Tyrrell County, NC

Designated Market Area: Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

Places in Tyrrell County, NC [Sort places by name]

2022 population: 3,365 ( 1,042 from 2010 , 118 from 2020)
Land area: 390.8 square miles
Population density: 8.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,788	53.14%	23.9%
Black:	999	29.69%	40.4%
Indian:	10	0.30%	42.9%
Asian:	63	1.87%	22.2%
2+ races:	80	2.38%	56.9%
Hispanic:	425	12.63%	77.1%

Total non-White:	1,577	46.86%	23.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	82	12.6
Deaths:	122	18.8
Net Migration:	164	25.3
Net Immigration:	5	0.8

Change in White population:	-562	-12.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-480	-10.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,407
2,350	53.32%
1,677	38.05%
7	0.16%
81	1.84%
51	1.16%
240	5.45%
2,057	46.68%

2000
4,149
2,303	55.51%
1,633	39.36%
8	0.19%
31	0.75%
24	0.58%
150	3.62%
1,846	44.49%

1990
3,856
2,278	59.08%
1,546	40.09%
9	0.23%
6	0.16%
n/a
17	0.44%
1,578	40.92%

1980
3,975
2,417	60.81%
1,548	38.94%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.05%
1,558	39.19%

1970
3,806
2,157	56.67%
1,648	43.30%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
1,649	43.33%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
444	10.7
373	9.0
-246	-5.9
122	2.9

47	1.1
211	5.1

Number	Rate
1990's
442	11.5
488	12.7
316	8.2
11	0.3

25	0.6
268	7.0

Number	Rate
1980's
606	15.2
457	11.5
-180	-4.5
n/a

-139	-3.5
20	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12	0.3
n/a

260	6.8
-91	-2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Tyrrell County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.3
579	17.2%
2,786	82.8%
760	22.6%

1,351
2.01

925	68.5%
681	73.6%
83	9.0%
426	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.4
795	18.0%
3,612	82.0%
742	16.8%

1,595
2.37

1,076	67.5%
718	66.7%
118	11.0%
519	32.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
934	22.5%
3,215	77.5%
696	16.8%

1,545
2.41

1,081	70.0%
779	72.1%
122	11.3%
464	30.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
1,036	26.9%
2,820	73.1%
678	17.6%

1,513
2.55

1,112	73.5%
870	78.2%
97	8.7%
401	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
1,150	28.9%
2,825	71.1%
597	15.0%

1,395
2.85

1,085	77.8%
827	76.2%
80	7.4%
310	22.2%

2022 Housing Data for Tyrrell County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	65	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	68	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	129	9.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	76	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	70	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	90	6.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	78	5.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	52	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	1.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	177	13.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	231	17.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	128	9.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	39	2.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	55	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	2.1%
$200,000 or more	50	3.7%

Median Household Income	55,341
Per Capita Income	22,403

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	96	7.1%
Public Assistance	51	3.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	322	23.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	912	47.5%
Unemployed	44	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	956	49.8%
Not in Labor Force	962	50.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		52.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	363	360	50.2%
Non-Profit	62	82	43.1%
Self-Employed	54	24	69.2%

Local Government	36	102	26.1%
State Government	33	39	45.8%
Federal Government	5	20	20.0%

Total Private + Self	417	384	52.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	136	243	35.9%
Total	553	627	46.9%

Pct. Govt.	19.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	130	11.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	176	14.9%
Professional, Technical	235	19.9%
Service Occupations	299	25.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	2.3%
All others	340	28.8%

White Collar		45.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	215	18.2%
Health care and social assistance	162	13.7%
Other services	149	12.6%
Accommodation and food services	137	11.6%
Educational services	99	8.4%
Public administration	87	7.4%
Retail trade	86	7.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	49	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	46	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	38	3.2%
Manufacturing	36	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	29	2.5%
Information	15	1.3%
Utilities	9	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	0.7%
Finance and insurance	6	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.4%
Wholesale trade	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	238	7.02%
Puerto Rican	9	0.27%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	37	1.09%
Costa Rican	34	1.00%
Guatemalan	3	0.09%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	12	0.35%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,911	90.7%
Spanish	262	8.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	0.5%
Tagalog	12	0.4%
Other	7	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	314	9.3%
English	273	8.1%
Irish	172	5.1%
Scottish	117	3.5%
European	86	2.5%
German	86	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	24	0.7%
Italian	23	0.7%
African	23	0.7%
Jamaican	19	0.6%
Dutch	15	0.4%
French	10	0.3%
British West Indian	9	0.3%
British	8	0.2%
Polish	8	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,240	95.6%
Not a citizen	149	4.4%

Native	3,195	94.3%
Foreign-born	194	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
112	4.4%	464	18.3%	955	37.6%	700	27.5%	198	7.8%	113	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	112	4.4%
9-12 Years	464	18.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	955	37.6%
Some College	700	27.5%
Bach. Degree	198	7.8%
Grad Degree	113	4.4%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,874	1,684	190	10.1%	4.1%
1991	1,873	1,656	217	11.6%	5.9%
1992	1,962	1,662	300	15.3%	6.3%
1993	1,898	1,660	238	12.5%	5.1%
1994	1,822	1,665	157	8.6%	4.4%
1995	1,828	1,641	187	10.2%	4.4%
1996	1,820	1,649	171	9.4%	4.4%
1997	1,828	1,666	162	8.9%	3.8%
1998	1,910	1,752	158	8.3%	3.5%
1999	1,898	1,736	162	8.5%	3.3%

2000	1,882	1,744	138	7.3%	3.7%
2001	1,889	1,737	152	8.0%	5.6%
2002	2,026	1,848	178	8.8%	6.9%
2003	2,161	1,962	199	9.2%	6.7%
2004	2,197	2,038	159	7.2%	5.9%
2005	2,204	2,032	172	7.8%	5.6%
2006	2,130	1,998	132	6.2%	5.1%
2007	2,223	2,087	136	6.1%	5.1%
2008	2,214	2,056	158	7.1%	6.2%
2009	2,227	1,975	252	11.3%	11.0%

2010	1,665	1,421	244	14.7%	10.7%
2011	1,642	1,397	245	14.9%	10.3%
2012	1,599	1,376	223	13.9%	9.5%
2013	1,563	1,366	197	12.6%	7.8%
2014	1,552	1,402	150	9.7%	6.1%
2015	1,545	1,400	145	9.4%	5.7%
2016	1,525	1,396	129	8.5%	5.1%
2017	1,492	1,378	114	7.6%	4.5%
2018	1,477	1,383	94	6.4%	4.0%
2019	1,434	1,350	84	5.9%	3.8%

2020	1,359	1,238	121	8.9%	7.3%
2021	1,283	1,194	89	6.9%	4.9%
2022	1,311	1,243	68	5.2%	3.7%
2023	1,325	1,258	67	5.1%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,845
Median Value	$140,500

Occupied	1,351	73.2%
Vacant	494	26.8%

Owned	1,011	74.8%
Rented	340	25.2%
Median Rent	$722

Single-Family Units	1,171	63.5%
Detached	1,169	63.4%
Attached	2	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5	0.3%
Mobile Homes	565	30.6%

Tyrrell County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Tyrrell County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Tyrrell County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tyrrell County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Tyrrell County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tyrrell County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Tyrrell County, NC