The Elizabeth City Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
United States Census Bureau
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, is an area consisting of two counties in the
Inner Banks
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region of eastern
North Carolina
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, anchored by the area of
Elizabeth City
Elizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 18,629. Elizabeth City is the county seat and largest city of Pasquotank County. It is the cultural, economic and educ ...
. It is part of a bigger
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area
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.
As of the 2010 census, the Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 64,094.
Elizabeth City
Elizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 18,629. Elizabeth City is the county seat and largest city of Pasquotank County. It is the cultural, economic and educ ...
(Principal city)
*
Hertford
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The town grew around a ford on the River Lea, ne ...
census
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of 2014, there were 64,754 people, 24,229 households, and 17,120 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the USA was 63.9%
White
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, 31.2%
African American
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Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
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, 0.0%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.5% from
other races
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* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
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, and 2.0% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 3.3% of the population.
The median income for a household in the USA was $33,158, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $31,199 versus $21,752 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the USA was $16,408.
See also
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North Carolina census statistical areas
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