Belhaven vs Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Belhaven and Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

Belhaven and Washington are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washington has the higher population (9,754 vs 1,421 in Belhaven). Washington has the higher median household income ($41,723 vs $33,958 in Belhaven). Washington has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $98,200 in Belhaven).

Population, income & housing

	Belhaven	Washington
Population	1,421	9,754
Median age	47.0 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$33,958	$41,723
Median home value	$98,200	$193,800
Median gross rent	$859	$813
Housing units	827	5,372
Homeownership rate	59.9%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	17.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belhaven	Washington
Population	1,657 → 1,421 (-14.2%)	9,590 → 9,754 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$31,667 → $33,958 (+7.2%)	$32,196 → $41,723 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$78,300 → $98,200 (+25.4%)	$139,500 → $193,800 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$712 → $859 (+20.6%)	$717 → $813 (+13.4%)

Belhaven

Population

1,6571,421

Median household income

$31,667$33,958

Median home value

$78,300$98,200

Median gross rent

$712$859

Washington

Population

9,5909,754

Median household income

$32,196$41,723

Median home value

$139,500$193,800

Median gross rent

$717$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belhaven	Washington
Under 5	4.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	21.3%	13.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	5.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	9.6%	9.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.5%	17.2%
65 to 74	15.6%	13.0%
75 and over	10.4%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belhaven	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	39.1%	45.9%
Black or African American	48.6%	43.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.3%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belhaven	Washington
No high school diploma	20.0%	11.2%
High school graduate	40.3%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belhaven	Washington
Drove alone	82.7%	79.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belhaven	Washington
1-unit, detached	62.6%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.6%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Belhaven	Washington
Poverty rate	45.5%	19.7%
Average household size	2.53	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1965	1970