Bolton vs Hallsboro

A side-by-side comparison of Bolton and Hallsboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bolton has the higher population (469 vs 145 in Hallsboro). Hallsboro has the higher median household income ($82,292 vs $46,250 in Bolton). Hallsboro has the higher median home value ($129,800 vs $125,000 in Bolton).

Population, income & housing

	Bolton	Hallsboro
Population	469	145
Median age	38.4 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$82,292
Median home value	$125,000	$129,800
Housing units	193	155
Homeownership rate	84.7%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	27.5%	42.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bolton	Hallsboro
Population	648 → 469 (-27.6%)	450 → 145 (-67.8%)
Median household income	$33,472 → $46,250 (+38.2%)	$55,189 → $82,292 (+49.1%)
Median home value	$87,800 → $125,000 (+42.4%)	$257,200 → $129,800 (-49.5%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $850 (-3.8%)	$606 → $609 (+0.5%)

Bolton

Population

648469

Median household income

$33,472$46,250

Median home value

$87,800$125,000

Median gross rent

$884$850

Hallsboro

Population

450145

Median household income

$55,189$82,292

Median home value

$257,200$129,800

Median gross rent

$606$609

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bolton	Hallsboro
Under 5	3.2%	14.5%
5 to 17	17.1%	15.2%
18 to 24	21.3%	15.9%
25 to 34	6.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.6%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	6.9%
55 to 64	15.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.2%	15.2%
75 and over	7.0%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bolton	Hallsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	20.0%	63.4%
Black or African American	43.7%	26.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	23.7%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bolton	Hallsboro
No high school diploma	18.6%	24.1%
High school graduate	37.6%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree	1.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bolton	Hallsboro
Drove alone	55.1%	77.4%
Carpooled	39.8%	22.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bolton	Hallsboro
1-unit, detached	80.3%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.7%	25.8%

Poverty & households

	Bolton	Hallsboro
Poverty rate	23.7%	11.7%
Average household size	2.88	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	30	10
Median year structure built	1973	1978