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Population (year 2000): 4,523. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,324 (-4.4% change)
Males: 1,947 (43.0%), Females: 2,576 (57.0%)
Hertford County
Zip code:
27910
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $22,769 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,200 (year 2000)
Races in Ahoskie:
- Black (58.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (36.9%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (9.3%), English
(7.2%), German (3.3%), Irish (2.6%), Subsaharan African (1.9%),
French (1.8%).
Elevation: 53 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ahoskie
- High school or higher: 62.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 12.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ahoskie town
- Never married: 30.5%
- Now married: 40.0%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 15.5%
- Divorced: 10.2%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -81 (-1.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Ahoskie:
- ROANOKE CHOWAN HOSPITAL (500 S ACADEMY ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ahoskie:
- BERTIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WINDSOR,
NC)
- SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
FRANKLIN, VA)
- CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; EDENTON, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ahoskie:
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 53 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID:
PGV)
- NORFOLK NS (about 66 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: NGU)
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 67
miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; ID: PHF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ahoskie:
- TRI-COUNTY (about 13 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; ID: ASJ)
- FRANKLIN MUNI-JOHN BEVERLY ROSE (about 28 miles;
FRANKLIN, VA; ID: FKN)
- MARTIN COUNTY (about 33 miles; WILLIAMSTON, NC; ID:
MCZ)
College/University in Ahoskie:
- ROANOKE-CHOWAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 666; Location: 109 Community College Rd;
Public; Website: www.roanoke.cc.nc.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ahoskie:
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 11,042)
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 5,820)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles;
NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
Hampton, VA; FT enrollment: 3,884)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; HAMPTON, VA; FT
enrollment: 5,249)
Public high school in Ahoskie:
- HERTFORD COUNTY HIGH (Students: 1,112;
Location: 1326 W FIRST STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Ahoskie:
- RIDGECROFT SCHOOL (Students: 381; Location:
PO BOX 1008; Grades: PK - 12)
- AHOSKIE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 246;
Location: 500 KIWANIS ST; Grades: PK - 12)
- ROANOKE-CHOWAN CHR ACADEMY (Students: 31;
Location: RT 2 BOX 235B; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ahoskie:
- BEARFIELD PRIMARY (Students: 672; Location:
145 HERTFORD CO HIGH SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK - 02)
- AHOSKIE ELEMENTARY (Students: 542; Location:
200 N TALMAGE ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
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