| Official Name: | Bayboro, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | "A Southern Hospitality Village" |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pamlico |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.83 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.81 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.86 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.86 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1161 |
| Population Density Km2: | 241.22 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 624.87 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7 |
| Coordinates: | 35.1475°N -76.7692°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28515 |
| Area Code: | 252 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-03960[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2405218 |
Bayboro is a town in Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,161 at the 2020 U.S. census. It is the county seat of Pamlico County.[3]
Bayboro is part of the New Bern Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Bayboro received the most rain of any American town during Hurricane Irene in 2011, at 15.74 inches.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5sqmi, of which 1.5sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (1.34%) is water.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 533 | 45.91% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 526 | 45.31% | |
| Native American | 4 | 0.34% | |
| Asian | 1 | 0.09% | |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.17% | |
| Other/Mixed | 36 | 3.1% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 5.08% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 741 people, 301 households, and 198 families residing in the town. The population density was 502.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 340 housing units at an average density of 230.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 46.69% White, 51.15% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.94% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.
There were 301 households, out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were married couples living together, 24.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,563, and the median income for a family was $35,769. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $19,196 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,709. About 22.3% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.3% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.