Carolina Meadows vs Gulf

A side-by-side comparison of Carolina Meadows and Gulf: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carolina Meadows has the higher population (536 vs 185 in Gulf). Since 2019, Gulf's population has grown faster (+17.8% vs -12.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Carolina Meadows	Gulf
Population	536	185
Median age	83.2 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$133,090	—
Median home value	$514,900	—
Median gross rent	$3,176	—
Housing units	353	95
Homeownership rate	44.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.4%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carolina Meadows	Gulf
Population	611 → 536 (-12.3%)	157 → 185 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$102,800 → $133,090 (+29.5%)	—
Median home value	$381,500 → $514,900 (+35.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$2,938 → $3,176 (+8.1%)	—

Carolina Meadows

Population

611536

Median household income

$102,800$133,090

Median home value

$381,500$514,900

Median gross rent

$2,938$3,176

Gulf

Population

157185

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carolina Meadows	Gulf
Under 5	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	27.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.4%	51.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	0.0%
75 and over	88.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carolina Meadows	Gulf
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carolina Meadows	Gulf
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	7.3%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	17.4%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	49.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carolina Meadows	Gulf
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carolina Meadows	Gulf
1-unit, detached	0.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	68.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	20.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carolina Meadows	Gulf
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.41	1.95
Median year structure built	1994	—