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General Demographics

Total Population, 2023
48,8321
Population Change, July 2022 - July 2023
4431
Projected 2050 Population
39,4932
Under 18 Years Old
11,1791
Age 18-64 Years
27,1341
Age 65+ Years
10,5191
Median Age
41.73

Race / Ethnicity 4

White
35.2%3
Black/African American
55.8%3
Native American
0.3%3
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.3%3
Hispanic/Latino
5.8%3
Multi-Racial
2.5%3
Other Single Race
0.1%3
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Financial Stability

Residents Below Federal Poverty Level, 2023
22.6%5
Median Household Income, 2023
$49,9725
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Housing

Cost-Burdened Households (Spend 30% of Household Income on Housing)
33.7%6
Typical Home Value (July, 2024)
$142,9527
Median Gross Rent, 2 Bedroom Unit
$6776
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Education

4-Year High School Graduation Rate
78.8%8
Postsecondary Enrollment
49.6%8
Postsecondary Attainment (25-44 Year Olds With a Postsecondary Degree/Credential)
32.6%8
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Employment

2024 County Economic Distress Tier
19
Total Workforce Employed, 2023 Average
18,89710
Total Workforce Unemployed, 2023 Average
1,14910
Average Weekly Wage, 2023
$88811
Residents Working in Home County
52.9%12
Labor Force Participation Rate
57.6%12
Unemployment Rate (Annual Average), 2023
5.7%10
Annual Pre-Tax Living Wage - 2 Adults (1 working), 1 Child Household (Feb, 2024)
$64,47813
Average Employment Change, 2013-23
-2854 (16% Decline)11
Gross Domestic Product, 2023 (Thousands of Dollars)
$1,984,52214
Top Industry By Employment, 2023
Manufacturing (3,176 employees)11
Top Employer in County, 2023
City Of Rocky Mount (1000+ employees)11
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Health

Residents Uninsured
10.8%15
County Health Outcomes Rank
9716
Food Insecurity Rate, 2022
16.4%17
Primary Care Physicians Per 10K Residents, 2023
418
Overdose Deaths Per 100 Thousand Residents, 2022
53.719
Life Expectancy (Years)
71.220
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Broadband

Households Without Computing Device (Laptop, Smartphone, etc.)
13.2%21
Broadband Availability Index Score, 2021
55.822
Households without an Internet Subscription
22.3%21
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Infrastructure

Designation of Water/Wastewater System as Distressed (Aug, 2024)
Yes (Edgecombe County, Macclesfield, Pinetops, Whitakers)23

**Distressed is defined as a “public water system or wastewater system operated by a local government unit exhibiting signs of failure to identify or address those financial or operating needs necessary to enable that system to become or to remain a local government unit generating sufficient revenues to adequately fund management and operations, personnel, appropriate levels of maintenance, and reinvestment that facilitate the provision of reliable water or wastewater services” per Session Law 2020-79.**

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Small Business: Statewide Data

Small businesses make up 99.6% (1.1 million small businesses) of all NC Businesses.24

44.2% (1.7 million small business employees) of all North Carolinians are small business employees.24

Business Ownership

Business Ownership - Women
46.0%24
Business Ownership - Veterans
7.1%24
Business Ownership - People of Color
22.8%24

Business Creation

2021
178,30025
2022
171,40025
2023
171,70025

Business Revenue

2019
$125,700,00026
2020
$141,400,00026
2021
$159,200,00026

Employment Data

Small Business Employment Change, March 2022 - March 2023
Net increase of 100,187 jobs24
Small Business Establishment Change, March 2022 - March 2023
Net increase of 7,773 businesses24

Agriculture

Farms
42,81727
Acres of Farmland
8,128,13627
Average Acreage of NC Farms
19027

Major Sectors

Major Business Sectors
Aerospace and Defense; Automotive, Truck & Heavy Machinery; Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals; Business and Financial Services; Corporate Headquarters; Energy; Food Processing and Manufacturing; Furniture; Information Technology; Plastics and Chemicals; Textiles; Tourism28
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