Broad Creek

Population: 1,963
Median household income: $57,545
Median home value: $226,000

Broad Creek, a community in Carteret County, North Carolina, has 1,963 residents. The median household income of $57,545 is below the Carteret County median ($70,235).

Between 2019 and 2023, Broad Creek's population declined 23.0% from 2,548 to 1,963, while its median home value rose 43.9% from $157,100 to $226,000.

64.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1993.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,963
Median age: 51.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,545
Median home value: $226,000
Median gross rent: $747
Housing units: 1,088
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5481,963

Median household income

$53,696$57,545

Median home value

$157,100$226,000

Median gross rent

$1,115$747

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,548	$53,696	$157,100	$1,115
2020	2,306	$55,917	$179,500	—
2021	2,231	$65,109	$185,200	$664
2022	2,013	$59,500	$191,100	$806
2023	1,963	$57,545	$226,000	$747

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5417.7%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7417.8%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	91	4.6%
5 to 17	301	15.3%
18 to 24	83	4.2%
25 to 34	142	7.2%
35 to 44	148	7.5%
45 to 54	347	17.7%
55 to 64	331	16.9%
65 to 74	349	17.8%
75 and over	171	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,837	93.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	113	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's43.3%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	137	9.2%
High school graduate	422	28.4%
Some college or associate's	644	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	190	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	95	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	762	88.1%
Carpooled	38	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	6.0%
Other means	13	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	239	29.4%
15 to 29 min	351	43.2%
30 to 44 min	90	11.1%
45 to 59 min	85	10.5%
60+ min	48	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 11.2% (220 of 1,956)

	Count	Share
Family households	597	72.6%
Nonfamily households	225	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	822	75.6%
Vacant	266	24.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	679	82.6%
Renter-occupied	143	17.4%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other35.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	697	64.1%
1-unit, attached	4	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	387	35.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3708040
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.11 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.7341, -76.9190