Craven County vs Moore County

A side-by-side comparison of Craven County and Moore County: population, income, housing, and more.

Craven County and Moore County are counties in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Moore County has the higher population (102,840 vs 101,074 in Craven County). Moore County has the higher median household income ($82,837 vs $64,635 in Craven County). Moore County has the higher median home value ($315,300 vs $206,200 in Craven County).

Population, income & housing

	Craven County	Moore County
Population	101,074	102,840
Median age	39.2 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,635	$82,837
Median home value	$206,200	$315,300
Median gross rent	$1,100	$1,181
Housing units	47,404	49,419
Homeownership rate	69.9%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	40.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craven County	Moore County
Population	102,491 → 101,074 (-1.4%)	97,294 → 102,840 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$52,687 → $64,635 (+22.7%)	$59,963 → $82,837 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$157,900 → $206,200 (+30.6%)	$216,500 → $315,300 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$910 → $1,100 (+20.9%)	$879 → $1,181 (+34.4%)

Craven County

Population

102,491101,074

Median household income

$52,687$64,635

Median home value

$157,900$206,200

Median gross rent

$910$1,100

Moore County

Population

97,294102,840

Median household income

$59,963$82,837

Median home value

$216,500$315,300

Median gross rent

$879$1,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craven County	Moore County
Under 5	6.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.6%	15.9%
18 to 24	10.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	13.0%
75 and over	8.5%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craven County	Moore County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	75.9%
Black or African American	20.1%	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	2.7%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craven County	Moore County
No high school diploma	8.2%	7.3%
High school graduate	26.6%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	16.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craven County	Moore County
Drove alone	79.1%	76.1%
Carpooled	9.7%	6.9%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.8%	11.4%
Other means	2.2%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craven County	Moore County
1-unit, detached	69.2%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	4.4%
20 or more units	3.3%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Craven County	Moore County
Poverty rate	13.9%	10.0%
Average household size	2.32	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1990	1993