Manteo vs Nags Head

A side-by-side comparison of Manteo and Nags Head: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nags Head has the higher population (3,164 vs 1,853 in Manteo). Nags Head has the higher median household income ($87,619 vs $78,594 in Manteo). Nags Head has the higher median home value ($451,100 vs $384,100 in Manteo).

Population, income & housing

	Manteo	Nags Head
Population	1,853	3,164
Median age	40.5 yrs	59.1 yrs
Median household income	$78,594	$87,619
Median home value	$384,100	$451,100
Median gross rent	$1,261	$1,005
Housing units	1,458	5,214
Homeownership rate	61.5%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.9%	51.7%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manteo	Nags Head
Population	1,950 → 1,853 (-5.0%)	2,923 → 3,164 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$48,375 → $78,594 (+62.5%)	$65,968 → $87,619 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$293,900 → $384,100 (+30.7%)	$327,900 → $451,100 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,093 → $1,261 (+15.4%)	$1,310 → $1,005 (-23.3%)

Manteo

Population

1,9501,853

Median household income

$48,375$78,594

Median home value

$293,900$384,100

Median gross rent

$1,093$1,261

Nags Head

Population

2,9233,164

Median household income

$65,968$87,619

Median home value

$327,900$451,100

Median gross rent

$1,310$1,005

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manteo	Nags Head
Under 5	4.8%	1.6%
5 to 17	20.3%	10.4%
18 to 24	4.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.8%	5.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	5.8%
45 to 54	7.9%	9.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	16.8%
65 to 74	17.1%	30.0%
75 and over	8.5%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manteo	Nags Head
White (non-Hispanic)	70.9%	92.4%
Black or African American	9.4%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manteo	Nags Head
No high school diploma	9.6%	3.9%
High school graduate	19.6%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	35.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.9%	16.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manteo	Nags Head
Drove alone	70.0%	80.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	15.1%
Other means	0.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manteo	Nags Head
1-unit, detached	48.1%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	28.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	5.3%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Manteo	Nags Head
Poverty rate	23.2%	2.6%
Average household size	2.18	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1992	1987