as of the census of 2010, there were 168,148 people residing in pitt county, a 25.7% increase since 2000. females made up 52.8% of the population. caucasians make up 58.9% of the population, followed by african-americans at 34.1%, asian persons at 1.6%, american indian or alaskan at 0.3%, hispanic at 5.5%, and native hawaiian or other pacific islander at 0.1%. from the period of 2005 to 2009, the number of foreign-born people living in the county was at 4%.