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Population (year 2000): 17,188. Estimated
population in July 2005: 18,456 (+7.4% change)
Males: 7,740 (45.0%), Females: 9,448 (55.0%)
Zip codes:
27909.
Median resident age: 32.9 years
Median household income: $24,193 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,500 (year 2000)
Races in Elizabeth City:
- Black (56.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (39.6%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (9.2%), English
(6.6%), German (4.9%), Irish (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%),
Italian (1.3%).
Land area: 8.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elizabeth City
- High school or higher: 74.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 15.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elizabeth City city
- Never married: 35.2%
- Now married: 39.2%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 10.3%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,017 (+6.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Elizabeth City:
- ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL (1144 N ROAD ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Elizabeth City:
- CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; EDENTON, NC)
- CHESAPEAKE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles;
CHESAPEAKE, VA)
- MARYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER/PORTSMOUTH GEN (about 39
miles; PORTSMOUTH, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Elizabeth City:
- OCEANA NAS /APOLLO SOUCEK FIELD/ (about 39 miles;
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; ID: NTU)
- NORFOLK INTL (about 41 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: ORF)
- NORFOLK NS (about 45 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: NGU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elizabeth City:
- ELIZABETH CITY CG AIR STATION/RGNL (about 6 miles;
ELIZABETH CITY, NC; ID: ECG)
- CURRITUCK COUNTY (about 17 miles; CURRITUCK, NC; ID:
9W7)
- CHESAPEAKE REGIONAL (about 26 miles; NORFOLK, VA;
ID: CPK)
Colleges/Universities in Elizabeth City:
- ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 1,887; Location: 1704 WEEKSVILLE RD; Public;
Website: www.ecsu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- COLLEGE OF THE ALBEMARLE (FT enrollment:
1,344; Location: 1208 N ROAD ST; Public; Website:
www.albemarle.cc.nc.us)
- ROANOKE BIBLE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 142;
Location: 715 N POINDEXTER ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.roanokebible.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elizabeth City:
- ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 38 miles; VIRGINIA
BEACH, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,083)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 11,042)
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 5,820)
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 13,330)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HAMPTON, VA; FT
enrollment: 5,249)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
Hampton, VA; FT enrollment: 3,884)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles;
NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)
Public high schools in Elizabeth City:
- PASQUOTANK COUNTY HIGH (Students: 956;
Location: 1064 NORTHSIDE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTHEASTERN HIGH (Students: 890; Location:
963 OAK STUMP RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Elizabeth City:
- ALBEMARLE SCHOOL (Students: 291; Location:
1210 US 17 SOUTH; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Elizabeth City:
- RIVER ROAD MIDDLE (Students: 731; Location:
1701 RIVER ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ELIZABETH CITY MIDDLE (Students: 727;
Location: 306 N ROAD ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 478;
Location: 1062 NORTHSIDE RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- J C SAWYER ELEMENTARY (Students: 456;
Location: 1007 PARK ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 393; Location:
1059 US HWY 17; Grades: PK - 05)
- P W MOORE ELEMENTARY (Students: 390;
Location: 606 ROANOKE AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- PASQUOTANK ELEMENTARY (Students: 336;
Location: 1407 PEARTREE RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- SHEEP-HARNEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 328;
Location: 200 W ELIZABETH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- WEEKSVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 274;
Location: 1170 SALEM CHURCH RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- H L TRIGG COMMUNITY (Students: 53; Location:
1004 PARKVIEW DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Elizabeth City:
- EAST ALBEMARLE REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,641,469; Location: 205 EAST MAIN STREET;
165,937 books; 6,256 audio materials; 3,619 video
materials; 434 serial subscriptions)
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