Havelock

Population: 16,471
Median household income: $64,433
Median home value: $186,800

Havelock, a community in Craven County, North Carolina, has 16,471 residents. At $64,433, its median household income sits in line with Craven County's $64,635.

Between 2019 and 2023, Havelock's population declined 18.0% from 20,086 to 16,471, while its median home value rose 34.9% from $138,500 to $186,800.

Households average 2.62 people. The median gross rent is $1,269.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,471
Median age: 24.5 yrs
Median household income: $64,433
Median home value: $186,800
Median gross rent: $1,269
Housing units: 5,840
Homeownership rate: 45.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,08616,471

Median household income

$52,439$64,433

Median home value

$138,500$186,800

Median gross rent

$1,006$1,269

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,086	$52,439	$138,500	$1,006
2020	19,927	$49,893	$140,300	$1,057
2021	17,570	$53,344	$150,600	$1,137
2022	16,759	$56,492	$170,200	$1,225
2023	16,471	$64,433	$186,800	$1,269

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 2428.0%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 546.4%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 744.6%

75 and over1.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,457	8.8%
5 to 17	2,416	14.7%
18 to 24	4,605	28.0%
25 to 34	2,684	16.3%
35 to 44	1,826	11.1%
45 to 54	1,059	6.4%
55 to 64	1,410	8.6%
65 to 74	756	4.6%
75 and over	258	1.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,164	55.6%
Black or African American	2,975	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.2%
Asian	632	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.1%
Some other race	91	0.6%
Two or more races	1,076	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,484	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's45.6%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	443	5.5%
High school graduate	2,548	31.9%
Some college or associate's	3,648	45.6%
Bachelor's degree	923	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	431	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled17.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,801	71.7%
Carpooled	1,681	17.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	433	4.6%
Bicycle	44	0.5%
Worked from home	433	4.6%
Other means	99	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,958	54.7%
15 to 29 min	2,434	26.9%
30 to 44 min	1,205	13.3%
45 to 59 min	247	2.7%
60+ min	214	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 13.4% (1,789 of 13,306)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,840	75.0%
Nonfamily households	1,281	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,121	87.7%
Vacant	719	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,305	45.0%
Renter-occupied	2,816	55.0%

1-unit, detached59.8%

1-unit, attached20.7%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,492	59.8%
1-unit, attached	1,210	20.7%
2 to 4 units	465	8.0%
5 to 19 units	301	5.2%
20 or more units	35	0.6%
Mobile home & other	337	5.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3730120
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 1.07 sq mi
Center point: 34.9089, -76.8995