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Ayden, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Ayden is a Census town of 5,150 people across 3.81 square miles of land, in Pitt County. Median household income is $42,413, 59.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ayden
What Ayden is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.81 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,350
- County holding the largest share of its areaPitt 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 Ayden
- Population5,150
- Median age41.9
- Population under 181,219 plus or minus 331
- Share under 1823.7 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over1,072 plus or minus 235
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households2,279
- Family households1,195
- Share of households that are families52.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ayden
- Median household income$42,413
- Per capita income$24,724
- Civilian labor force2,313
- Employed2,157
- Unemployed156 plus or minus 106
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over3,490
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.0 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ayden
- Housing units2,695
- Occupied units2,279
- Vacant units416 plus or minus 158
- Vacancy rate15.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied1,350
- Renter occupied929 plus or minus 231
- Ownership rate59.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$182,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$778
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units1,920
- Share single family71.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more689 plus or minus 220
- Share in buildings of two or more25.6 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes86 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ayden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,042
- Commuting under 15 minutes493 plus or minus 239
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.1 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more480 plus or minus 178
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.5 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Drove alone89.3 percent
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ayden
SBA loans in Ayden (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,596,400
- Average approval$798,200
- Median approval$798,200
- Largest approval$1,551,400
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term214 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ayden, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Ayden (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,347,000
- Average approval$673,500
- Median approval$673,500
- Largest approval$1,245,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ayden, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Ayden
- NFIP communityTown of Ayden
- NFIP community number370189
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/14
The Town of Ayden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370189 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.
Pitt County, not Ayden
Pitt County context, not Ayden figures
- Establishments in Pitt County3,817
- Covered employment, Pitt County81,371
- Average annual pay, Pitt County$59,866
- Housing units permitted, Pitt County1,300
Every figure in this section is published for Pitt County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ayden.
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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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
Ayden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ayden, North Carolina?
5,150, in 2,279 households. Ayden town covers 3.81 square miles of land, which is 1,350 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ayden in?
Pitt 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 Ayden?
$42,413. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $182,400. Median gross rent is $778 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ayden businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.6 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $798,200, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ayden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ayden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ayden. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Ayden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ayden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ayden, town of, community 370189, 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 Ayden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pitt 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 Ayden.
Is zoning published for Ayden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.