COMPARING TWO PLACES
Half Moon vs Kinston
PLACE A
Half Moon, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Kinston, Alabama
Half Moon is 1117% larger than Kinston. Half Moon earns more, with a median household income $25,910 higher. Kinston has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -10%).
HALF MOONKINSTONDIFFERENCE
Total population7,378606+1117% vs Kinston
Population density994124+870
Population growth-9.7%7.4%−17.1 pts
Median age28.350.5−22.2
Male47.8%53.6%−5.8 pts
Female52.2%46.4%+5.8 pts
Foreign-born5.8%5.5%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic52.4%90.2%−37.8 pts
Black17.4%0.0%+17.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.2%4.1%+14.1 pts
Asian6.0%2.8%+3.2 pts
Other6.0%2.8%+3.1 pts
Median household income$68,946$43,036+$25,910
Per capita income$32,506$20,348+$12,158
Poverty rate7.9%20.6%−12.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.335+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%8.8%+18.2 pts
Graduate degree10.6%3.2%+7.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%18.8%−17.5 pts
Labor force participation65.4%52.0%+13.4 pts
Median home value$182,500$70,500+$112,000
Median gross rent$1,210$708+$502
Owner-occupied75.9%73.6%+2.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%7.2%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%29.2%+16.1 pts
Average commute27.517.7+9.9
Worked from home9.3%11.9%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.0%41.6%−32.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024