COMPARING TWO PLACES
Avon vs Morehead City
PLACE A
Avon, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Morehead City, North Carolina
Avon is 94% smaller than Morehead City. Avon earns more, with a median household income $6,128 higher. Morehead City has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -1%).
AVONMOREHEAD CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population62310,434−94% vs Morehead City
Population density9611,409−447
Population growth-0.7%10.3%−11.0 pts
Median age31.044.2−13.2
Male50.9%46.7%+4.2 pts
Female49.1%53.3%−4.2 pts
Foreign-born0.6%4.0%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.2%77.4%+18.8 pts
Black0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%9.4%−8.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other3.0%6.8%−3.8 pts
Median household income$62,361$56,233+$6,128
Per capita income$24,276$43,126−$18,850
Poverty rate31.5%18.1%+13.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3110.486−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%35.6%−19.9 pts
Graduate degree6.6%11.1%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%2.0%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation64.7%60.0%+4.7 pts
Median home value$107,600$357,400−$249,800
Median gross rent$594$1,134−$540
Owner-occupied85.4%46.7%+38.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.6%19.8%−14.2 pts
Rent-burdened households37.5%53.7%−16.2 pts
Average commute24.218.1+6.1
Worked from home1.1%12.1%−11.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured12.1%10.0%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025