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General Demographics

Total Population, 2023
3,4611
Population Change, July 2022 - July 2023
-121
Projected 2050 Population
2,9072
Under 18 Years Old
6891
Age 18-64 Years
1,9141
Age 65+ Years
8581
Median Age
463

Race / Ethnicity 4

White
54.3%3
Black/African American
32.5%3
Native American
0.2%3
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.9%3
Hispanic/Latino
10.0%3
Multi-Racial
1.8%3
Other Single Race
0.4%3
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Financial Stability

Residents Below Federal Poverty Level, 2023
21.4%5
Median Household Income, 2023
$46,0725
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Housing

Cost-Burdened Households (Spend 30% of Household Income on Housing)
30.9%6
Typical Home Value (July, 2024)
$162,6317
Median Gross Rent, 2 Bedroom Unit
$5966
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Education

4-Year High School Graduation Rate
83%8
Postsecondary Enrollment
46.8%8
Postsecondary Attainment (25-44 Year Olds With a Postsecondary Degree/Credential)
22.8%8
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Employment

2024 County Economic Distress Tier
19
Total Workforce Employed, 2023 Average
1,25810
Total Workforce Unemployed, 2023 Average
6710
Average Weekly Wage, 2023
$82711
Residents Working in Home County
58.5%12
Labor Force Participation Rate
43.5%12
Unemployment Rate (Annual Average), 2023
5.1%10
Annual Pre-Tax Living Wage - 2 Adults (1 working), 1 Child Household (Feb, 2024)
$64,78713
Average Employment Change, 2013-23
-275 (23% Decline)11
Gross Domestic Product, 2023 (Thousands of Dollars)
$141,90214
Top Industry By Employment, 2023
Public Administration (197 employees)11
Top Employer in County, 2023
Tyrrell County Board Of Education (100-249 employees)11
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Health

Residents Uninsured
12.8%15
County Health Outcomes Rank
916
Food Insecurity Rate, 2022
15.8%17
Overdose Deaths Per 100 Thousand Residents, 2022
57.618
Life Expectancy (Years)
77.619
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Broadband

Households Without Computing Device (Laptop, Smartphone, etc.)
16.1%20
Broadband Availability Index Score, 2021
32.321
Households without an Internet Subscription
25.5%20
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Infrastructure

Designation of Water/Wastewater System as Distressed (Aug, 2024)
Yes (Columbia)22

**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.23

44.2% (1.7 million small business employees) of all North Carolinians are small business employees.23

Business Ownership

Business Ownership - Women
46.0%23
Business Ownership - Veterans
7.1%23
Business Ownership - People of Color
22.8%23

Business Creation

2021
178,30024
2022
171,40024
2023
171,70024

Business Revenue

2019
$125,700,00025
2020
$141,400,00025
2021
$159,200,00025

Employment Data

Small Business Employment Change, March 2022 - March 2023
Net increase of 100,187 jobs23
Small Business Establishment Change, March 2022 - March 2023
Net increase of 7,773 businesses23

Agriculture

Farms
42,81726
Acres of Farmland
8,128,13626
Average Acreage of NC Farms
19026

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; Tourism27
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