Castle Hayne vs Hightsville

A side-by-side comparison of Castle Hayne and Hightsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Castle Hayne has the higher population (978 vs 707 in Hightsville). Castle Hayne has the higher median household income ($69,729 vs $16,289 in Hightsville). Since 2019, Castle Hayne's population has grown faster (-4.8% vs -27.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Castle Hayne	Hightsville
Population	978	707
Median age	55.7 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,729	$16,289
Median home value	$326,700	—
Median gross rent	$897	—
Housing units	431	311
Homeownership rate	83.3%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castle Hayne	Hightsville
Population	1,027 → 978 (-4.8%)	977 → 707 (-27.6%)
Median household income	$43,955 → $69,729 (+58.6%)	$14,335 → $16,289 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$175,900 → $326,700 (+85.7%)	$163,500 → $122,500 (-25.1%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $897 (+15.6%)	$1,023 → $1,169 (+14.3%)

Castle Hayne

Population

1,027978

Median household income

$43,955$69,729

Median home value

$175,900$326,700

Median gross rent

$776$897

Hightsville

Population

977707

Median household income

$14,335$16,289

Median home value

$163,500$122,500

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,169

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castle Hayne	Hightsville
Under 5	0.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	22.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	3.4%	10.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	18.8%
35 to 44	6.9%	28.4%
45 to 54	6.7%	18.5%
55 to 64	15.6%	5.4%
65 to 74	20.2%	9.1%
75 and over	15.5%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castle Hayne	Hightsville
White (non-Hispanic)	76.4%	60.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	24.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	7.2%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	22.2%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castle Hayne	Hightsville
No high school diploma	8.1%	18.8%
High school graduate	21.9%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castle Hayne	Hightsville
Drove alone	84.3%	71.4%
Carpooled	5.6%	28.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castle Hayne	Hightsville
1-unit, detached	78.7%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	26.0%

Poverty & households

	Castle Hayne	Hightsville
Poverty rate	8.1%	35.8%
Average household size	2.27	1.44
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1989	1956