Cerro Gordo vs Hallsboro

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

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

Cerro Gordo has the higher population (335 vs 145 in Hallsboro). Cerro Gordo has the higher median home value ($188,700 vs $129,800 in Hallsboro). Since 2019, Cerro Gordo's population has grown faster (+64.2% vs -67.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Cerro Gordo	Hallsboro
Population	335	145
Median age	48.1 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$82,292
Median home value	$188,700	$129,800
Median gross rent	$736	—
Housing units	165	155
Homeownership rate	83.8%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	42.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cerro Gordo	Hallsboro
Population	204 → 335 (+64.2%)	450 → 145 (-67.8%)
Median household income	—	$55,189 → $82,292 (+49.1%)
Median home value	$73,400 → $188,700 (+157.1%)	$257,200 → $129,800 (-49.5%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $736 (+16.6%)	$606 → $609 (+0.5%)

Cerro Gordo

Population

204335

Median home value

$73,400$188,700

Median gross rent

$631$736

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)

	Cerro Gordo	Hallsboro
Under 5	0.0%	14.5%
5 to 17	19.1%	15.2%
18 to 24	15.8%	15.9%
25 to 34	1.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.3%	14.5%
45 to 54	22.1%	6.9%
55 to 64	7.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	3.3%	15.2%
75 and over	21.2%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cerro Gordo	Hallsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	63.4%
Black or African American	5.4%	26.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cerro Gordo	Hallsboro
No high school diploma	16.5%	24.1%
High school graduate	46.3%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cerro Gordo	Hallsboro
Drove alone	86.0%	77.4%
Carpooled	13.2%	22.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cerro Gordo	Hallsboro
1-unit, detached	81.2%	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	18.8%	25.8%

Poverty & households

	Cerro Gordo	Hallsboro
Poverty rate	25.1%	11.7%
Average household size	2.26	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	43	10
Median year structure built	1974	1978