Cofield vs Harrellsville

A side-by-side comparison of Cofield and Harrellsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cofield has the higher population (284 vs 180 in Harrellsville). Harrellsville has the higher median home value ($159,400 vs $57,800 in Cofield). Since 2019, Harrellsville's population has grown faster (+20.8% vs -27.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Cofield	Harrellsville
Population	284	180
Median age	40.4 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$68,558
Median home value	$57,800	$159,400
Median gross rent	$763	$1,125
Housing units	176	61
Homeownership rate	58.5%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	16.8%	15.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cofield	Harrellsville
Population	390 → 284 (-27.2%)	149 → 180 (+20.8%)
Median household income	$42,917 → $60,417 (+40.8%)	$51,875 → $68,558 (+32.2%)
Median home value	$86,500 → $57,800 (-33.2%)	$108,300 → $159,400 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $763 (+4.2%)	$615 → $1,125 (+82.9%)

Cofield

Population

390284

Median household income

$42,917$60,417

Median home value

$86,500$57,800

Median gross rent

$732$763

Harrellsville

Population

149180

Median household income

$51,875$68,558

Median home value

$108,300$159,400

Median gross rent

$615$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cofield	Harrellsville
Under 5	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.4%	29.4%
18 to 24	10.6%	4.4%
25 to 34	7.4%	4.4%
35 to 44	19.4%	15.6%
45 to 54	3.9%	29.4%
55 to 64	7.0%	4.4%
65 to 74	19.0%	7.8%
75 and over	10.2%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cofield	Harrellsville
White (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	43.9%
Black or African American	88.7%	45.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.6%	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	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cofield	Harrellsville
No high school diploma	12.6%	7.6%
High school graduate	33.7%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cofield	Harrellsville
Drove alone	75.8%	95.7%
Carpooled	20.2%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cofield	Harrellsville
1-unit, detached	60.2%	96.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Cofield	Harrellsville
Poverty rate	26.8%	20.0%
Average household size	2.10	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	1973	1938