COMPARING TWO PLACES
Havelock vs New Bern
PLACE A
Havelock, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
New Bern, North Carolina
Havelock is 100% smaller than New Bern. Havelock earns more, with a median household income $2,198 higher. New Bern has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -6%).
HAVELOCKNEW BERNDIFFERENCE
Total population12134,724−100% vs New Bern
Population density2161,220−1,003
Population growth-5.8%6.0%−11.8 pts
Median age45.038.9+6.1
Male64.2%45.7%+18.5 pts
Female35.8%54.3%−18.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.0%50.7%+41.3 pts
Black0.0%29.3%−29.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%7.0%−1.4 pts
Asian0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Other2.5%7.1%−4.7 pts
Median household income$63,229$61,031+$2,198
Per capita income$37,518$38,196−$678
Poverty rate23.5%17.3%+6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.463−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%29.4%−19.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%13.8%−13.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%4.6%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation57.8%59.7%−1.9 pts
Median home value$23,800$240,100−$216,300
Median gross rent$625$1,081−$456
Owner-occupied70.4%59.7%+10.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.6%12.7%+14.8 pts
Rent-burdened households23.8%45.4%−21.6 pts
Average commute53.618.8+34.8
Worked from home0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured8.0%7.0%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025