Peletier

Population: 779
Median household income: $44,375
Median home value: $151,400

Located in Carteret County, North Carolina, Peletier is a community with a population of 779. The median household income of $44,375 is below the Carteret County median ($70,235).

Between 2019 and 2023, Peletier's population grew 3.3% from 754 to 779, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $119,900 to $151,400.

21.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 779
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $44,375
Median home value: $151,400
Median gross rent: $1,082
Housing units: 605
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 12.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

754779

Median household income

$39,479$44,375

Median home value

$119,900$151,400

Median gross rent

$769$1,082

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	754	$39,479	$119,900	$769
2020	652	$37,885	$117,000	$916
2021	709	$37,188	$108,500	$911
2022	749	$45,781	$136,600	$1,091
2023	779	$44,375	$151,400	$1,082

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4417.5%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7416.9%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	2.8%
5 to 17	94	12.1%
18 to 24	57	7.3%
25 to 34	78	10.0%
35 to 44	136	17.5%
45 to 54	62	8.0%
55 to 64	105	13.5%
65 to 74	132	16.9%
75 and over	93	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	676	86.8%
Black or African American	12	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	47	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate27.6%

Some college or associate's40.9%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	9.6%
High school graduate	167	27.6%
Some college or associate's	248	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	73	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	60	9.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	266	80.6%
Carpooled	20	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	6.1%
Other means	5	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	29.4%
15 to 29 min	68	21.9%
30 to 44 min	90	29.0%
45 to 59 min	25	8.1%
60+ min	36	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 14.5% (113 of 779)

	Count	Share
Family households	201	50.0%
Nonfamily households	201	50.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	402	66.4%
Vacant	203	33.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	286	71.1%
Renter-occupied	116	28.9%

1-unit, detached33.1%

1-unit, attached11.7%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other44.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	200	33.1%
1-unit, attached	71	11.7%
2 to 4 units	10	1.7%
5 to 19 units	54	8.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	270	44.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3751040
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 34.7284, -77.0713