Edgecombe County

Edgecombe County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	48,900
County Seat	Edgecombe County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	065
Num Towns	10
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	70,551
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	49,067
Median Age	41.6
Veterans	2,873
Housing Units	23,229
Uninsured	604
Net Migration (recent)	1,095
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	726
Total Employees	12,814
Avg Annual Pay	$48,402
Median Household Income	$46,370
Poverty Rate	22.0%
Unemployment Rate	8.6%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$46,583
Federal Spending FY2024	$356,043,242
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,281

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$106,200
Median Rent	$779
FMR Studio	$855
FMR 1BR	$860
FMR 2BR	$1,072
FMR 3BR	$1,463
FMR 4BR	$1,693

Health & Safety

Hospitals	10
EMS Stations	30
Fire Stations	30
Police Stations	30
Adult Smoking	21.3%
Adult Obesity	44.0%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	33.6
Air Quality Good Days	302

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	10
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	10

Community

Churches	144
Libraries	11
Historic Places (NRHP)	39
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	154
SNAP Stores	142
Bank Branches	23

Agriculture

Total Farms	23
Land in Farms (acres)	833
Avg Farm Size (acres)	36.2
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-01-24
EM	HURRICANE HELENE	2024-09-26
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-06
EM	HURRICANE IAN	2022-10-01
DR	TROPICAL STORM ETA	2021-03-03
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
EM	HURRICANE FLORENCE	2018-09-10

Detailed Topics

Communities in Edgecombe County

Rocky Mount — pop 54,341
Tarboro — pop 10,721
Sharpsburg — pop 1,697
Princeville — pop 1,254
Pinetops — pop 1,200
Whitakers — pop 627
Macclesfield — pop 413
Conetoe — pop 198
Speed — pop 63
Leggett — pop 37

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.