Halifax County, NC

County

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    US Senator
    Thom Tillis
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    Ted Budd
    Republican Party
    2024 Median Age
    43.6
    0.457% 1-year decrease
    2024 Poverty Rate
    22.8%
    9.29% 1-year decrease
    2024 Median Household Income
    $45,590
    1.15% 1-year growth
    2024 Median Property Value
    $106,200
    3.61% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    18,345
    1.31% 1-year growth

    About

    None of the households in Halifax County, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    98.2% of the residents in Halifax County, NC are U.S. citizens.

    In 2024, the median property value in Halifax County, NC was $106,200, and the homeownership rate was 62.9%.

    Most people in Halifax County, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Halifax County, NC was 2 cars per household.

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    Population & Diversity

    Halifax County, NC is home to a population of N/A people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.73% of Halifax County, NC residents were born outside of the country (1.3k people).

    In 2024, there were 1.4 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.5k people) in Halifax County, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17.5k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.61k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Population & Diversity

    Citizenship

    98.2%
    2024 Citizenship
    98.2%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 98.2% of Halifax County, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Halifax County, NC was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Halifax County, NC
    1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
      24.5k ± 382
    2. White (Non-Hispanic)
      17.5k ± 228
    3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
      1.61k ± 395
    3.38%
    Hispanic Population
    1.61k people

    In 2024, there were 1.4 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.5k people) in Halifax County, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17.5k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.61k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    3.38% of the people in Halifax County, NC are hispanic (1.61k people).

    The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Halifax County, NC as a share of the total population.

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    Global Diversity

    The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
    Most Common Origin
    1. Mexico
      228,441 ± 11,609 people
    2. India
      90,815 ± 7,367 people
    3. Honduras
      52,061 ± 5,588 people

    In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 228,441 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 90,815 and Honduras with 52,061.

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    Foreign-Born Population

    2.73%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    1.3k people
    2.47%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    1.19k people

    As of 2024, 2.73% of Halifax County, NC residents (1.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Halifax County, NC was 2.47%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Vietnam
      762 ± 164
    2. Gulf War (1990s)
      403 ± 129
    3. Gulf War (2001-)
      333 ± 124

    Halifax County, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

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    Health

    90.9% of the population of Halifax County, NC has health coverage, with 29.9% on employee plans, 27.9% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 15.7% on non-group plans, and 1.86% on military or VA plans.

    Primary care physicians in Halifax County, NC see 2,099 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,099 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3190 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 570 patients per year.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

    Coverage

    Patient to Clinician Ratios

    2,099 to 1
    Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Halifax County, NC

    Primary care physicians in Halifax County, NC see an average of 2,099 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,099 patients).

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    Location of Health Services Facilities

    Health Service Type
    Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Households
    1. Health Practice Name

      12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001

    2. Health Practice Name

      12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002

    3. Health Practice Name

      12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003

    4. Health Practice Name

      12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004

    5. Health Practice Name

      12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

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    Health Care Diversity

    In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.1% over 64 years.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

    The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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    Uninsured People

    9.09%
    Uninsured
    29.9%
    Employer Coverage
    27.9%
    Medicaid
    15.6%
    Medicare
    15.7%
    Non-Group
    1.86%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Halifax County, NC declined by 9.08% from 9.99% to 9.09%.

    The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Halifax County, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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    Health Indicators

    Health Outcomes

    Indicator

    In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.43 in Halifax County, NC.

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    Health Behaviors

    Indicator

    In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41.2% in Halifax County, NC.

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    Clinical Care

    Indicator

    In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 12.2% in Halifax County, NC.

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    Economy

    The economy of Halifax County, NC employs 18.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Halifax County, NC were Manufacturing (3,462 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,606 people), and Retail Trade (1,856 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($85,096), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,409), and Public Administration ($53,046).

    Employment

    Occupations

    18.3k
    2024 Value
    ± 1,079
    1.31%
    1 Year growth
    ± 8.23%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Halifax County, NC grew at a rate of 1.31%, from 18.1k employees to 18.3k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Halifax County, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,260 people), Production Occupations (2,095 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,434 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Halifax County, NC.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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    Industries

    Employment by Industries

    18.3k
    2024 Value
    ± 1,079
    1.31%
    1 Year growth
    ± 8.23%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Halifax County, NC grew at a rate of 1.31%, from 18.1k employees to 18.3k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Halifax County, NC, are Manufacturing (3,462 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,606 people), and Retail Trade (1,856 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Halifax County, NC, though some of these residents may live in Halifax County, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Median Earnings by Industry

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,929), Public Administration ($52,321), and Wholesale Trade ($49,018).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($57,083), Public Administration ($53,360), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,120).

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    Y-Axis
    3.04%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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    Establishments by Size

    The industries with the most establishments
    1. 87
      Retail Trade
    2. 77
      Other Services (except Public Administration)
    3. 67
      Retail Trade

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    The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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    Payroll by Industry Sector

    The industries with the highest total annual payroll
    1. $124k
      Manufacturing
    2. $114k
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    3. $69.2k
      Retail Trade

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (47.6%), followed by Other (0.675%).

    Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing the state of North Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Presidential Elections

    Voting results are not available for Halifax County, NC. Showing the available data for North Carolina.
    2024 Election Results
    1. Donald J. Trump (50.9%)
      Republican Party
    2. Kamala Harris (47.6%)
      Democratic Party
    3. Other (0.675%)
      Other Party

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (47.6%), followed by Other (0.675%).

    The following chart shows the popular vote results in North Carolina for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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    Senator Elections

    US Senators from North Carolina

    Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
    Thom Tillis
    Senator from North Carolina2
    Assumed office on January 3, 2015
    Ted Budd
    Senator from North Carolina3
    Assumed office on January 3, 2023

    Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing North Carolina.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    The following chart shows elected senators in North Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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    Education

    In 2024, universities in Halifax County, NC awarded 346 degrees. The student population of Halifax County, NC in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 306 male students and 755 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Halifax County, NC are Black or African American (170 and 49.4%), White (101 and 29.4%), Unknown (28 and 8.14%), and Hispanic or Latino (21 and 6.1%).

    Admissions & Enrollments

    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    In 2024 there were 1,061 students enrolled in Halifax County, NC, 28.8% men and 71.2% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 502 records, of which 76.5% were women and 23.5% men.

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    Completions

    Student Diversity

    In 2024, 142 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Halifax County, NC, which is 0.696 times less than the 204 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 170 degrees mean that there were 1.68 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 101 degrees awarded.

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Tuition

    Average Net Price by Sector

    Public, 2-year ($2,432) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

    Public, 2-year ($176) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

    Public, 2-year ($2,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

    The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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    Housing & Living

    The median property value in Halifax County, NC was $106,200 in 2024, which is 0.319 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $102,500 to $106,200, a 3.61% increase. The homeownership rate in Halifax County, NC is 62.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

    People in Halifax County, NC have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Halifax County, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

    In 2025, 18.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Halifax County, NC. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.57%.

    Housing

    Property

    $106,200
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$7,784
    $12,830
    Median Property Taxes
    ±$779

    The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Halifax County, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

    The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Halifax County, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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    Rent vs Own

    62.9%
    Homeownership
    2024
    62.4%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 62.9% of the housing units in Halifax County, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.5%.

    This chart shows the percentage of owner in Halifax County, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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    Equity

    Household Income

    Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
    $45,590
    Median Household Income
    ± $2,970
    20.4k
    Number of Households
    ± 1,089

    In 2024, the median household income of the 20.4k households in Halifax County, NC grew to $45,590 from the previous year's value of $45,071.

    The following chart displays the households in Halifax County, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Halifax County, NC is from North Carolina.
    0.466
    2024 Wage GINI in North Carolina
    0.467
    2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

    In 2024, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

    This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (76.2%)
    2. Carpooled (9.98%)
    3. Worked At Home (8.37%)

    In 2024, 76.2% of workers in Halifax County, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.98%) and those who worked at home (8.37%).

    The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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    Commute Time

    25.6 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Halifax County, NC have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.31% of the workforce in Halifax County, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Halifax County, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Halifax County, NC have 2 cars.

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    Poverty

    Severe Housing Problems

    In 2025, 18.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Halifax County, NC. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.57%.

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    Poverty & Diversity

    22.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Halifax County, NC (10.6k out of 46.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

    The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Halifax County, NC is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

    The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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    Children in Poverty

    In 2025, 41.6% of the children was living in poverty in Halifax County, NC. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.5%.

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    Security

    Crimes & Accidents

    Indicator

    In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 461 in Halifax County, NC. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 76.9% per 100,000 population.

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