Moore County, North Carolina

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 102,840
Median household income: $82,837
Median home value: $315,300

Moore County is a county in North Carolina with a population of 102,840. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $82,837 is above the North Carolina median ($69,904).

Between 2019 and 2023, Moore County's population grew 5.7% from 97,294 to 102,840, while its median household income rose 38.1% from $59,963 to $82,837.

10.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.37 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 102,840
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $82,837
Median home value: $315,300
Median gross rent: $1,181
Housing units: 49,419
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

97,294102,840

Median household income

$59,963$82,837

Median home value

$216,500$315,300

Median gross rent

$879$1,181

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	97,294	$59,963	$216,500	$879
2020	99,263	$63,324	$229,400	$889
2021	98,618	$67,440	$247,000	$958
2022	100,759	$77,981	$284,000	$1,084
2023	102,840	$82,837	$315,300	$1,181

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,003	5.8%
5 to 17	16,372	15.9%
18 to 24	6,457	6.3%
25 to 34	11,931	11.6%
35 to 44	12,865	12.5%
45 to 54	11,258	10.9%
55 to 64	13,223	12.9%
65 to 74	13,343	13.0%
75 and over	11,388	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	78,066	75.9%
Black or African American	9,844	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	431	0.4%
Asian	1,271	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	151	0.1%
Some other race	420	0.4%
Two or more races	4,858	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,799	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree16.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,377	7.3%
High school graduate	14,783	20.0%
Some college or associate's	23,569	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	18,084	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12,195	16.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means4.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,964	76.1%
Carpooled	3,086	6.9%
Public transit	94	0.2%
Walked	375	0.8%
Bicycle	52	0.1%
Worked from home	5,080	11.4%
Other means	1,976	4.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,985	27.8%
15 to 29 min	12,429	31.4%
30 to 44 min	8,635	21.8%
45 to 59 min	4,544	11.5%
60+ min	2,954	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 10.0% (10,077 of 101,170)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,302	66.1%
Nonfamily households	14,512	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	42,814	86.6%
Vacant	6,605	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	32,681	76.3%
Renter-occupied	10,133	23.7%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other11.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	36,299	73.5%
1-unit, attached	1,444	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2,726	5.5%
5 to 19 units	2,165	4.4%
20 or more units	1,303	2.6%
Mobile home & other	5,482	11.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 37125
State: North Carolina
Land area: 698 sq mi
Water area: 8.05 sq mi
Center point: 35.3083, -79.4927