Currituck County, NC Demographic Data
Currituck County, NC Summary
Currituck County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 23,890
- Area: 526.59 sq. miles
- Land Area: 261.85 sq. miles
- Water Area: 264.74 sq. miles
- Population Density: 45.36 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Currituck County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,565
51%
50.8
Male
12,299
50%
49.2
Total Population
24,864
323,128,000
Currituck County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,195
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,636
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,684
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,518
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,245
5.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,534
10.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,242
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,341
17.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,042
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,696
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,341
9.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,122
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
268
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,340
77.8%
77.2
Female
9,825
50.8%
51.3
Male
9,515
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,719
75.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,688
18.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,731
15.0%
15.2
Female
2,004
53.7%
55.8
Male
1,727
46.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Currituck County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,411
98.2%
96.8
White
22,490
90.5%
72.6
Black or African American
1,550
6.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
140
0.6%
0.8
Asian
120
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
44
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
9
0.0%
0.2
Korean
19
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
16
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
32
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
111
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
453
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
891
3.6%
17.8
Mexican
361
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
339
1.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
191
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
23,973
96.4%
82.2
Currituck County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
498
2.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,753
10.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,102
29.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,672
26.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,716
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,803
15.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,042
5.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,251
12.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
15,335
87.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,845
21.8%
31.2
Currituck County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,424
21.7%
33.7%
Now Married
12,509
61.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,685
8.3%
11.0%
Separated
467
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,264
6.2
5.8%
Currituck County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
22,761
96.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
908
3.8%
21.6%
Spanish
536
2.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
318
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
41
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
13
0.1%
1.1%
Currituck County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
442
4.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
238
2.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
813
8.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,034
10.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,227
12.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,908
19.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,396
14.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,916
20.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
412
4.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
196
2.0%
6.4
Median household income
61,086
57,617
Per capita income
28,202
31,128
Currituck County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
132
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,226
10.2%
9.8
Construction
1,589
13.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,636
13.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,033
8.6%
6.6
Information
220
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
869
7.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
892
7.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,078
9.0%
11.4
Public administration
928
7.8%
4.6
Retail trade
1,666
13.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
422
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
272
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,073
17.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,465
29.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,260
10.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,229
27.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,936
16.2%
18.1%
Currituck County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,985
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,087
84.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,151
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
30
0.3%
5.1
Walked
200
1.7%
2.7
Other means
132
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
385
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
36.0
26.6
Currituck County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
385
4.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,057
21.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,659
38.2%
37.1
3 or more
3,481
36.3%
21.0
Currituck County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,582
63.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,982
83.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,600
16.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,435
36.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
22
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Currituck County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,017
1 room
173
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
64
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
282
1.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,243
8.3%
16.5
5 rooms
2,773
18.5%
19.8
6 rooms
2,963
19.7%
17.8
7 rooms
2,454
16.3%
12.0
8 rooms
2,005
13.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,060
20.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Currituck County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
15,017
1-unit, detached
12,458
83.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
100
0.7%
5.9
2-units
98
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
103
0.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
67
0.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
76
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
17
0.1%
9.0
Mobile home
2,094
13.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
4
0.0%
0.1
Currituck County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
756
5.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
268
1.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
454
3.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
547
3.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,728
11.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,536
16.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,378
29.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,940
26.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
260
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
150
1.0%
1.4%
Currituck County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
292
3.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,196
12.5%
4.7
Electricity
7,385
77.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
398
4.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
237
2.5%
1.9
Solar energy
33
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
20
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
21
0.2%
1.1
Currituck County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,428
47295100.0
Less than $500
92
1.7%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
172
3.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
421
7.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
702
12.9%
11.8%
$500 to $999
848
15.6%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,470
27.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,723
31.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,939
35.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
885
16.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
773
14.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
294
5.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,512
28.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
25
0.0%
0.0%
Currituck County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,389
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
9
0.6%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
37
2.7%
4.4%
Less than $500
122
8.8%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
162
11.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
432
31.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
627
45.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
211
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
971
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
123
8.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
95
6.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
197
14.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
247
17.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
109
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
608
44.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
221
0.0%
0.0%
Currituck County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,982
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
482
6.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
692
8.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,127
14.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,044
13.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,270
28.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,865
23.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
437
5.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
65
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
227,400
205,000
