Hatteras vs Rodanthe

A side-by-side comparison of Hatteras and Rodanthe: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hatteras has the higher population (381 vs 306 in Rodanthe). Hatteras has the higher median household income ($48,980 vs $34,066 in Rodanthe). Since 2019, Rodanthe's population has grown faster (+117.0% vs -17.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Hatteras	Rodanthe
Population	381	306
Median age	33.1 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,980	$34,066
Median home value	—	$431,300
Housing units	559	517
Homeownership rate	55.4%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.6%	68.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hatteras	Rodanthe
Population	460 → 381 (-17.2%)	141 → 306 (+117.0%)
Median household income	$74,427 → $48,980 (-34.2%)	$59,180 → $34,066 (-42.4%)
Median home value	$370,000 → $470,900 (+27.3%)	$341,200 → $431,300 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,563 (+76.2%)	—

Hatteras

Population

460381

Median household income

$74,427$48,980

Median home value

$370,000$470,900

Median gross rent

$887$1,563

Rodanthe

Population

141306

Median household income

$59,180$34,066

Median home value

$341,200$431,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hatteras	Rodanthe
Under 5	20.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.4%	5.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	17.6%
25 to 34	22.6%	12.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.7%	52.6%
55 to 64	18.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.8%
75 and over	6.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hatteras	Rodanthe
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hatteras	Rodanthe
No high school diploma	0.8%	6.4%
High school graduate	15.3%	10.7%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	14.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	68.8%
Graduate or professional degree	20.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hatteras	Rodanthe
Drove alone	36.6%	45.8%
Carpooled	34.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	15.8%
Worked from home	17.6%	38.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hatteras	Rodanthe
1-unit, detached	73.0%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	20.3%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	18.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hatteras	Rodanthe
Poverty rate	0.8%	4.9%
Average household size	2.13	1.48
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1990	2000