Moore County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 10,726
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 24,143
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,494 (it was 6,570 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 21% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 698 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 145 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.0%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (13.0%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 71%
- Government: 19%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 75,89076.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 12,24012.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,9547.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,7281.7%Two or more races
- 1,3101.3%Asian alone
- 8030.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 890.09%Some other race alone
- 600.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 43.4 years |
North Carolina median age: | 39.1 years |
Males: 48,802 | ![]() |
Females: 52,078 | ![]() |

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Moore County: | 2.0 people |
North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $62,469 ($41,240 in 1999)
This county: | $62,469 |
North Carolina: | $57,341 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $821 (lower quartile is $563, upper quartile is $1,203)
This county: | $821 |
State: | $755 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $232,500 (it was $111,900 in 2000)
Moore: | $232,500 |
North Carolina: | $193,200 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,433Detached houses: $291,222
Here: $291,222 State: $265,100 Townhouses or other attached units: $215,563
Here: $215,563 State: $217,635 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,215
Here: $158,215 State: $181,079 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $118,598
Here: $118,598 State: $231,999 Mobile homes: $71,260
Here: $71,260 State: $77,551
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $404
Institutionalized population: 693
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 11
- Assaults: 67
- Burglaries: 421
- Thefts: 406
- Auto thefts: 80
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 4
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 13
- Assaults: 61
- Burglaries: 439
- Thefts: 394
- Auto thefts: 81
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 684 buildings, average cost: $145,000
- 1998: 833 buildings, average cost: $144,700
- 1999: 721 buildings, average cost: $151,200
- 2000: 601 buildings, average cost: $172,300
- 2001: 601 buildings, average cost: $162,600
- 2002: 597 buildings, average cost: $175,200
- 2003: 625 buildings, average cost: $164,700
- 2004: 782 buildings, average cost: $183,300
- 2005: 989 buildings, average cost: $191,600
- 2006: 965 buildings, average cost: $207,100
- 2007: 784 buildings, average cost: $219,800
- 2008: 408 buildings, average cost: $259,900
- 2009: 312 buildings, average cost: $233,100
- 2010: 366 buildings, average cost: $201,900
- 2011: 396 buildings, average cost: $195,500
- 2012: 414 buildings, average cost: $260,000
- 2013: 490 buildings, average cost: $257,400
- 2014: 608 buildings, average cost: $205,900
- 2015: 560 buildings, average cost: $228,300
- 2016: 731 buildings, average cost: $209,200
- 2017: 712 buildings, average cost: $217,200
- 2018: 762 buildings, average cost: $220,800
- 2019: 836 buildings, average cost: $216,600
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,510 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $861 (0.5%)
Moore County: | 11.8% |
North Carolina: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 43.4 years old
(Males: 40.5 years old, Females: 46.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.0 years old, Black residents: 39.0 years old, American Indian residents: 58.1 years old, Asian residents: 34.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.7 years old, Other race residents: 24.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Moore County is $461 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $580 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $834 a month.
Cities in this county include: Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Seven Lakes, Whispering Pines, Carthage, Robbins, Pinebluff, Taylortown, Vass.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Moore County: Camp Steere (A), Camp Stewart (B), Hunters Dairy Farm (C), Outrigger Harbor (D), Wher-Rena Marina (E), Larkhaven Golf Club (F), Mallard Creek Community House (G), Buzzard Rock Overlook (H), West Pointe Business Park (I), Gateway Park (J), Berryhill Park (K), University Research Park (L), Sunset Hills Golf Club (M), Pleasant Hill (N), Pawtuckett Golf Course (O), Oakgrove (P), Moores Chapel (Q), McGuire Nuclear Station (R), Mallard Creek (S), Steele Creek Masonic Lodge 737 AF & AM (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Moore County include: Harrison Church (A), Hillside Church (B), Hopewell Church (C), Hunter Chapel (D), Independence Hill Church (E), Saint Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church (F), Jonahville Church (G), Temple Church (H), Lake View Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens (1), Berryhill Cemetery (2), Charlotte Memorial Gardens (3), Mount Olive Presbyterian Cemetery (4), Moores Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery (5), Woodland United Presbyterian Church Cemetery (6), George Elliott Family Slave Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: MacConnell Lake (A), Stillwell Lake (B), Kelly Lake (C), Crescent Pond (D), Hasting Lake (E), Dream Lake (F), Vance Pond Number Two (G), Vance Pond Number One (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ferrelltown Creek (A), Dixon Branch (B), Davidson Creek (C), Cane Creek (D), Beaverdam Creek (E), Wiley Branch (F), West Branch Rocky River (G), Walker Branch (H), Ticer Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Moore County include: Alexandriana Historic Site (1), General Davidson Memorial Historic Site (2), Cowans Ford Wildlife Refuge (3), Steele Creek Athletic Association Park (4), Steele Creek Elementary Park (5), Withers Creek Access Area (6), Stephens Road Nature Preserve (7), North Carolina State Wildlife Landing (8), Mecklenburg County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Anson County , Beckham County, Oklahoma
, Armstrong County, Texas
, Carteret County
, Harnett County
, Transylvania County
, Roberts County, Texas
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Here: | 5.4% |
North Carolina: | 6.1% |
Current college students: 2,803
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 5,138 (40.3% naturalized citizens)
Moore County: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 8.4% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 9972010 or later
- 1,2272000 to 2009
- 1,0631990 to 1999
- 5781980 to 1989
- 2691970 to 1979
- 640Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 34,243
- One, attached: 1,358
- Two: 1,166
- 3 or 4: 1,229
- 5 to 9: 2,054
- 10 to 19: 552
- 20 to 49: 788
- 50 or more: 356
- Mobile homes: 6,883
Housing units in Moore County with a mortgage: 19,509 (136 second mortgage, 1,815 home equity loan, 79 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,437
Here: | 63.3% with mortgage |
State: | 63.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Moore County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 21,490 | 89 |
Mainline Protestant | 12,675 | 49 |
Catholic | 5,653 | 3 |
Black Protestant | 4,072 | 25 |
Other | 875 | 4 |
None | 43,482 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Moore County: | 1.78 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Moore County: | 4.28 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.86 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Moore County: | 10.2% |
North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Moore County: | 24.1% |
State: | 28.3% |
Here: | 16.7% |
State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Moore County:
Average size of farms: 123 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $111,017
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $916.27
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.62%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 81.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $95,442
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.71%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39,526
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.80%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.43
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.32%
Corn for grain: 1345 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1256 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4847 harvested acres
Vegetables: 347 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 212 acres
Tornado activity:
Moore County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 4367983.5 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/10/1992, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Moore County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 203.0 miles away from Moore County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 125.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 197.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 166.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 156.1 miles away from Moore County center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 183.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
- North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4285: October 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4285, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- North Carolina Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 24, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1312: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1312, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to November 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1292: September 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to October 04, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3146: September 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3146, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to October 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1134: September 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1134, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Moore County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Droughts: 2, Ice Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 33,321 (80.2%)
- Carpooled: 3,946 (9.5%)
- Bus: 40 (0.1%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 54 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 523 (1.3%)
- Bicycle: 20 (0.0%)
- Walked: 469 (1.1%)
- Worked at home: 3,182 (7.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Mexico (35%)
- Guatemala (6%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Germany (4%)
- England (4%)
- Canada (4%)
- Venezuela (3%)
- American (12%)
- English (9%)
- German (7%)
- Irish (7%)
- Scottish (4%)
- European (3%)
- Italian (3%)
People in group quarters in Moore County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 639 people in nursing homes
- 572 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 210 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 117 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 38 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 25 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 19 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 15 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 10 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 7 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 6 people in other group homes
- 4 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
People in group quarters in Moore County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 635 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 117 people in group homes intended for adults
- 34 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 33 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 24 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 5 people in other noninstitutional facilities
8.61% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($70,507 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.61% |
North Carolina average: | 7.88% |
0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,909 average AGI)
Moore County: 0.22% North Carolina average: 0.08%
3.74% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($23,678 average AGI)
4.66% relocated from other states ($44,920 average AGI)
Moore County: 4.66% North Carolina average: 3.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Cumberland County, NC | ![]() |
from Hoke County, NC | ![]() |
from Harnett County, NC | ![]() |
from Wake County, NC | ![]() |
from Richmond County, NC | ![]() |
from Lee County, NC | ![]() |
from Montgomery County, NC | ![]() |
6.95% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($99,504 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.95% |
North Carolina average: | 7.23% |
0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,063 average AGI)
Moore County: 0.11% North Carolina average: 0.09%
3.43% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($64,977 average AGI)
3.42% relocated to other states ($33,464 average AGI)
Moore County: 3.42% North Carolina average: 3.07%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Wake County, NC | ![]() |
to Cumberland County, NC | ![]() |
to Hoke County, NC | ![]() |
to Lee County, NC | ![]() |
to Harnett County, NC | ![]() |
to Montgomery County, NC | ![]() |
to Mecklenburg County, NC | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 19,996 (17,516 aged, 2,480 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,155 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Moore County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,451)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,295)
- Unspecified dementia (1,031)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (991)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (983)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (910)
- Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (696)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (695)
- Congestive heart failure (461)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (339)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,175
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 445
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 67,994
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,249
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,247
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 41
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 71
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 70.9. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 47.3
- Other - 23.6
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 130.9. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 70.9
- Poisoning - 41.8
- Other - 18.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 100,880- Male householders: 20,143 (5,763 living alone), Female householders: 21,387 (6,840 living alone)
21,009 spouses (20,842 opposite-sex spouses), 1,257 unmarried partners, (1,166 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 24,701 children (22,458 natural, 676 adopted, 1,567 stepchildren), 2,755 grandchildren, 1,279 brothers or sisters, 736 parents, 0 foster children, 2,420 other relatives, 3,922 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,271
Size of family households: 15,103 2-persons, 4,553 3-persons, 3,794 4-persons, 2,563 5-persons, 870 6-persons, 308 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 12,603 1-person, 1,205 2-persons, 481 3-persons, 50 4-persons.
13,092 married couples with children.
4,142 single-parent households (797 men, 3,345 women).
92.4% of residents of Moore speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $528,944,000 ($6,610 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $64,103,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $324,599,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $99,728,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,387,000
Federal grants: $73,658,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,512,000 ($10,160,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,061,000 ($3,402,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $673,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $27,488,000
Federal Government insurance: $64,514,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,686Here: | 57 per 1000 residents |
State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,704
Here: | 58 per 1000 residents |
State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +994
Here: | +12 per 1000 residents |
State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +6,046
Here: | +74 per 1000 residents |
State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.97 millions of gallons per day (44% from ground, 56% from surface)
Here: | 6.5 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.5 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Moore County, North Carolina
- 2,3662014 or later
- 2,7972010 to 2013
- 9,0672000 to 2009
- 9,9441990 to 1999
- 8,9921980 to 1989
- 6,4931970 to 1979
- 3,7121960 to 1969
- 2,6351950 to 1959
- 3731940 to 1949
- 2,2501939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Moore County, North Carolina
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 9393 rooms
- 1,4614 rooms
- 4,9755 rooms
- 8,3416 rooms
- 4,9517 rooms
- 4,2718 rooms
- 6,0089+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moore County, North Carolina
- 4131 room
- 4072 rooms
- 7183 rooms
- 3,9144 rooms
- 2,0865 rooms
- 1,1616 rooms
- 1,0127 rooms
- 2698 rooms
- 6049+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Moore County, North Carolina
- 0no bedroom
- 2491 bedroom
- 3,9662 bedrooms
- 19,0043 bedrooms
- 6,4144 bedrooms
- 1,3135+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moore County, North Carolina
- 413no bedroom
- 1,3861 bedroom
- 5,0212 bedrooms
- 2,5403 bedrooms
- 1,0854 bedrooms
- 1395+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Moore County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 667no vehicle
- 7,6581 vehicle
- 14,1762 vehicles
- 4,8903 vehicles
- 2,6944 vehicles
- 8615+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Moore County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,035no vehicle
- 5,6621 vehicle
- 2,8212 vehicles
- 9093 vehicles
- 114 vehicles
- 1465+ vehicles
87.7% of Moore County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in North Carolina.
Moore County: | 87.7% |
State average: | 84.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 51,701
- Other state: 42,837
- Northeast: 13,656
- Midwest: 9,226
- South: 11,335
- West: 8,620
- 79.7%Electricity
- 8.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.8%Utility gas
- 2.6%Wood
- 1.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 84.6%Electricity
- 5.0%Utility gas
- 4.5%No fuel used
- 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.6%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 16.9% |
North Carolina: | 11.4% |
Here: | 1.6% |
North Carolina: | 9.1% |
Here: | 23.9% |
North Carolina: | 19.1% |
Moore County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,526,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,391,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,381,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,161,000
Hospital Public: $3,130,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,526,000
Air Transportation: $2,350,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,771,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,645,000
Other: $1,406,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $352,000
Parks and Recreation: $168,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $123,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $613,000
Other Higher Education: $574,000
Sewerage: $354,000
General - Other: $241,000
Police Protection: $102,000
Water Utilities: $67,000
Air Transportation: $65,000
Parks and Recreation: $34,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $120,179,000
Other Higher Education: $29,716,000
Police Protection: $10,265,000
Health - Other: $9,599,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,981,000
Liquor Stores: $7,218,000
General - Other: $7,103,000
Sewerage: $6,294,000
Water Utilities: $5,751,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,161,000
Financial Administration: $2,686,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,190,000
Air Transportation: $2,158,000
Libraries: $1,239,000
Housing and Community Development: $911,000
Transit Utilities: $894,000
Central Staff Services: $779,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $732,000
Parks and Recreation: $541,000
Natural Resources - Other: $464,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $17,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,580,000
Air Transportation: $174,000
Other: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,035,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $4,212,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $565,000
Other - Health - Other: $31,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $987,000
Public Welfare: $675,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $5,206,000
Other: $80,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,777,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,391,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,137,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,750,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,350,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $2,187,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,284,000
Fines and Forfeits: $501,000
Sale of Property: $106,000
Interest Earnings: $78,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,219,000
General - Other: $1,128,000
Other Higher Education: $841,000
Police Protection: $546,000
Health - Other: $412,000
Sewerage: $305,000
Air Transportation: $116,000
Water Utilities: $107,000
Libraries: $76,000
Solid Waste Management: $52,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,000
Transit Utilities: $12,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,455,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $9,341,000
Liquor Stores: $9,136,000
Transit Utilities: $496,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,350,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $101,661,000
Public Welfare: $7,288,000
General Local Government Support: $2,610,000
Other: $1,853,000
Health and Hospitals: $718,000
Transit Utilities: $433,000
Housing and Community Development: $179,000
- Tax - Property: $65,494,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,015,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $916,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $871,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $866,000
Other License: $312,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $78,180,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,022,000
Moore County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,526,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,391,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,381,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,161,000
Hospital Public: $3,130,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,526,000
Air Transportation: $2,350,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,771,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,645,000
Other: $1,406,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $352,000
Parks and Recreation: $168,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $123,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $613,000
Other Higher Education: $574,000
Sewerage: $354,000
General - Other: $241,000
Police Protection: $102,000
Water Utilities: $67,000
Air Transportation: $65,000
Parks and Recreation: $34,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $120,179,000
Other Higher Education: $29,716,000
Police Protection: $10,265,000
Health - Other: $9,599,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,981,000
Liquor Stores: $7,218,000
General - Other: $7,103,000
Sewerage: $6,294,000
Water Utilities: $5,751,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,161,000
Financial Administration: $2,686,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,190,000
Air Transportation: $2,158,000
Libraries: $1,239,000
Housing and Community Development: $911,000
Transit Utilities: $894,000
Central Staff Services: $779,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $732,000
Parks and Recreation: $541,000
Natural Resources - Other: $464,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $17,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,580,000
Air Transportation: $174,000
Other: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,035,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $4,212,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $565,000
Other - Health - Other: $31,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $987,000
Public Welfare: $675,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $5,206,000
Other: $80,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,777,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,391,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,137,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,750,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,350,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $2,187,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,284,000
Fines and Forfeits: $501,000
Sale of Property: $106,000
Interest Earnings: $78,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,219,000
General - Other: $1,128,000
Other Higher Education: $841,000
Police Protection: $546,000
Health - Other: $412,000
Sewerage: $305,000
Air Transportation: $116,000
Water Utilities: $107,000
Libraries: $76,000
Solid Waste Management: $52,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,000
Transit Utilities: $12,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,455,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $9,341,000
Liquor Stores: $9,136,000
Transit Utilities: $496,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,350,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $101,661,000
Public Welfare: $7,288,000
General Local Government Support: $2,610,000
Other: $1,853,000
Health and Hospitals: $718,000
Transit Utilities: $433,000
Housing and Community Development: $179,000
- Tax - Property: $65,494,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,015,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $916,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $871,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $866,000
Other License: $312,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $78,180,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,022,000
Moore County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,526,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,391,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,381,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,161,000
Hospital Public: $3,130,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,526,000
Air Transportation: $2,350,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,771,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,645,000
Other: $1,406,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $352,000
Parks and Recreation: $168,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $123,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $613,000
Other Higher Education: $574,000
Sewerage: $354,000
General - Other: $241,000
Police Protection: $102,000
Water Utilities: $67,000
Air Transportation: $65,000
Parks and Recreation: $34,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $120,179,000
Other Higher Education: $29,716,000
Police Protection: $10,265,000
Health - Other: $9,599,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,981,000
Liquor Stores: $7,218,000
General - Other: $7,103,000
Sewerage: $6,294,000
Water Utilities: $5,751,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,161,000
Financial Administration: $2,686,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,190,000
Air Transportation: $2,158,000
Libraries: $1,239,000
Housing and Community Development: $911,000
Transit Utilities: $894,000
Central Staff Services: $779,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $732,000
Parks and Recreation: $541,000
Natural Resources - Other: $464,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $17,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,580,000
Air Transportation: $174,000
Other: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,035,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $4,212,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $565,000
Other - Health - Other: $31,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $987,000
Public Welfare: $675,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $5,206,000
Other: $80,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,777,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,391,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,137,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,750,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,350,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $2,187,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,284,000
Fines and Forfeits: $501,000
Sale of Property: $106,000
Interest Earnings: $78,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,219,000
General - Other: $1,128,000
Other Higher Education: $841,000
Police Protection: $546,000
Health - Other: $412,000
Sewerage: $305,000
Air Transportation: $116,000
Water Utilities: $107,000
Libraries: $76,000
Solid Waste Management: $52,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,000
Transit Utilities: $12,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,455,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $9,341,000
Liquor Stores: $9,136,000
Transit Utilities: $496,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,350,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $101,661,000
Public Welfare: $7,288,000
General Local Government Support: $2,610,000
Other: $1,853,000
Health and Hospitals: $718,000
Transit Utilities: $433,000
Housing and Community Development: $179,000
- Tax - Property: $65,494,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,015,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $916,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $871,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $866,000
Other License: $312,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $78,180,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,022,000
Moore County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,526,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,391,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $9,381,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,161,000
Hospital Public: $3,130,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,526,000
Air Transportation: $2,350,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,771,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,645,000
Other: $1,406,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $352,000
Parks and Recreation: $168,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $123,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $613,000
Other Higher Education: $574,000
Sewerage: $354,000
General - Other: $241,000
Police Protection: $102,000
Water Utilities: $67,000
Air Transportation: $65,000
Parks and Recreation: $34,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $120,179,000
Other Higher Education: $29,716,000
Police Protection: $10,265,000
Health - Other: $9,599,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,981,000
Liquor Stores: $7,218,000
General - Other: $7,103,000
Sewerage: $6,294,000
Water Utilities: $5,751,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,161,000
Financial Administration: $2,686,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,190,000
Air Transportation: $2,158,000
Libraries: $1,239,000
Housing and Community Development: $911,000
Transit Utilities: $894,000
Central Staff Services: $779,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $732,000
Parks and Recreation: $541,000
Natural Resources - Other: $464,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $17,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,580,000
Air Transportation: $174,000
Other: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,035,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $4,212,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $565,000
Other - Health - Other: $31,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $987,000
Public Welfare: $675,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $5,206,000
Other: $80,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,777,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,391,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,137,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,750,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,350,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,350,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $2,187,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,284,000
Fines and Forfeits: $501,000
Sale of Property: $106,000
Interest Earnings: $78,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,219,000
General - Other: $1,128,000
Other Higher Education: $841,000
Police Protection: $546,000
Health - Other: $412,000
Sewerage: $305,000
Air Transportation: $116,000
Water Utilities: $107,000
Libraries: $76,000
Solid Waste Management: $52,000
Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,000
Transit Utilities: $12,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,455,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $9,341,000
Liquor Stores: $9,136,000
Transit Utilities: $496,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,350,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $101,661,000
Public Welfare: $7,288,000
General Local Government Support: $2,610,000
Other: $1,853,000
Health and Hospitals: $718,000
Transit Utilities: $433,000
Housing and Community Development: $179,000
- Tax - Property: $65,494,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,015,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $916,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $871,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $866,000
Other License: $312,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $78,180,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,022,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,476
- Number of aged recipients: 208
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,268
- Number of recipients under 18: 251
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 840
- Number of recipients older than 64: 385
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 642
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 573
Most common first names in Moore County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 680 | 75.0 years |
William | 628 | 74.1 years |
Mary | 573 | 78.9 years |
James | 573 | 71.9 years |
Robert | 438 | 74.2 years |
Charles | 282 | 73.5 years |
George | 242 | 77.0 years |
Margaret | 239 | 80.3 years |
Dorothy | 183 | 78.6 years |
Thomas | 173 | 75.5 years |
Most common last names in Moore County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 260 | 75.2 years |
Williams | 248 | 74.2 years |
Garner | 176 | 74.7 years |
Brown | 159 | 76.4 years |
Johnson | 153 | 75.8 years |
Maness | 152 | 74.3 years |
Thomas | 145 | 75.7 years |
Davis | 134 | 77.1 years |
Jones | 129 | 75.4 years |
Frye | 114 | 75.8 years |
Businesses in Moore County, NC | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 7 | |
Applebee's | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
Arby's | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nike | 8 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Quiznos | 2 | |
Days Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Rite Aid | 4 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 3 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
FedEx | 12 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | Staples | 1 | |
GNC | 3 | Starbucks | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | Subway | 6 | |
Goodwill | 4 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
H&R Block | 4 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Hardee's | 3 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Hilton | 2 | Talbots | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | U-Haul | 8 | |
Jones New York | 3 | U.S. Cellular | 3 | |
KFC | 1 | UPS | 21 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Lowe's | 1 |
Moore County on our top lists:
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"