Moore County, North Carolina

Moore County has a population of 104,876 and has grown 10.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $351,400, about 4.1 times the county's median household income of $86,080.

Home price
$351,400
Income
$86,080
Population
104,876
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$351,400county
Median gross rent$1,254county
Median year homes here were built1994county
Share of homes built before 198030.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,934county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,358county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,239county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,889county
Home insurance / yr$3,124(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.8(statewide)
Median household income$86,080county
Family health premium / yr$23,120(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,720(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.684(statewide)
Poverty rate10.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.2%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.1%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.7%county
Economic output per resident$54,763county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.53%county
Top state income tax3.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.10%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport168117county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.8 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths30.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher41.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.7%county
Public schools in the county26county
Public school enrollment14708county
Students per full-time teacher18.1county
Free lunch eligible63.5%county
Elementary schools15county
Middle schools5county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians111county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.0%county
Frequent mental distress13.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population104,876county
Land area in square miles698county
People per square mile of land150.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores20county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store30.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+10.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age43.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.1%county
Share of households that are one person29.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.1%county
Second languages7.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents174county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents20county
Households that moved in3,704county
Households that moved away3,220county
Average income of arriving households$93,065county
Average income of departing households$80,963county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes21county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,077county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings3.2%county
Violent crime rate376(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature62°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F45 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing55 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days223 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$168county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh14.8¢county
Household electricity use1,144 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.19(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity81.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas5.9%county
Homes heated by propane9.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband90.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk76.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk49.3county
Landslide risk37.2county
Hail risk63.7county
Earthquake risk75.7county
Tornado risk85.7county
Tropical cyclone risk88.3county
Extreme heat risk76.8county
Winter weather risk63.0county
Strong wind risk39.9county
Wildfire risk81.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Moore County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the North Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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