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Pamlico County, North Carolina

Pamlico County had 12,550 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 336.5 square miles of land. It ranks 91st of 100 in North Carolina by population and 77th by land area.

Population
12,550
#91 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,249 in US
Area
336.5 sq mi
#77 of 100 in North Carolina · #2,721 in US
Density
37 / sq mi
#90 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,736 in US
Median household income
$61,996
#42 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,643 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Pamlico County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Pamlico County population, land area and income

Pamlico County had 12,550 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 336.5 square miles of land. It ranks 91st of 100 in North Carolina by population and 77th by land area. That works out to 37.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Pamlico County has 24% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,996 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,550

3144th1st

2249th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

337 sq mi

3144th1st

2721st of 3,144 (US)

Density

37.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1736th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,996

3143rd1st

1643rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

12,550

100th1st

91st of 100 (NC)

Land area

337 sq mi

100th1st

77th of 100 (NC)

Density

37.3 / sq mi

100th1st

90th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$61,996

100th1st

42nd of 100 (NC)

How Pamlico County's population changed since 2020

Pamlico County gained 238 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.9%. That ranks 65th of 100 in North Carolina for growth. The median North Carolina county changed by +2.7%, and the state as a whole by +5.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Pamlico County recorded 363 births and 935 deaths, a natural change of -572. Net international migration added +22 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +843. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 843 people.

12.3k202012.4k202112.3k202212.5k202312.6k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
363
Deaths
935
Net international migration
+22
Net domestic migration
+843
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+100

Where Pamlico County is

The Census internal point of Pamlico County is at 35.147600, -76.665300. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades North Carolina's 100 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Pamlico County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Scotland County: +1.4%Rockingham County: +2.5%Franklin County: +15.6%Caswell County: -0.5%Stokes County: +2.9%Granville County: +2.3%Edgecombe County: +0.7%Randolph County: +2.8%Alexander County: +0.8%Person County: +2.4%Cherokee County: +5.2%Ashe County: +2.5%Davidson County: +5.2%Cabarrus County: +7.8%Mecklenburg County: +8.1%Burke County: +1.5%Cumberland County: +0.4%Northampton County: -4.9%Buncombe County: +3.5%Wilson County: +0.8%Bladen County: +0.5%Pitt County: +4.1%Yancey County: +2.7%Stanly County: +7.4%Harnett County: +9.3%Wilkes County: +0.5%Tyrrell County: +8.8%Pamlico County: +1.9%Hoke County: +6.0%Transylvania County: +2.5%Carteret County: +3.8%Durham County: +6.5%Anson County: +1.8%Pender County: +15.6%Alamance County: +6.7%Polk County: +4.9%Lenoir County: +0.5%Washington County: -3.0%Avery County: -0.0%Hyde County: +1.5%Gates County: -1.4%Davie County: +5.8%Jackson County: +7.4%Montgomery County: +2.5%Martin County: -2.0%Pasquotank County: +2.9%Perquimans County: +3.4%Cleveland County: +2.3%Sampson County: +2.3%Catawba County: +3.8%Alleghany County: +4.5%Robeson County: +2.3%Macon County: +4.4%Clay County: +8.0%Haywood County: +1.3%Duplin County: +3.8%Henderson County: +3.6%Craven County: +2.6%Warren County: +2.6%Graham County: +1.7%Union County: +9.9%Wayne County: +2.2%Gaston County: +5.9%Guilford County: +3.7%Yadkin County: +2.0%Watauga County: +1.0%Rowan County: +4.4%Swain County: -1.1%Chatham County: +9.4%Bertie County: -4.4%Halifax County: -2.9%Forsyth County: +4.1%Onslow County: +3.8%Dare County: +3.1%Chowan County: +1.3%Brunswick County: +20.9%Johnston County: +14.9%Orange County: +6.4%Currituck County: +13.6%New Hanover County: +7.5%Richmond County: -1.7%Vance County: -0.5%Iredell County: +9.9%Lincoln County: +12.0%Caldwell County: +0.2%McDowell County: +1.6%Rutherford County: +1.9%Mitchell County: +0.9%Moore County: +8.1%Columbus County: -0.8%Lee County: +8.1%Greene County: +1.1%Madison County: +5.0%Camden County: +7.5%Hertford County: -12.0%Beaufort County: -0.3%Jones County: +3.5%Wake County: +9.0%Nash County: +3.0%Surry County: +0.2%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +0.5%
  2. < +2.3%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +7.4%
  5. ≥ +7.4%
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Orange pin: Pamlico County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.147600, -76.665300
DMS
35°08'51.36"N 76°39'55.08"W
UTM
18N 348304.7E 3890680.9N
Geohash
dq1rzqqj9
Plus code
877548XM+2V

Towns in Pamlico County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Pamlico County, 1,128 people together, or 9% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pamlico County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bayboro with 1,128.

  1. 01Bayboro1,128
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pamlico County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Pamlico County. The most populous is Craven County, NC, with 104,167 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 119.4 miles WNW of Pamlico County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wilmington, NC (population 125,284), 94.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Havelock, NC (population 17,407), 21.1 miles away.

Pamlico County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pamlico County is 37137: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 137. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,996.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pamlico County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,550. That is up 238 people (1.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,312.

What is the FIPS code of Pamlico County?

37137. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (137) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pamlico County?

Bayboro, with 1,128 residents inside Pamlico County in 2024.

Which counties border Pamlico County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Craven County, NC; Carteret County, NC; Beaufort County, NC; Hyde County, NC.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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