Tyrrell County

Tyrrell County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	3,245
County Seat	Tyrrell County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	177
Num Towns	1
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	610
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	3,389
Median Age	45.3
Veterans	226
Housing Units	1,845
Uninsured	16
Net Migration (recent)	-70
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	73
Total Employees	616
Avg Annual Pay	$44,054
Median Household Income	$55,341
Poverty Rate	16.0%
Unemployment Rate	3.9%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$43,160
Federal Spending FY2024	$22,995,814
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,087

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$140,500
Median Rent	$722
FMR Studio	$744
FMR 1BR	$749
FMR 2BR	$930
FMR 3BR	$1,303
FMR 4BR	$1,398

Health & Safety

Hospitals	0
EMS Stations	3
Fire Stations	3
Police Stations	3
Adult Smoking	21.1%
Adult Obesity	39.8%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	32.3
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	1
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	1

Community

Churches	5
Libraries	1
Historic Places (NRHP)	3
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	3
SNAP Stores	5
Bank Branches	0

Agriculture

Total Farms	73
Land in Farms (acres)	37,780
Avg Farm Size (acres)	517.5
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
EM	HURRICANE ISAIAS	2020-08-02
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-10-04
EM	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-09-03
DR	HURRICANE FLORENCE	2018-09-14

Detailed Topics

Communities in Tyrrell County

Columbia — pop 610

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.