Gerton vs Hoopers Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Gerton and Hoopers Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hoopers Creek has the higher population (1,623 vs 196 in Gerton). Gerton has the higher median home value ($349,000 vs $297,300 in Hoopers Creek). Since 2019, Hoopers Creek's population has grown faster (+49.2% vs -35.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Gerton	Hoopers Creek
Population	196	1,623
Median age	58.3 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$64,792
Median home value	$349,000	$297,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,117
Housing units	170	736
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gerton	Hoopers Creek
Population	303 → 196 (-35.3%)	1,088 → 1,623 (+49.2%)
Median household income	—	$54,284 → $64,792 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$218,200 → $349,000 (+59.9%)	$199,900 → $297,300 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$968 → $1,117 (+15.4%)

Gerton

Population

303196

Median home value

$218,200$349,000

Hoopers Creek

Population

1,0881,623

Median household income

$54,284$64,792

Median home value

$199,900$297,300

Median gross rent

$968$1,117

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gerton	Hoopers Creek
Under 5	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	25.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	3.9%
25 to 34	5.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	21.9%	17.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	27.6%	5.2%
65 to 74	12.2%	12.0%
75 and over	15.8%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gerton	Hoopers Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.4%
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%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gerton	Hoopers Creek
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.2%
High school graduate	53.3%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	13.0%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gerton	Hoopers Creek
Drove alone	100.0%	89.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gerton	Hoopers Creek
1-unit, detached	100.0%	93.8%
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	0.0%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Gerton	Hoopers Creek
Poverty rate	14.8%	7.2%
Average household size	1.81	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1955	1989