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Moving to Halifax, North Carolina

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Population: 344. Estimated population in July 2024: 325 (-5.5% change)
Males: 192 (55.8%), Females: 152 (44.2%)

Halifax County

Zip code: 27839

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $36,429
Median house value: $50,700

Population by Race

Races in Halifax:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.4%)
  • Black (35.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (12.2%), German (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), Irish (3.2%), Scottish (2.3%), United States (2.0%).

Elevation: 133 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Halifax

  • High school or higher: 90.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 18.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Halifax town

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 54.2%
  • Separated: 9.5%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+4.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Halifax:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Halifax:

  • ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 39 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
  • PITT-GREENVILLE (about 50 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
  • KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 70 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Halifax:

  • HALIFAX COUNTY (about 11 miles; ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC; Abbreviation: RZZ)
  • EMPORIA-GREENSVILLE REGIONAL (about 26 miles; EMPORIA, VA; Abbreviation: EMV)
  • TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 28 miles; TARBORO, NC; Abbreviation: ETC)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Halifax:

  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
  • VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
  • JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; CHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,520)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 81 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)

Schools

Public high school in Halifax:

  • SOUTHEAST HALIFAX HIGH (Students: 659; Location: 16683 HWY 125; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Halifax:

  • WELDON MIDDLE (Students: 394; Location: 4489 HIGHWAY 301; Grades: 05 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Halifax:

  • HALIFAX COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $527,079; Location: 33 GRANVILLE ST.; 73,096 books; 981 audio materials; 1,810 video materials; 144 serial subscriptions)

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