Median Household Income
$51,265
Median Home Value
$125,100
Median Gross Rent
$858/mo
Poverty Rate
21.7%
Unemployment Rate
8.7%
Homeownership Rate
60.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
17.5%
Median Age
41.7
Population Over Time
Edgecombe County shrank 12.6% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
55,779
2016
54,669
2018
53,332
2020
52,069
2022
49,067
2024
48,736
Business & Industry
Edgecombe County has 702 business establishments employing 12,243 people.
Other services (except public administration)
98
Health care and social assistance
94
Construction
70
Accommodation and food services
55
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
40
Professional, scientific, and technical services
39
Finance and insurance
33
Real estate and rental and leasing
28
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.