Halifax vs Littleton

A side-by-side comparison of Halifax and Littleton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Littleton has the higher population (446 vs 257 in Halifax). Halifax has the higher median household income ($61,321 vs $29,792 in Littleton). Since 2019, Halifax's population has grown faster (+51.2% vs -29.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Halifax	Littleton
Population	257	446
Median age	53.6 yrs	56.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,321	$29,792
Median home value	—	$109,400
Median gross rent	$1,010	$397
Housing units	191	282
Homeownership rate	81.8%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halifax	Littleton
Population	170 → 257 (+51.2%)	634 → 446 (-29.7%)
Median household income	$22,222 → $61,321 (+175.9%)	$27,019 → $29,792 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $70,000 (+2.8%)	$77,900 → $109,400 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $1,010 (+87.7%)	$377 → $397 (+5.3%)

Halifax

Population

170257

Median household income

$22,222$61,321

Median home value

$68,100$70,000

Median gross rent

$538$1,010

Littleton

Population

634446

Median household income

$27,019$29,792

Median home value

$77,900$109,400

Median gross rent

$377$397

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Halifax	Littleton
Under 5	2.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	6.6%	12.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	10.1%	6.5%
35 to 44	8.2%	13.2%
45 to 54	40.9%	7.6%
55 to 64	21.8%	18.8%
65 to 74	7.0%	14.3%
75 and over	2.7%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halifax	Littleton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	70.4%
Black or African American	11.3%	20.4%
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%	4.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halifax	Littleton
No high school diploma	5.2%	18.7%
High school graduate	26.2%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halifax	Littleton
Drove alone	92.1%	61.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	14.5%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halifax	Littleton
1-unit, detached	97.9%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Halifax	Littleton
Poverty rate	6.2%	26.0%
Average household size	1.62	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1959	1959