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Havelock, NC
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Living in Havelock



Havelock is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 16,500 people and six associated neighborhoods, Havelock is the 65th largest community in North Carolina.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Havelock, employing 13.29% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Accommodation and Retail industries employ 17.61% and 15.15% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

Also of interest is that Havelock has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Havelock is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One of the benefits of Havelock is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.08 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small city, Havelock doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of adults in Havelock with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.94% of adults in Havelock have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Havelock in 2022 was $29,437, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,748 for a family of four. However, Havelock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Havelock is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Havelock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Havelock residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Havelock also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Havelock include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Havelock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.