Pumpkin CenterNC
A town of 1,636.
Is Pumpkin Center a good place to live?
The best of Pumpkin Center’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for incomes; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 22 of North Carolina’s 451 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 35 of North Carolina’s 451 towns do worse. Pumpkin Center has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Pumpkin Center has shrunk 17% from 2010 to 2020
2,222 counted in 2010 and 1,855 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Pumpkin Center grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Pumpkin Center is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Pumpkin Center: who provides what
Pumpkin Center is unincorporated, so Onslow County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pumpkin Center.
Pumpkin Center faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Pumpkin Center’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Pumpkin Center for work: only 0% work in town. Pumpkin Center’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 24 minutes in North Carolina’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 2.9% of Pumpkin Center residents live below the poverty line.
| Pumpkin Center | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Pumpkin Center
Pumpkin Center has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Pumpkin Center’s July high is 89°F, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 89°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Pumpkin Center are healthier than 57% of U.S. towns
Pumpkin Center tracks North Carolina closely on all 32 CDC measures. 38% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Pumpkin Center.
| Pumpkin Center | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 33% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Pumpkin Center sells for about $248K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pumpkin Center
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pumpkin Center
About 5 of every 100 Pumpkin Center residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Pumpkin Center for work
Where Pumpkin Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pumpkin Center
CDP in North Carolina, United States
Pumpkin Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in Onslow County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pumpkin Center had a population of 1,855. It is part of the Jacksonville, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 43 ft
Pumpkin Center’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Pumpkin Center.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Center | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Jacksonville | #170 | C | C | C | B− | A− |
Pumpkin Center has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Pumpkin Center reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Pumpkin Center with a neighbor →
Questions about Pumpkin Center
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pumpkin Center, NC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $190,000, 43% below the North Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.