Currituck County, North Carolina

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 29,612
Median household income: $91,548
Median home value: $351,200

Currituck County, North Carolina counts 29,612 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $91,548 is above the North Carolina median ($69,904).

Between 2019 and 2023, Currituck County's population grew 12.3% from 26,363 to 29,612, while its median household income rose 30.9% from $69,964 to $91,548.

The median resident is 41.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,612
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $91,548
Median home value: $351,200
Median gross rent: $1,126
Housing units: 16,636
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,36329,612

Median household income

$69,964$91,548

Median home value

$257,200$351,200

Median gross rent

$1,151$1,126

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,363	$69,964	$257,200	$1,151
2020	27,210	$73,741	$263,400	$1,101
2021	27,575	$79,416	$276,400	$1,174
2022	28,616	$82,793	$314,100	$1,217
2023	29,612	$91,548	$351,200	$1,126

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,470	5.0%
5 to 17	5,084	17.2%
18 to 24	1,769	6.0%
25 to 34	3,394	11.5%
35 to 44	4,043	13.7%
45 to 54	3,972	13.4%
55 to 64	4,774	16.1%
65 to 74	3,331	11.2%
75 and over	1,775	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,993	84.4%
Black or African American	1,509	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.2%
Asian	285	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	342	1.2%
Two or more races	989	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,444	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,298	6.1%
High school graduate	7,101	33.4%
Some college or associate's	6,655	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,357	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,878	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,947	79.2%
Carpooled	1,699	11.3%
Public transit	10	0.1%
Walked	64	0.4%
Bicycle	10	0.1%
Worked from home	1,255	8.3%
Other means	92	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,417	17.5%
15 to 29 min	3,022	21.9%
30 to 44 min	3,269	23.7%
45 to 59 min	2,449	17.7%
60+ min	2,665	19.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 7.6% (2,248 of 29,434)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,485	73.8%
Nonfamily households	3,012	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,497	69.1%
Vacant	5,139	30.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,061	87.5%
Renter-occupied	1,436	12.5%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,295	85.9%
1-unit, attached	85	0.5%
2 to 4 units	232	1.4%
5 to 19 units	283	1.7%
20 or more units	23	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1,718	10.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 37053
State: North Carolina
Land area: 262 sq mi
Water area: 265 sq mi
Center point: 36.3722, -75.9412