Carteret County, NC Demographic Data
Carteret County, NC Summary
Carteret County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 67,632
- Area: 1,340.63 sq. miles
- Land Area: 506.25 sq. miles
- Water Area: 834.37 sq. miles
- Population Density: 50.44 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6.23 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Carteret County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
35,291
51%
50.8
Male
33,599
49%
49.2
Total Population
68,890
323,128,000
Carteret County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,169
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,202
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,025
4.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,856
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,858
4.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
7,191
10.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
7,861
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
9,268
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
5,098
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6,028
8.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
10,213
14.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
4,491
6.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,630
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
56,366
81.8%
77.2
Female
29,398
52.2%
51.3
Male
26,968
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
54,388
78.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
20,115
29.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
16,334
23.7%
15.2
Female
8,812
53.9%
55.8
Male
7,522
46.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Carteret County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
66,793
97.0%
96.8
White
61,844
89.8%
72.6
Black or African American
3,798
5.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
285
0.4%
0.8
Asian
546
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
320
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,097
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,022
4.4%
17.8
Mexican
2,317
3.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
329
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
376
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
65,868
95.6%
82.2
Carteret County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,176
4.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,103
4.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
15,026
29.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
13,832
26.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
5,406
10.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
7,509
14.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5,728
11.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,279
8.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
47,501
91.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
13,237
25.6%
31.2
Carteret County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
13,932
23.8%
33.7%
Now Married
29,895
51.1%
47.5
Divorced
8,871
15.2%
11.0%
Separated
931
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
4,865
8.3
5.8%
Carteret County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
61,487
93.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,234
6.4%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Carteret County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,718
6.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,980
7.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,323
12.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,724
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,635
13.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
5,755
20.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,944
10.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,483
12.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
986
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
958
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
51,206
57,617
Per capita income
27,448
31,128
Carteret County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
491
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3,743
13.1%
9.8
Construction
2,107
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,531
19.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,251
4.4%
6.6
Information
260
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,951
6.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,552
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3,019
10.5%
11.4
Public administration
2,462
8.6%
4.6
Retail trade
4,010
14.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,670
5.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
589
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,780
13.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
9,353
32.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,235
11.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
6,999
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,269
18.4%
18.1%
Carteret County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
28,065
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
22,613
80.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,909
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
21
0.1%
5.1
Walked
226
0.8%
2.7
Other means
846
3.0%
1.8
Worked at home
1,450
5.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.7
26.6
Carteret County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,261
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
9,096
33.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
11,768
42.8%
37.1
3 or more
5,381
19.6%
21.0
Carteret County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
27,506
55.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
18,732
68.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
8,774
31.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
21,862
44.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
14
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Carteret County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
49,368
1 room
1,719
3.5%
2.4
2 rooms
323
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
4,427
9.0%
9.1
4 rooms
10,953
22.2%
16.5
5 rooms
10,548
21.4%
19.8
6 rooms
9,501
19.2%
17.8
7 rooms
5,269
10.7%
12.0
8 rooms
3,043
6.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,585
7.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Carteret County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
49,368
1-unit, detached
29,120
59.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,212
4.5%
5.9
2-units
1,107
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,510
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,807
3.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,612
3.3%
4.4
20 or more units
3,574
7.2%
9.0
Mobile home
8,398
17.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
28
0.1%
0.1
Carteret County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,023
4.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,240
2.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,393
6.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,620
7.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6,896
14.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
11,729
23.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
9,553
19.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
8,887
18.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,679
3.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
348
0.7%
1.4%
Carteret County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
606
2.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,470
9.0%
4.7
Electricity
23,737
86.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
148
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
281
1.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
108
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
156
0.6%
1.1
Carteret County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
10,562
47295100.0
Less than $500
226
2.1%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
465
4.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
579
5.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,121
10.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,312
21.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,521
23.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,338
31.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,173
39.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,398
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,220
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
756
7.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,975
28.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
40
0.0%
0.0%
Carteret County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
7,751
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
93
1.2%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
112
1.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
387
5.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,160
15.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,533
19.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
4,466
57.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,023
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
857
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,221
16.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,442
19.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
911
12.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
619
8.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
446
6.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,780
37.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,355
0.0%
0.0%
Carteret County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
18,732
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,281
6.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,445
7.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,932
15.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,960
15.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,229
22.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,755
20.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,644
8.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
486
2.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
218,500
205,000