Living in Halifax County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 12,588 households are located in Halifax County Schools area. Among them, 3,233 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.87 people. The total number of children in the region is 7,705 and 5,754 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (188) of residents are non-citizens and 2% (678) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Halifax County Schools, North Carolina
Household	12,588
Population	29,360
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,233 (26%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,705
Total Students	5,754
Pre-Kindergarten	223
Kindergarten	227
Grade 1-8	2,630
Grade 9-12	1,498
College/Graduate School	1,176
Veterans	24,849
Non-citizen	188
Non-English Home Language	678
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

25,601 residents are over the age of 16 and 12,016 people are in labor force. Among them, 12,016 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 11,058 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Halifax County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,602	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	8,974	84.64%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	903	8.52%
Public transportation	11	0.10%
Walked	244	2.30%
Other method	141	1.33%
Worked from home	329	3.10%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,058	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,466	22.30%
Service	2,353	21.28%
Sales and office	2,094	18.94%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,112	10.06%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,033	27.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,058	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	376	3.40%
Construction	431	3.90%
Manufacturing	2,576	23.30%
Wholesale trade	295	2.67%
Retail trade	1,134	10.26%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	649	5.87%
Information	136	1.23%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	342	3.09%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	713	6.45%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,445	22.11%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	728	6.58%
Other services, except public administration	621	5.62%
Public administration	612	5.53%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,058	-
Private wage and salary workers	8,209	74.24%
Government workers	1,783	16.12%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,011	9.14%
Unpaid family workers	55	0.50%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $50,495 for the 12,588 households in Halifax County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $24,763. 25,727 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.57%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,588	-
Less than $10,000	1,530	12.15%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,218	9.68%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,122	16.86%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,723	13.69%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,786	14.19%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,796	14.27%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,058	8.40%
$100,000 - $149,999	847	6.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	362	2.88%
More than $200,000	146	1.16%
Median Household Income	$32,870	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$50,495	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,334	-
Less than $10,000	737	8.84%
$10,000 - $14,999	514	6.17%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,190	14.28%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,105	13.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,374	16.49%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,367	16.40%
$75,000 - $99,999	849	10.19%
$100,000 - $149,999	749	8.99%
$150,000 - $199,999	341	4.09%
More than $200,000	108	1.30%

Median Family Income	$42,072	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$58,066	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$24,763	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$36,250	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$36,250	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	29,378	-
With health insurance coverage	25,727	87.57%
Public coverage	14,581	49.63%
Private health insurance	15,189	51.70%
Without health insurance coverage	3,651	12.43%

Housing

There are 16,086 housing units in Halifax County Schools area, North Carolina with 12,588 units (78.25%) occupied. 8,501 houses (67.53%) are occupied by owner and 4,087 houses (32.47%) are rented. The average housing value is $80,400 and the average rental cost is $715. 131 houses (0.81%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,450 houses (15.23%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,086	-
Occupied	12,588	78.25%
Owner Occupied	8,501	67.53%
Renter Occupied	4,087	32.47%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,502	65.29%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	158	0.98%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	863	5.36%
Mobile Homes	4,563	28.37%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,086	-
Built 2014 or later	131	0.81%
Built 2010 - 2013	400	2.49%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,686	10.48%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,651	22.70%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,034	12.64%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,622	16.30%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,730	10.75%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,382	8.59%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,450	15.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,086	-
1 room	116	0.72%
2 rooms	102	0.63%
3 rooms	443	2.75%
4 rooms	3,007	18.69%
5 rooms	5,407	33.61%
6 rooms	3,270	20.33%
7 rooms	1,711	10.64%
8 rooms	1,101	6.84%
9 rooms or more	929	5.78%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,086	-
no bedroom	116	0.72%
1 bedroom	603	3.75%
2 bedrooms	4,608	28.65%
3 bedrooms	8,670	53.90%
4 bedrooms	1,841	11.44%
5 bedrooms or more	248	1.54%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,501	-
Less than $50,000	2,364	27.81%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,995	35.23%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,096	12.89%
$150,000 - $199,999	698	8.21%
$200,000 - $299,999	550	6.47%
$300,000 - $499,999	543	6.39%
$500,000 - $999,999	231	2.72%
$1,000,000 or more	24	0.28%
Median House Value	$80,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,228	-
Less than $500	717	22.21%
$500 - $999	2,042	63.26%
$1,000 - $1,499	449	13.91%
$1,500 - $1,999	20	0.62%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$715	-

Demographic

A total of 30,468 people lives in Halifax County Schools area, North Carolina with 15,190 male and 15,278 female. The males to female ratio is 49.86 to 50.14. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	30,468	-
Male	15,190	49.86%
Female	15,278	50.14%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	30,468	-
Under 5 years	1,509	4.95%
5 - 9 years	1,458	4.79%
10 - 14 years	1,625	5.33%
15 - 19 years	1,584	5.20%
20 - 24 years	1,869	6.13%
25 - 34 years	3,204	10.52%
35 - 44 years	3,258	10.69%
45 - 54 years	4,353	14.29%
55 - 59 years	2,466	8.09%
60 - 64 years	2,472	8.11%
65 - 74 years	3,839	12.60%
75 - 84 years	2,086	6.85%
85 years and older	745	2.45%
Median Age	47.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	30,468	-
One Race	29,719	97.54%
White	9,316	30.58%
Black or African American	18,503	60.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,719	5.64%
Asian	95	0.31%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15	0.05%
Other	71	0.23%

Two or more races	749	2.46%
White and Black or African American	139	0.46%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	177	0.58%
White and Asian	28	0.09%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	289	0.95%

Living in Halifax County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic