Edgecombe County Information
Edgecombe in
North Carolina occupies
507 square miles and has a 2006 population of
53,964, a change from a 2000 population of
55,606 and
56,692 in 1990.
13.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.1% percent is 25-35, and
14% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
271 acts of violent crime reported in
Edgecombe in 2004, a change from
306 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,996 people:
8.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.9%.
Read more about
Edgecombe, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Edgecombe | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 507 sq. miles | Ranked 2,151 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 53,964 | Ranked 904 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 54,001 | |
| Population 2000 | 55,606 | Ranked 849 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 56,692 | Ranked 769 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 41.6% | |
| African American | 57.5% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.7% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 271 | 306 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 5 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 15 | |
| Robberies | 77 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 174 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 2,736 | 2,762 |
| Burglaries | 838 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,749 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 149 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 24,750 | 25,057 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,996 | 1,470 |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.1% | 5.9% |
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