Pasquotank County, North Carolina

Pasquotank County has a population of 40,834 and has grown 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $234,600, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $66,589.

Home price
$234,600
Income
$66,589
Population
40,834
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$234,600county
Median gross rent$1,170county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198038.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,607county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,216county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$927county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,640county
Home insurance / yr$3,124(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.8(statewide)
Median household income$66,589county
Family health premium / yr$23,120(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,720(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.684(statewide)
Poverty rate11.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.9%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government25.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.5%county
Economic output per resident$54,031county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.67%county
Top state income tax3.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.10%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2444897county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.7%county
Traffic deaths17.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.4%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment5520county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible90.1%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public66.7%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians56county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population40,834county
Land area in square miles227county
People per square mile of land180.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person27.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.6%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents195county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in1,353county
Households that moved away1,231county
Average income of arriving households$55,398county
Average income of departing households$52,123county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes16county
Housing units authorised in the latest year274county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate376(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature61.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.7 incounty
Annual snowfall14.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F30 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing55 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days232 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 29county
Average first fall frostNov 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$167county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.9¢county
Household electricity use1,201 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.19(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity77.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.1%county
Homes heated by propane11.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband91.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk47.6county
Coastal flood risk63.4county
Drought risk29.9county
Landslide risk5.3county
Hail risk31.9county
Earthquake risk41.5county
Tornado risk44.5county
Tropical cyclone risk91.3county
Extreme heat risk60.8county
Winter weather risk85.6county
Strong wind risk51.8county
Wildfire risk44.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Pasquotank County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the North Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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