Avon vs Hatteras

A side-by-side comparison of Avon and Hatteras: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hatteras has the higher population (381 vs 364 in Avon). Since 2019, Avon's population has grown faster (-13.5% vs -17.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Avon	Hatteras
Population	364	381
Median age	55.0 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,980
Median home value	$292,400	—
Housing units	1,727	559
Homeownership rate	89.8%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	49.6%
Unemployment rate	18.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avon	Hatteras
Population	421 → 364 (-13.5%)	460 → 381 (-17.2%)
Median household income	$26,652 → $33,750 (+26.6%)	$74,427 → $48,980 (-34.2%)
Median home value	$204,100 → $292,400 (+43.3%)	$370,000 → $470,900 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$887 → $1,563 (+76.2%)

Avon

Population

421364

Median household income

$26,652$33,750

Median home value

$204,100$292,400

Hatteras

Population

460381

Median household income

$74,427$48,980

Median home value

$370,000$470,900

Median gross rent

$887$1,563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avon	Hatteras
Under 5	0.0%	20.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	9.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	7.4%	22.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	35.4%	8.7%
55 to 64	4.4%	18.6%
65 to 74	42.6%	7.6%
75 and over	2.2%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avon	Hatteras
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.8%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avon	Hatteras
No high school diploma	3.0%	0.8%
High school graduate	33.2%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	42.9%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	20.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avon	Hatteras
Drove alone	100.0%	36.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	34.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avon	Hatteras
1-unit, detached	87.6%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	22.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Avon	Hatteras
Poverty rate	16.5%	0.8%
Average household size	1.37	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1987	1990