Edenton Town, North Carolina

Edenton Town is a United States town located in the Chowan County, North Carolina, United States. As of 2000 the population was 5394. Its population was estimated at 4966 in July 2008, It is the 115th most populous in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has total area of 5.19 square miles (13.44 square kilometre), of which, 5.01 square miles (12.98 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 170th largest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 5394 residents, 1983 households, and 1295 families in the town. The population density was 1076.3 people per square mile (415.56/kmē), giving it the 176th most densely populated town among the North Carolina. There were 2204 housing units at an average density of 439.9 per square mile (169.85/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.37 persons, and the average family size was 2.95 persons. In the town the population is diverse age-wise, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 14.3% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 78.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.4 males. The median age is 37 years, The median age of males was 31.7 years, for females the median age was 40.3 years. The racial makeup of the town was 2312 White, 2979 Black or African American, 11 American Indian, 34 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, 33 from two or more races and 24 Ohter races.

Edenton town North Carolina Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Edenton town North Carolina School Enrollment
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The median income for a household in the town was $25241, making its North Carolina's 117th lowest town by median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $34132, it is the 161st poorest town in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the town was $13264, it is the 94th lowest town by per capita income in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The median income is $13185, Median income for males is $16536, compared with $11523 for females.

In 2000, 1813 pupils and students, of which 48.54% are male and 51.46% are female, 33.61% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.23% nursery or pri school, 3.36% kindergarten, 36.4% elementary school, 17.15% high school and 36.85% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census5394
April 2000 Estimate5009
July 2000 Estimate4989
July 2001 Estimate4966
July 2002 Estimate4972
July 2003 Estimate4932
July 2004 Estimate4940
July 2005 Estimate4941
July 2006 Estimate4930
July 2007 Estimate4988
July 2008 Estimate4966
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school9122113
Kindergarten511061
Elementary school305355660
High school157154311
College or graduate school276392668
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Edenton town, North Carolina$25241$34132$13264
Chowan County, North Carolina$30928$36986$15027
North Carolina, United States$39184$46335$20307
United States$41994$50046$21587