Havelock is home to 17,691 people in North Carolina. This skews young, with a median age of 24.7. Owners hold 41% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The typical home is worth $207,700, having more than doubled since 2000. 4% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,408, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 24.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Havelock
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants29.8% → 41.3%(+11.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.0% → 18.7%(+5.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population20,268 → 17,691(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Havelock's population equals 17% of Craven County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 5.0% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 8.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)60.2%(1,175)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)49.7%(969)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era8.8%(172)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,951 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Havelock, decade by decade
Havelock population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
20,268
$58,929
$154,084
13.0%
54.7
2000
22,442
$64,397
$148,829
15.3%
63.8
2010
20,735
$65,190
$196,653
11.9%
68.2
2020
16,621
$60,472
$170,049
15.6%
77.9
2024
17,691
$58,408
$207,700
18.7%
78.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
