Belhaven

Population: 1,421
Median household income: $33,958
Median home value: $98,200

Located in Beaufort County, North Carolina, Belhaven is a community with a population of 1,421. The median household income of $33,958 is below the Beaufort County median ($57,997).

Between 2019 and 2023, Belhaven's population declined 14.2% from 1,657 to 1,421, while its median home value rose 25.4% from $78,300 to $98,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.3% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 48.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,421
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $33,958
Median home value: $98,200
Median gross rent: $859
Housing units: 827
Homeownership rate: 59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 17.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6571,421

Median household income

$31,667$33,958

Median home value

$78,300$98,200

Median gross rent

$712$859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,657	$31,667	$78,300	$712
2020	1,239	$29,333	$83,500	$735
2021	1,398	$29,630	$85,500	$792
2022	1,378	$30,147	$94,400	$843
2023	1,421	$33,958	$98,200	$859

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	4.3%
5 to 17	303	21.3%
18 to 24	68	4.8%
25 to 34	131	9.2%
35 to 44	136	9.6%
45 to 54	189	13.3%
55 to 64	164	11.5%
65 to 74	221	15.6%
75 and over	148	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	556	39.1%
Black or African American	690	48.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	171	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.0%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	198	20.0%
High school graduate	399	40.3%
Some college or associate's	272	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	70	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	50	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	335	82.7%
Carpooled	25	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	8.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	223	59.9%
15 to 29 min	75	20.2%
30 to 44 min	33	8.9%
45 to 59 min	16	4.3%
60+ min	25	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 45.5% (643 of 1,412)

	Count	Share
Family households	337	60.4%
Nonfamily households	221	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	558	67.5%
Vacant	269	32.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	334	59.9%
Renter-occupied	224	40.1%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other24.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	518	62.6%
1-unit, attached	6	0.7%
2 to 4 units	52	6.3%
5 to 19 units	42	5.1%
20 or more units	5	0.6%
Mobile home & other	204	24.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3704640
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.5 sq mi
Center point: 35.5430, -76.6231