Pitt County Information
Pitt in
North Carolina occupies
655 square miles and has a 2006 population of
145,619, a change from a 2000 population of
133,719 and
108,480 in 1990.
20.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
16.1% percent is 25-35, and
13.1% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
858 acts of violent crime reported in
Pitt in 2004, a change from
877 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
4,043 people:
5.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.2%.
Read more about
Pitt, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Pitt | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 655 sq. miles | Ranked 1,557 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 145,619 | Ranked 412 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 142,285 | |
| Population 2000 | 133,719 | Ranked 401 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 108,480 | Ranked 424 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 63.4% | |
| African American | 34.1% | |
| Asian American | 1.1% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.2% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 20.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 16.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.1% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 12.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 8.4% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 858 | 877 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 6 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 45 | |
| Robberies | 231 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 576 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 7,167 | 8,425 |
| Burglaries | 2,139 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 4,696 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 332 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 76,671 | 69,869 |
| Unemployed Population | 4,043 | 2,938 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.3% | 4.2% |
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