Fairfield Harbour

Population: 2,898
Median household income: $69,661
Median home value: $278,800

Located in Craven County, North Carolina, Fairfield Harbour is a community with a population of 2,898. At $69,661, its median household income sits above Craven County's $64,635.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fairfield Harbour's population grew 4.6% from 2,770 to 2,898, while its median home value rose 34.2% from $207,700 to $278,800.

The typical home was built around 1992. 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,898
Median age: 61.5 yrs
Median household income: $69,661
Median home value: $278,800
Median gross rent: $1,527
Housing units: 1,890
Homeownership rate: 91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7702,898

Median household income

$66,716$69,661

Median home value

$207,700$278,800

Median gross rent

$1,293$1,527

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,770	$66,716	$207,700	$1,293
2020	2,803	$67,936	$208,100	$1,352
2021	2,872	$69,239	$209,900	$1,336
2022	2,816	$68,723	$254,500	$1,512
2023	2,898	$69,661	$278,800	$1,527

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 343.3%

35 to 443.7%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 7422.3%

75 and over20.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	341	11.8%
18 to 24	180	6.2%
25 to 34	95	3.3%
35 to 44	108	3.7%
45 to 54	403	13.9%
55 to 64	521	18.0%
65 to 74	647	22.3%
75 and over	603	20.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,149	74.2%
Black or African American	304	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	58	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	56	1.9%
Two or more races	173	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	158	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate15.3%

Some college or associate's44.6%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	1.1%
High school graduate	363	15.3%
Some college or associate's	1,061	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	658	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	269	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	581	76.5%
Carpooled	9	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	144	19.0%
Other means	9	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	56	9.1%
15 to 29 min	236	38.4%
30 to 44 min	202	32.8%
45 to 59 min	18	2.9%
60+ min	103	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 5.5% (157 of 2,872)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,063	77.6%
Nonfamily households	307	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,370	72.5%
Vacant	520	27.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,256	91.7%
Renter-occupied	114	8.3%

1-unit, detached87.0%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,644	87.0%
1-unit, attached	125	6.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	112	5.9%
20 or more units	9	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3722305
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.88 sq mi
Water area: 1.79 sq mi
Center point: 35.0695, -76.9584