Carteret County, North Carolina

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 68,652
Median household income: $70,235
Median home value: $304,200

Carteret County is a county in North Carolina with a population of 68,652. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $70,235 runs in line with the North Carolina figure of $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carteret County's population held roughly steady from 69,070 to 68,652, while its median household income rose 22.8% from $57,194 to $70,235.

Households average 2.16 people. The median gross rent is $1,062.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 68,652
Median age: 50.1 yrs
Median household income: $70,235
Median home value: $304,200
Median gross rent: $1,062
Housing units: 51,615
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

69,07068,652

Median household income

$57,194$70,235

Median home value

$214,100$304,200

Median gross rent

$902$1,062

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	69,070	$57,194	$214,100	$902
2020	69,301	$57,871	$226,700	$921
2021	67,944	$61,805	$237,800	$938
2022	68,353	$66,965	$277,400	$1,009
2023	68,652	$70,235	$304,200	$1,062

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,577	3.8%
5 to 17	9,130	13.3%
18 to 24	4,356	6.3%
25 to 34	6,473	9.4%
35 to 44	7,881	11.5%
45 to 54	8,407	12.2%
55 to 64	11,777	17.2%
65 to 74	11,084	16.1%
75 and over	6,967	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	58,683	85.5%
Black or African American	2,878	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	171	0.2%
Asian	603	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.0%
Some other race	229	0.3%
Two or more races	2,843	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,230	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,837	7.3%
High school graduate	12,417	23.6%
Some college or associate's	19,329	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	10,634	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6,372	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,653	80.7%
Carpooled	1,888	6.2%
Public transit	104	0.3%
Walked	301	1.0%
Bicycle	90	0.3%
Worked from home	3,138	10.3%
Other means	373	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,037	33.0%
15 to 29 min	10,286	37.5%
30 to 44 min	5,125	18.7%
45 to 59 min	1,616	5.9%
60+ min	1,345	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 10.0% (6,781 of 67,511)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,896	63.8%
Nonfamily households	11,302	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,198	60.4%
Vacant	20,417	39.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,932	73.5%
Renter-occupied	8,266	26.5%

1-unit, detached60.8%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other16.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31,390	60.8%
1-unit, attached	2,102	4.1%
2 to 4 units	2,576	5.0%
5 to 19 units	3,358	6.5%
20 or more units	3,454	6.7%
Mobile home & other	8,735	16.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 37031
State: North Carolina
Land area: 508 sq mi
Water area: 823 sq mi
Center point: 34.8583, -76.5359