Moore County

Moore County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	99,727
County Seat	Moore County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	125
Num Towns	13
Census-Designated Places	2
Total Town Population	60,217
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	100,759
Median Age	43.0
Veterans	9,257
Housing Units	48,595
Uninsured	1,339
Net Migration (recent)	3,319
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	2,454
Total Employees	35,146
Avg Annual Pay	$54,059
Median Household Income	$77,981
Poverty Rate	9.5%
Unemployment Rate	4.2%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$97,613
Federal Spending FY2024	$1,006,271,460
Federal Spending Per Capita	$10,090

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$284,000
Median Rent	$1,084
FMR Studio	$986
FMR 1BR	$1,025
FMR 2BR	$1,135
FMR 3BR	$1,590
FMR 4BR	$1,906

Health & Safety

Hospitals	13
EMS Stations	39
Fire Stations	39
Police Stations	39
Adult Smoking	13.8%
Adult Obesity	32.2%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	28.4
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	13
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	13

Community

Churches	68
Libraries	14
Historic Places (NRHP)	30
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	142
SNAP Stores	87
Bank Branches	26

Agriculture

Total Farms	261
Land in Farms (acres)	104,547
Avg Farm Size (acres)	400.6
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-01-24
DR	TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL	2025-09-11
EM	HURRICANE HELENE	2024-09-26
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-06
EM	HURRICANE IAN	2022-10-01
EM	HURRICANE ISAIAS	2020-08-02
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-09-03
DR	HURRICANE FLORENCE	2018-09-14

Detailed Topics

Communities in Moore County

Pinehurst — pop 17,581
Southern Pines — pop 15,545
Aberdeen — pop 8,516
Whispering Pines — pop 4,987
Seven Lakes — pop 4,900
Carthage — pop 2,775
Pinebluff — pop 1,473
Foxfire — pop 1,288
Robbins — pop 1,168
Vass — pop 952
Taylortown — pop 634
Cameron — pop 244
Jackson Springs — pop 154

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.