Chowan Beach vs Edenton

A side-by-side comparison of Chowan Beach and Edenton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Edenton has the higher population (4,480 vs 407 in Chowan Beach). Edenton has the higher median household income ($42,721 vs $22,583 in Chowan Beach). Since 2019, Chowan Beach's population has grown faster (+13.1% vs -4.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Chowan Beach	Edenton
Population	407	4,480
Median age	41.7 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$22,583	$42,721
Median home value	—	$226,800
Median gross rent	—	$632
Housing units	231	2,620
Homeownership rate	41.6%	52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.8%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	32.5%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chowan Beach	Edenton
Population	360 → 407 (+13.1%)	4,676 → 4,480 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$16,232 → $22,583 (+39.1%)	$41,633 → $42,721 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $91,000 (+20.1%)	$167,500 → $226,800 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$757 → $632 (-16.5%)

Chowan Beach

Population

360407

Median household income

$16,232$22,583

Median home value

$75,800$91,000

Edenton

Population

4,6764,480

Median household income

$41,633$42,721

Median home value

$167,500$226,800

Median gross rent

$757$632

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chowan Beach	Edenton
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	3.4%	12.7%
18 to 24	28.5%	3.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	16.7%
35 to 44	25.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.2%
55 to 64	9.8%	9.0%
65 to 74	17.0%	20.5%
75 and over	6.1%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chowan Beach	Edenton
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	41.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	58.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chowan Beach	Edenton
No high school diploma	53.1%	14.9%
High school graduate	16.6%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chowan Beach	Edenton
Drove alone	7.4%	71.8%
Carpooled	92.6%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chowan Beach	Edenton
1-unit, detached	34.2%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	65.8%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Chowan Beach	Edenton
Poverty rate	55.8%	35.7%
Average household size	1.76	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	—	31
Median year structure built	1978	1969