Cape Carteret

Population: 2,598
Median household income: $75,313
Median home value: $347,500

Cape Carteret is a community in Carteret County, North Carolina, home to 2,598 residents. At $75,313, its median household income sits above Carteret County's $70,235.

From 2019 to 2023, Cape Carteret's population grew 8.1% from 2,403 to 2,598, while its median home value rose 32.8% from $261,600 to $347,500.

95.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1994.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,598
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $75,313
Median home value: $347,500
Median gross rent: $1,755
Housing units: 1,284
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4032,598

Median household income

$81,923$75,313

Median home value

$261,600$347,500

Median gross rent

$1,601$1,755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,403	$81,923	$261,600	$1,601
2020	2,730	$78,056	$269,000	$1,374
2021	2,719	$73,654	$274,300	$1,692
2022	2,651	$76,750	$327,700	$1,709
2023	2,598	$75,313	$347,500	$1,755

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7419.7%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	92	3.5%
5 to 17	407	15.7%
18 to 24	88	3.4%
25 to 34	188	7.2%
35 to 44	425	16.4%
45 to 54	339	13.0%
55 to 64	316	12.2%
65 to 74	511	19.7%
75 and over	232	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,430	93.5%
Black or African American	7	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	76	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	84	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate17.9%

Some college or associate's42.4%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	159	7.9%
High school graduate	359	17.9%
Some college or associate's	852	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	397	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	244	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.7%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	981	86.7%
Carpooled	62	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	6.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	315	29.8%
15 to 29 min	262	24.8%
30 to 44 min	360	34.0%
45 to 59 min	79	7.5%
60+ min	42	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 7.3% (189 of 2,598)

	Count	Share
Family households	806	72.2%
Nonfamily households	311	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,117	87.0%
Vacant	167	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	900	80.6%
Renter-occupied	217	19.4%

1-unit, detached95.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,220	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3710260
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 34.6943, -77.0602