Castle Hayne vs Sea Breeze

A side-by-side comparison of Castle Hayne and Sea Breeze: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sea Breeze has the higher population (1,731 vs 978 in Castle Hayne). Castle Hayne has the higher median household income ($69,729 vs $57,379 in Sea Breeze). Sea Breeze has the higher median home value ($398,800 vs $326,700 in Castle Hayne).

Population, income & housing

	Castle Hayne	Sea Breeze
Population	978	1,731
Median age	55.7 yrs	58.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,729	$57,379
Median home value	$326,700	$398,800
Median gross rent	$897	—
Housing units	431	985
Homeownership rate	83.3%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castle Hayne	Sea Breeze
Population	1,027 → 978 (-4.8%)	1,785 → 1,731 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$43,955 → $69,729 (+58.6%)	$71,500 → $57,379 (-19.7%)
Median home value	$175,900 → $326,700 (+85.7%)	$297,900 → $398,800 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $897 (+15.6%)	$642 → $712 (+10.9%)

Castle Hayne

Population

1,027978

Median household income

$43,955$69,729

Median home value

$175,900$326,700

Median gross rent

$776$897

Sea Breeze

Population

1,7851,731

Median household income

$71,500$57,379

Median home value

$297,900$398,800

Median gross rent

$642$712

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castle Hayne	Sea Breeze
Under 5	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 17	22.5%	9.8%
18 to 24	3.4%	4.6%
25 to 34	9.1%	3.4%
35 to 44	6.9%	8.7%
45 to 54	6.7%	21.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.1%
65 to 74	20.2%	24.7%
75 and over	15.5%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castle Hayne	Sea Breeze
White (non-Hispanic)	76.4%	82.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22.2%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castle Hayne	Sea Breeze
No high school diploma	8.1%	5.4%
High school graduate	21.9%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castle Hayne	Sea Breeze
Drove alone	84.3%	80.9%
Carpooled	5.6%	1.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castle Hayne	Sea Breeze
1-unit, detached	78.7%	93.7%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Castle Hayne	Sea Breeze
Poverty rate	8.1%	11.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1989	1996