Sneads Ferry vs Swansboro

A side-by-side comparison of Sneads Ferry and Swansboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Swansboro has the higher population (3,887 vs 2,556 in Sneads Ferry). Swansboro has the higher median household income ($112,382 vs $59,783 in Sneads Ferry). Swansboro has the higher median home value ($356,900 vs $233,500 in Sneads Ferry).

Population, income & housing

	Sneads Ferry	Swansboro
Population	2,556	3,887
Median age	38.1 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,783	$112,382
Median home value	$233,500	$356,900
Median gross rent	$1,605	$1,380
Housing units	1,914	1,783
Homeownership rate	64.6%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sneads Ferry	Swansboro
Population	2,785 → 2,556 (-8.2%)	3,217 → 3,887 (+20.8%)
Median household income	$48,839 → $59,783 (+22.4%)	$48,922 → $112,382 (+129.7%)
Median home value	$159,100 → $233,500 (+46.8%)	$202,000 → $356,900 (+76.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,191 → $1,605 (+34.8%)	$1,108 → $1,380 (+24.5%)

Sneads Ferry

Population

2,7852,556

Median household income

$48,839$59,783

Median home value

$159,100$233,500

Median gross rent

$1,191$1,605

Swansboro

Population

3,2173,887

Median household income

$48,922$112,382

Median home value

$202,000$356,900

Median gross rent

$1,108$1,380

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sneads Ferry	Swansboro
Under 5	8.3%	8.4%
5 to 17	9.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	5.8%
25 to 34	20.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	9.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	6.5%	16.6%
75 and over	10.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sneads Ferry	Swansboro
White (non-Hispanic)	78.1%	86.2%
Black or African American	4.7%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.7%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sneads Ferry	Swansboro
No high school diploma	7.6%	4.1%
High school graduate	26.3%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	45.9%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	18.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sneads Ferry	Swansboro
Drove alone	72.4%	64.6%
Carpooled	5.6%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.8%	18.3%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sneads Ferry	Swansboro
1-unit, detached	66.6%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	15.9%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Sneads Ferry	Swansboro
Poverty rate	19.7%	9.6%
Average household size	1.98	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	32	22
Median year structure built	1987	2002