Atlantic vs Peletier

A side-by-side comparison of Atlantic and Peletier: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Peletier has the higher population (779 vs 541 in Atlantic). Atlantic has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $44,375 in Peletier). Atlantic has the higher median home value ($157,000 vs $151,400 in Peletier).

Population, income & housing

	Atlantic	Peletier
Population	541	779
Median age	33.8 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$44,375
Median home value	$157,000	$151,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,082
Housing units	397	605
Homeownership rate	89.3%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atlantic	Peletier
Population	522 → 541 (+3.6%)	754 → 779 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$43,173 → $48,750 (+12.9%)	$39,479 → $44,375 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $157,000 (-3.0%)	$119,900 → $151,400 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$769 → $1,082 (+40.7%)

Atlantic

Population

522541

Median household income

$43,173$48,750

Median home value

$161,800$157,000

Peletier

Population

754779

Median household income

$39,479$44,375

Median home value

$119,900$151,400

Median gross rent

$769$1,082

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atlantic	Peletier
Under 5	8.7%	2.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	12.1%
18 to 24	4.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	19.4%	10.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	17.5%
45 to 54	3.3%	8.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	12.8%	16.9%
75 and over	7.8%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atlantic	Peletier
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atlantic	Peletier
No high school diploma	10.4%	9.6%
High school graduate	37.7%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atlantic	Peletier
Drove alone	78.2%	80.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	6.1%
Other means	10.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atlantic	Peletier
1-unit, detached	86.4%	33.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	44.6%

Poverty & households

	Atlantic	Peletier
Poverty rate	21.6%	14.5%
Average household size	2.53	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1949	1993