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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 6323 |1890= 7146 |1900= 8045 |1910= 9966 |1920= 9060 |1930= 9299 |1940= 9706 |1950= 9993 |1960= 9850 |1970= 9467 |1980= 10398 |1990= 11372 |2000= 12934 |2010= 13144 |2020= 12276 |estyear=2023 |estimate=12423 |estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref><br />1790β1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref> 1900β1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref><br />1990β2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37137.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607001235/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37137.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/pamlicocountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Pamlico County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref> }} Census reports show a marked drop of nearly 10 percent in county population from 1910 to 1920, the period of the [[Great Migration (African American)|Great Migration]] of African Americans from rural areas of the South to northern and midwestern industrial cities offering more economic and social opportunities. Workers were recruited by northern industries, including the Pennsylvania Railroad, which was rapidly expanding at the time. ===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+Pamlico County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37137&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 23, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |- !scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) | 9,104 | 74.16% |- !scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) | 2,055 | 16.74% |- !scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] | 58 | 0.47% |- !scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] | 50 | 0.41% |- !scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] | 5 | 0.04% |- !scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] | 508 | 4.14% |- !scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] | 496 | 4.04% |} As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 12,276 people, 5,416 households, and 3,589 families residing in the county. ===2000 census=== At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 12,934 people, 5,178 households, and 3,717 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|38|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 6,781 housing units at an average density of {{convert|20|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 73.17% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 24.57% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.53% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. There were 5,178 households, out of which 25.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.81. In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.10% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 28.00% from 45 to 64, and 18.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $34,084, and the median income for a family was $41,659. Males had a median income of $31,806 versus $21,344 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,005. About 11.80% of families and 15.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.20% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over.
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