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 16,188 people and six associated neighborhoods, Havelock is the 65th largest community in North Carolina.

Havelock is a military town: the armed forces employs 12.63% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Accommodation and Retail are important in the local economy and are the city’s largest civilian employers, employing 15.97% and 15.49% of the civilian workforce respectively.

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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Havelock spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.42 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Havelock is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Havelock is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.11% of adults 25 and older in Havelock have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Havelock in 2022 was $26,646, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,584 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 16.52% 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 Tagalog.