Duck

Population: 662
Median household income: $118,750
Median home value: $705,700

Duck, a community in Dare County, North Carolina, has 662 residents. At $118,750, its median household income sits above Dare County's $81,214.

From 2019 to 2023, Duck's population grew 13.6% from 583 to 662, while its median home value rose 19.1% from $592,700 to $705,700.

Households average 1.98 people. The median gross rent is $1,393.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 662
Median age: 61.1 yrs
Median household income: $118,750
Median home value: $705,700
Median gross rent: $1,393
Housing units: 3,007
Homeownership rate: 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

583662

Median household income

$87,500$118,750

Median home value

$592,700$705,700

Median gross rent

$1,223$1,393

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	583	$87,500	$592,700	$1,223
2020	584	$107,083	$528,300	$1,100
2021	581	$126,563	$544,600	$1,183
2022	686	$122,500	$630,900	$1,417
2023	662	$118,750	$705,700	$1,393

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 178.3%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 343.2%

35 to 445.9%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6422.8%

65 to 7423.9%

75 and over15.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	0.6%
5 to 17	55	8.3%
18 to 24	39	5.9%
25 to 34	21	3.2%
35 to 44	39	5.9%
45 to 54	91	13.7%
55 to 64	151	22.8%
65 to 74	158	23.9%
75 and over	104	15.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	637	96.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.9%
Two or more races	4	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate8.7%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree35.5%

Graduate or professional degree29.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	3.7%
High school graduate	49	8.7%
Some college or associate's	130	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	200	35.5%
Graduate or professional degree	164	29.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone40.8%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home50.2%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	113	40.8%
Carpooled	8	2.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	2.5%
Bicycle	3	1.1%
Worked from home	139	50.2%
Other means	7	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	54	39.1%
15 to 29 min	33	23.9%
30 to 44 min	27	19.6%
45 to 59 min	2	1.4%
60+ min	22	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 10.7% (71 of 662)

	Count	Share
Family households	204	61.1%
Nonfamily households	130	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	334	11.1%
Vacant	2,673	88.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	290	86.8%
Renter-occupied	44	13.2%

1-unit, detached84.0%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,527	84.0%
1-unit, attached	14	0.5%
2 to 4 units	69	2.3%
5 to 19 units	327	10.9%
20 or more units	70	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3718060
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.42 sq mi
Water area: 1.3 sq mi
Center point: 36.1866, -75.7541