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Princeville, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Princeville is a Census town of 1,619 people across 1.51 square miles of land, in Edgecombe County. Median household income is $46,406, 66.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Princeville
What Princeville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.51 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,075
- County holding the largest share of its areaEdgecombe County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Princeville
- Population1,619
- Median age40.0
- Population under 18512 plus or minus 166
- Share under 1831.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Population 65 and over325 plus or minus 105
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households563
- Family households385 plus or minus 85
- Share of households that are families68.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Princeville
- Median household income$46,406 plus or minus $19,695
- Per capita income$17,328
- Civilian labor force642 plus or minus 133
- Employed586
- Unemployed56 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate8.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over1,040
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Princeville
- Housing units721
- Occupied units563
- Vacant units158 plus or minus 92
- Vacancy rate21.9 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Owner occupied372 plus or minus 95
- Renter occupied191 plus or minus 65
- Ownership rate66.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$106,000 plus or minus $21,357
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,103
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.5 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Single family units262 plus or minus 78
- Share single family36.3 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Units in buildings of two or more100 plus or minus 55
- Share in buildings of two or more13.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Mobile homes359 plus or minus 106
- Median year structure built1998
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Princeville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute564 plus or minus 116
- Commuting under 15 minutes272 plus or minus 98
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.2 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more151 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.8 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone75.0 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked11.3 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Princeville
- NFIP communityTown of Princeville
- NFIP community number370318
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/15
The Town of Princeville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370318 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Edgecombe County, not Princeville
Edgecombe County context, not Princeville figures
- Establishments in Edgecombe County702
- Covered employment, Edgecombe County15,302
- Average annual pay, Edgecombe County$48,402
- Housing units permitted, Edgecombe County50
Every figure in this section is published for Edgecombe County as a whole and is not a measurement of Princeville.
All Edgecombe County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Princeville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Princeville, North Carolina?
1,619, in 563 households. Princeville town covers 1.51 square miles of land, which is 1,075 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Princeville in?
Edgecombe County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Princeville?
$46,406. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $106,000. Median gross rent is $1,103 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Princeville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Princeville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Princeville, town of, community 370318, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Princeville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Edgecombe County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Princeville.
Is zoning published for Princeville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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