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Population (year 2000): 2,070. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,104 (+1.6% change)
Males: 907 (43.8%), Females: 1,163 (56.2%)
Perquimans County
Zip code:
27944
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $19,681 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,700 (year 2000)
Races in Hertford:
- Black (50.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (47.8%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (16.7%), English
(12.0%), Irish (4.4%), Italian (3.1%), German (1.9%),
Scotch-Irish (1.3%).
Elevation: 13 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hertford
- High school or higher: 71.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hertford town
- Never married: 33.2%
- Now married: 38.8%
- Separated: 5.8%
- Widowed: 13.4%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -207 (-9.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hertford:
- CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; EDENTON, NC)
- ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; ELIZABETH CITY,
NC)
- WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
PLYMOUTH, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hertford:
- NORFOLK INTL (about 52 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: ORF)
- OCEANA NAS /APOLLO SOUCEK FIELD/ (about 53 miles;
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; ID: NTU)
- NORFOLK NS (about 53 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: NGU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hertford:
- NORTHEASTERN RGNL (about 14 miles; EDENTON, NC; ID:
EDE)
- ELIZABETH CITY CG AIR STATION/RGNL (about 22 miles;
ELIZABETH CITY, NC; ID: ECG)
- PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 33 miles; PLYMOUTH, NC; ID:
PMZ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hertford:
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 5,820)
- ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 51 miles; VIRGINIA
BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 13,330)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; HAMPTON, VA; FT
enrollment: 5,249)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
Hampton, VA; FT enrollment: 3,884)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles;
NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)
Public high school in Hertford:
- PERQUIMANS COUNTY HIGH (Students: 596;
Location: 305 EDENTON ROAD ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Hertford:
- HERTFORD GRAMMAR (Students: 375; Location:
603 DOBBS STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Hertford:
- BEACON ACADEMY (Students: 24; Location: ROUTE
5 BOX 7; Grades: KG - 4)
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