COMPARING TWO PLACES
Half Moon vs New Bern
PLACE A
Half Moon, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
New Bern, North Carolina
Half Moon is 79% smaller than New Bern. Half Moon earns more, with a median household income $7,915 higher. New Bern has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -10%).
HALF MOONNEW BERNDIFFERENCE
Total population7,37834,724−79% vs New Bern
Population density9941,220−225
Population growth-9.7%6.0%−15.7 pts
Median age28.338.9−10.6
Male47.8%45.7%+2.1 pts
Female52.2%54.3%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born5.8%5.8%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic52.4%50.7%+1.7 pts
Black17.4%29.3%−11.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.2%7.0%+11.2 pts
Asian6.0%5.9%+0.1 pts
Other6.0%7.1%−1.2 pts
Median household income$68,946$61,031+$7,915
Per capita income$32,506$38,196−$5,690
Poverty rate7.9%17.3%−9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.463−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%29.4%−2.4 pts
Graduate degree10.6%13.8%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%4.6%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation65.4%59.7%+5.7 pts
Median home value$182,500$240,100−$57,600
Median gross rent$1,210$1,081+$129
Owner-occupied75.9%59.7%+16.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%12.7%−3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%45.4%−0.0 pts
Average commute27.518.8+8.7
Worked from home9.3%8.8%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured9.0%7.0%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024