Hertford, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,618
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
52
16.3% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
24.7%
0.107% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$40,250
0.384% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$176,500
1.18% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
734
6.38% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Hertford, 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.

98.9% of the residents in Hertford, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Hertford, NC was $176,500, and the homeownership rate was 53.4%.

Most people in Hertford, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 37.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Hertford, NC was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hertford, NC is home to a population of 1.62k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.1% of Hertford, NC residents were born outside of the country (34 people).

In 2024, there were 1.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (722 people) in Hertford, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 718 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 147 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Hertford, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hertford, NC was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hertford, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    722 ± 189
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    718 ± 243
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    147 ± 102
9.58%
Hispanic Population
155 people

In 2024, there were 1.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (722 people) in Hertford, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 718 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 147 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.58% of the people in Hertford, NC are hispanic (155 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
34 people
1.59%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
27 people

As of 2024, 2.1% of Hertford, NC residents (34 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 Hertford, NC was 1.59%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    33 ± 33
  2. Vietnam
    25 ± 34
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    6 ± 22

Hertford, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hertford, NC employs 734 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hertford, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (217 people), Construction (79 people), and Manufacturing (72 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($74,099), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,726), and Transportation & Warehousing ($68,726).

Employment

Occupations

734
2024 Value
± 205
6.38%
1 Year growth
± 37.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hertford, NC grew at a rate of 6.38%, from 690 employees to 734 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hertford, NC, are Health Technologists & Technicians (115 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (89 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (88 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hertford, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

734
2024 Value
± 205
6.38%
1 Year growth
± 37.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hertford, NC grew at a rate of 6.38%, from 690 employees to 734 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hertford, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (217 people), Construction (79 people), and Manufacturing (72 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hertford, NC, though some of these residents may live in Hertford, 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

$49,963
Median earning men ± $39,238
$36,429
Median earning women ± $9,184

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($74,360), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,726), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,899).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($52,188), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,667), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($35,774).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hertford, NC was $176,500 in 2024, which is 0.531 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $178,600 to $176,500, a 1.18% decrease. The homeownership rate in Hertford, NC is 53.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hertford, NC have an average commute time of 37.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hertford, NC is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$176,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$42,674
$420
Median Property Taxes
±$117

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 Hertford, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

53.4%
Homeownership
2024
56.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 53.4% of the housing units in Hertford, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.8%.

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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.
$40,250
Median Household Income
± $8,830
786
Number of Households
± 176

In 2024, the median household income of the 786 households in Hertford, NC grew to $40,250 from the previous year's value of $40,096.

The following chart displays the households in Hertford, 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 $10k - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hertford, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.7%)
  2. Carpooled (11.8%)
  3. Public Transit (2.19%)

In 2024, 83.7% of workers in Hertford, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (2.19%).

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

37.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hertford, NC have a longer commute time (37.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.07% of the workforce in Hertford, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hertford, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hertford, NC have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hertford, NC (400 out of 1.62k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hertford, NC is Black, followed by White and Other.

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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Health

86.5% of the population of Hertford, NC has health coverage, with 25.6% on employee plans, 25.1% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 19.1% on non-group plans, and 1.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.5% were men and 58.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.4% under 18 years, 14.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.5% were men and 58.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.5%
Uninsured
25.6%
Employer Coverage
25.1%
Medicaid
15.3%
Medicare
19.1%
Non-Group
1.3%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hertford, NC grew by 6.81% from 12.6% to 13.5%.

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