Hays vs Moravian Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Hays and Moravian Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hays has the higher population (1,355 vs 1,015 in Moravian Falls). Moravian Falls has the higher median household income ($57,262 vs $54,063 in Hays). Moravian Falls has the higher median home value ($189,500 vs $158,900 in Hays).

Population, income & housing

	Hays	Moravian Falls
Population	1,355	1,015
Median age	41.7 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	$57,262
Median home value	$158,900	$189,500
Median gross rent	—	$797
Housing units	745	613
Homeownership rate	91.2%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hays	Moravian Falls
Population	1,277 → 1,355 (+6.1%)	1,802 → 1,015 (-43.7%)
Median household income	$27,031 → $54,063 (+100.0%)	$46,782 → $57,262 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$97,400 → $158,900 (+63.1%)	$166,400 → $189,500 (+13.9%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $744 (+20.4%)	$784 → $797 (+1.7%)

Hays

Population

1,2771,355

Median household income

$27,031$54,063

Median home value

$97,400$158,900

Median gross rent

$618$744

Moravian Falls

Population

1,8021,015

Median household income

$46,782$57,262

Median home value

$166,400$189,500

Median gross rent

$784$797

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hays	Moravian Falls
Under 5	12.5%	3.0%
5 to 17	5.7%	16.7%
18 to 24	16.6%	3.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	4.3%
35 to 44	6.3%	17.9%
45 to 54	10.6%	16.1%
55 to 64	21.5%	17.5%
65 to 74	7.3%	12.6%
75 and over	7.7%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hays	Moravian Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	63.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.1%
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	0.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hays	Moravian Falls
No high school diploma	10.4%	13.1%
High school graduate	34.8%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hays	Moravian Falls
Drove alone	87.3%	74.1%
Carpooled	9.3%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	16.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hays	Moravian Falls
1-unit, detached	73.4%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.6%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Hays	Moravian Falls
Poverty rate	4.4%	7.8%
Average household size	2.29	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1991	1972