Cape Colony

Population: 470
Median household income: $73,438
Median home value: $178,300

Located in Chowan County, North Carolina, Cape Colony is a community with a population of 470. The median household income of $73,438 is above the Chowan County median ($56,982).

From 2020 to 2023, Cape Colony's population declined 37.2% from 749 to 470, while its median home value rose 132.5% from $76,700 to $178,300.

93.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 470
Median age: 52.2 yrs
Median household income: $73,438
Median home value: $178,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 272
Homeownership rate: 92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

749470

Median household income

$32,670$73,438

Median home value

$76,700$178,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	749	$32,670	$76,700
2021	636	—	$79,400
2022	493	$76,477	$210,600
2023	470	$73,438	$178,300

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4423.4%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7420.4%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	110	23.4%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	110	23.4%
45 to 54	44	9.4%
55 to 64	83	17.7%
65 to 74	96	20.4%
75 and over	27	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	432	91.9%
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	21	4.5%
Two or more races	17	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate15.6%

Some college or associate's52.8%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	6.7%
High school graduate	56	15.6%
Some college or associate's	190	52.8%
Bachelor's degree	31	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	59	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	167	78.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	5.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	12.1%
Other means	9	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	124	66.0%
15 to 29 min	27	14.4%
30 to 44 min	37	19.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 19.8% (93 of 470)

	Count	Share
Family households	136	62.4%
Nonfamily households	82	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	218	80.1%
Vacant	54	19.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	202	92.7%
Renter-occupied	16	7.3%

1-unit, detached93.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	254	93.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3710264
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 36.0196, -76.5828