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Bertie County
Bertie County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 17,934
County Seat Bertie County Courthouse
State FIPS 37
County FIPS 015
Num Towns 8
Census-Designated Places 0
Total Town Population 5,751
Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 17,818
Median Age 45.9
Veterans 969
Housing Units 9,008
Uninsured 212
Net Migration (recent) 116
Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 286
Total Employees 4,484
Avg Annual Pay $44,841
Median Household Income $41,652
Poverty Rate 21.4%
Unemployment Rate 6.4%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $48,022
Federal Spending FY2024 $133,092,711
Federal Spending Per Capita $7,421
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $87,500
Median Rent $823
FMR Studio $797
FMR 1BR $802
FMR 2BR $1,052
FMR 3BR $1,267
FMR 4BR $1,464
Health & Safety
Hospitals 8
EMS Stations 24
Fire Stations 24
Police Stations 24
Adult Smoking 23.1%
Adult Obesity 45.7%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 24.4
Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13
Electric Customers 5067762
Towns with Broadband Data 8
Towns with 90%+ Coverage 8
Community
Churches 17
Libraries 8
Historic Places (NRHP) 25
Homeless Population N/A
Schools 40
SNAP Stores 16
Bank Branches 2
Agriculture
Total Farms 29
Land in Farms (acres) 144,177
Avg Farm Size (acres) 4,971.6
Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date
EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24
EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06
EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01
DR HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-10-14
EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02
DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25
EM COVID-19 2020-03-13
EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03
DR HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-14
EM HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-10
Detailed Topics
Communities in Bertie County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.