Caswell Beach vs Holden Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Caswell Beach and Holden Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Caswell Beach and Holden Beach are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Holden Beach has the higher population (1,047 vs 486 in Caswell Beach). Caswell Beach has the higher median household income ($125,833 vs $110,000 in Holden Beach). Caswell Beach has the higher median home value ($610,900 vs $562,500 in Holden Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Caswell Beach	Holden Beach
Population	486	1,047
Median age	59.4 yrs	63.8 yrs
Median household income	$125,833	$110,000
Median home value	$610,900	$562,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,375
Housing units	650	2,461
Homeownership rate	93.2%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.0%	71.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caswell Beach	Holden Beach
Population	461 → 486 (+5.4%)	1,137 → 1,047 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$109,583 → $125,833 (+14.8%)	$96,875 → $110,000 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$409,500 → $610,900 (+49.2%)	$417,300 → $562,500 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$986 → $1,375 (+39.5%)

Caswell Beach

Population

461486

Median household income

$109,583$125,833

Median home value

$409,500$610,900

Holden Beach

Population

1,1371,047

Median household income

$96,875$110,000

Median home value

$417,300$562,500

Median gross rent

$986$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caswell Beach	Holden Beach
Under 5	0.0%	0.2%
5 to 17	6.2%	3.1%
18 to 24	3.1%	4.3%
25 to 34	1.6%	1.2%
35 to 44	6.2%	3.4%
45 to 54	27.0%	14.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	29.3%
65 to 74	24.7%	28.8%
75 and over	17.5%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caswell Beach	Holden Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	96.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caswell Beach	Holden Beach
No high school diploma	0.7%	1.3%
High school graduate	7.5%	6.7%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.4%	46.5%
Graduate or professional degree	27.7%	24.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caswell Beach	Holden Beach
Drove alone	76.7%	77.3%
Carpooled	1.4%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	3.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.7%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caswell Beach	Holden Beach
1-unit, detached	55.8%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	27.7%	0.5%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Caswell Beach	Holden Beach
Poverty rate	2.3%	5.6%
Average household size	2.19	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1996	1991