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Pitt ZIP codes — Pitt County, North Carolina

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Pitt County is home to 172,279 residents with a median household income of $58,851 and a median home value of $194,300. 50.9% of households own their home and 19.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Pitt ZIP code? 12 ZIP code areas fall inside Pitt County, North Carolina, listed in full below.

Population
172,279Pitt County residents
Median household income
$58,851Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$194,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$971Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
33.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
50.9%Owner-occupied households

Pitt County, NC in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Pitt County is a mid-size city in North Carolina, with 172,279 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 33.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Pitt County earn a median of $58,851 a year, 25.1% below the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 19.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Pitt County is valued at $194,300, 36% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $971 a month, 30.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,652 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 50.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

ZIP codes in Pitt County

ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Pitt County.

How to read this page

What these estimates cover.

Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Cities and towns in North Carolina

Largest Census places in North Carolina by population.

Nearby counties

Other counties in North Carolina.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Pitt County?
Pitt County has 172,279 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
What is the median household income in Pitt County?
Median household income in Pitt County is $58,851 a year, 25.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Pitt County?
Median gross rent is $971 a month and the median home value is $194,300, so rent absorbs about 19.8% of median household income.
Is Pitt County affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Pitt County is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Pitt County data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.