Ayden, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 4,622. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,798 (+3.8% change)
Males: 2,038 (44.1%), Females: 2,584 (55.9%)

Pitt County

Zip code: 28513

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $24,004
Median house value: $74,500

Population by Race

Races in Ayden:

• Black (49.5%)
• White Non-Hispanic (47.4%)
• Hispanic (2.2%)
• Other race (1.3%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: United States (9.4%), English (7.1%), German (3.3%), Irish (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), Subsaharan African (1.2%).

Elevation: 45 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ayden

• High school or higher: 69.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
• Unemployed: 8.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ayden town

• Never married: 26.3%
• Now married: 45.0%
• Separated: 4.4%
• Widowed: 13.2%
• Divorced: 11.1%

1.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -273 (-5.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ayden:

• PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
• WALTER B JONES ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE (about 12 miles; GREENVILLE, NC)
• LENOIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; KINSTON, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ayden:

• PITT-GREENVILLE (about 12 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
• KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 17 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)
• SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 38 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ayden:

• FLANAGAN FIELD (about 11 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: N08)
• CRAFT AIR (about 16 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: W38)
• WARREN FIELD (about 28 miles; WASHINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: OCW)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ayden:

• PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
• EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
• COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
• NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 87 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
• SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
• WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
• VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)

Schools

Public high school in Ayden:

• AYDEN-GRIFTON HIGH (Students: 636; Location: 7653 NC 11 SOUTH; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ayden:

• AYDEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 585; Location: 1304 W 3RD ST; Grades: PK – 04)
• AYDEN MIDDLE (Students: 472; Location: 1207 W THIRD ST; Grades: 05 – 08)