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Percentage of Persons 65+ in Poverty - 2000
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Beaufort County

Bertie County

Hertford County

Martin County

Pitt County

 

Growth of Older Population in Region Q
North Carolina - In the Middle of a Major Population Shift
Urban/Rural Characteristics

 

 

2004 County Profiles

 

COUNTY/REGION

60+*

60+ Poor*

60+ Minority*

60+ Rural*

60+ Poor Minority *

60+ Native Americans**

60+ Severe Disabilities***

70+*

BEAUFORT           

9,885

2,651

2,379

6,402

638

11

1,191

5,131

BERTIE             

3,988

1,225

2,069

3,988

636

6

530

2,143

HERTFORD           

4,561

1,163

2,283

2,853

582

72

696

2,548

MARTIN             

5,269

1,502

2,073

3,757

591

19

774

2,904

PITT               

18,592

4,835

5,642

7,638

1,467

28

2,277

9,671

REGION Q

42,295

11,376

14,446

24,638

3,914

136

5,467

22,397

N.C.

1,429,336

247,686

248,235

724,698

47,098

9,559

170,879

750,665

Sources of Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  * NC Division of Aging (2003) SFY 03-04 Funding Formula Factors

 

 

 

 

 

 ** 2000 Census Summary File 1 PCT12C

 

 

 

 

 

 

*** Estimated from information on 60+ above and  2000 Census Summary File 3 P41; Adults age 65 and older with self-care disability

                   

 

Projected Increase in Population Age 60 and Older (2004-2008)

 

 

2004

Population Increase

2008

 

60+ Pop

      2004 - 2005

      2004 - 2006

      2004 - 2007

      2004 - 2008

60+

County/Region

(Base Year)

#

%

#

%

#

%

#

%

Population

Beaufort

10,168

213

2.1%

493

4.8%

865

8.5%

1,239

12.2%

11,407

Bertie

4,137

18

0.4%

42

1.0%

125

3.0%

223

5.4%

4,360

Hertford

4,782

85

1.8%

189

4.0%

299

6.3%

420

8.8%

5,202

Martin

4,430

100

2.3%

208

4.7%

340

7.7%

482

10.9%

4,912

Pitt

18,440

454

2.5%

971

5.3%

1,793

9.7%

2,606

14.1%

21,046

Region Q

41,957

870

2.1%

1,903

4.5%

3,422

8.2%

4,970

11.8%

46,927

North Carolina

1,409,708

34,722

2.5%

73,485

5.2%

128,802

9.1%

184,477

13.1%

1,594,185

Source: NC State Data Center

 

 

 

Percentage of Persons 65+ in Poverty

County

% persons 65+ in poverty

Beaufort

19.3%

Bertie 28.3%
Hertford 21.0%
Martin 25.7%
Pitt 20.2%
NC 13.2%

 

 

 

Growth of Older Population in Region Q - NC Counties

2000-2020

 

April 2000 Counts

   

April 2020 Projections

   

%Increase

 

County

All Ages

#65+

%65+

All Ages

#65+

%65+

All Ages

#65+

BEAUFORT

44,958

7,128

15.85%

49,033

11,232

22.91%

9.06%

57.58%

BERTIE

19,773

3,160

15.98%

18,047

4,024

22.30%

-8.73%

27.34%

HERTFORD

22,601

3,567

15.78%

22,522

5,111

22.69%

-0.35%

43.29%

MARTIN

25,593

3,894

15.22%

25,872

5,374

20.77%

1.09%

38.01%

PITT

133,798

12,828

9.59%

175,749

22,885

13.02%

31.35%

78.40%

NORTH CAROLINA

8,049,313

969,048

12.04%

10,966,139

1,652,288

15.07%

36.24%

70.51%

 

 

 

 

 

Urban/Rural Characteristics

P2. URBAN AND RURAL [6] - Universe: Total population Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data 

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see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

 SF 1 P2 Urban and Rural 

Total:

Rural

Rural %

Beaufort County, North Carolina

44,958

30,540

67.9%

Bertie County, North Carolina

19,773

19,773

100.0%

Hertford County, North Carolina

22,601

15,063

66.6%

Martin County, North Carolina

25,593

19,918

77.8%

Pitt County, North Carolina

133,798

45,760

34.2%

 

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