.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pitt County's population under 18 was 21.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pitt County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pitt County, 17.69% were under the age of 15, 28.57% aged 15 to 29, 40.35% aged 30 to 64, 12.06% aged 65 to 84, and 1.33% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9,496 more females than males in Pitt County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.78% females and 47.22% males in Pitt County, NC.
The Pitt County, NC gender ratio is 89.5:100 i.e. 89.5 men to 100 women (0.895).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 9,902.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 11,306.

Pitt County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pitt County population: 55.27% are White, 35.20% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.73% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.14% are some other race and 3.32% are multiracial.
Pitt County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 11,206 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 159,394 (93.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pitt County is White with a population of 94,288 (55.27% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 181,257 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Pitt County's population increased by 34,676 (25.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pitt County's population increased by 1,513 (0.90%), 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, Pitt County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 134,189.