Hookerton vs Walstonburg

A side-by-side comparison of Hookerton and Walstonburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hookerton has the higher population (468 vs 288 in Walstonburg). Hookerton has the higher median household income ($43,000 vs $37,125 in Walstonburg). Walstonburg has the higher median home value ($91,400 vs $77,700 in Hookerton).

Population, income & housing

	Hookerton	Walstonburg
Population	468	288
Median age	43.5 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,000	$37,125
Median home value	$77,700	$91,400
Median gross rent	$745	$925
Housing units	191	119
Homeownership rate	50.0%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	24.3%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hookerton	Walstonburg
Population	499 → 468 (-6.2%)	222 → 288 (+29.7%)
Median household income	$33,281 → $43,000 (+29.2%)	$54,583 → $37,125 (-32.0%)
Median home value	$76,000 → $77,700 (+2.2%)	$85,900 → $91,400 (+6.4%)
Median gross rent	$421 → $745 (+77.0%)	$942 → $925 (-1.8%)

Hookerton

Population

499468

Median household income

$33,281$43,000

Median home value

$76,000$77,700

Median gross rent

$421$745

Walstonburg

Population

222288

Median household income

$54,583$37,125

Median home value

$85,900$91,400

Median gross rent

$942$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hookerton	Walstonburg
Under 5	3.2%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.9%	6.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	15.3%
25 to 34	8.3%	17.0%
35 to 44	23.9%	8.0%
45 to 54	7.7%	23.3%
55 to 64	16.7%	9.4%
65 to 74	9.2%	8.7%
75 and over	7.3%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hookerton	Walstonburg
White (non-Hispanic)	47.0%	61.5%
Black or African American	31.0%	29.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.8%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hookerton	Walstonburg
No high school diploma	40.4%	6.8%
High school graduate	23.4%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hookerton	Walstonburg
Drove alone	93.3%	96.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hookerton	Walstonburg
1-unit, detached	61.8%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.8%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Hookerton	Walstonburg
Poverty rate	17.3%	12.8%
Average household size	2.72	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	20	41
Median year structure built	1972	1951