Half Moon

Population: 7,780
Median household income: $61,848
Median home value: $170,900

Half Moon, a community in Onslow County, North Carolina, has 7,780 residents. Its median household income of $61,848 runs below the Onslow County figure of $64,568.

From 2019 to 2023, Half Moon's population declined 5.6% from 8,243 to 7,780, while its median home value rose 13.9% from $150,000 to $170,900.

12.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.75 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,780
Median age: 26.7 yrs
Median household income: $61,848
Median home value: $170,900
Median gross rent: $951
Housing units: 3,241
Homeownership rate: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2437,780

Median household income

$53,361$61,848

Median home value

$150,000$170,900

Median gross rent

$908$951

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,243	$53,361	$150,000	$908
2020	8,384	$51,725	$146,700	$866
2021	8,397	$54,550	$156,100	$927
2022	8,381	$66,042	$166,000	$911
2023	7,780	$61,848	$170,900	$951

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

Age distribution

Under 511.8%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2418.0%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 645.2%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	921	11.8%
5 to 17	1,357	17.4%
18 to 24	1,404	18.0%
25 to 34	978	12.6%
35 to 44	748	9.6%
45 to 54	1,005	12.9%
55 to 64	407	5.2%
65 to 74	574	7.4%
75 and over	386	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,264	54.8%
Black or African American	1,412	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	374	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	590	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,140	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	174	4.2%
High school graduate	1,671	40.8%
Some college or associate's	1,306	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	596	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	351	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,664	75.8%
Carpooled	521	14.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	23	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	230	6.5%
Other means	78	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	878	26.7%
15 to 29 min	1,003	30.5%
30 to 44 min	810	24.7%
45 to 59 min	297	9.0%
60+ min	298	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 12.4% (959 of 7,718)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,120	75.2%
Nonfamily households	700	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,820	87.0%
Vacant	421	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,198	77.9%
Renter-occupied	622	22.1%

1-unit, detached77.3%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,505	77.3%
1-unit, attached	130	4.0%
2 to 4 units	227	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	379	11.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3728900
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.8298, -77.4591