Carolina Beach

Population: 6,665
Median household income: $88,239
Median home value: $487,800

Carolina Beach is a community in New Hanover County, North Carolina, home to 6,665 residents. At $88,239, its median household income sits above New Hanover County's $72,892.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carolina Beach's population grew 6.4% from 6,265 to 6,665, while its median home value rose 38.1% from $353,100 to $487,800.

41.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1988.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,665
Median age: 52.2 yrs
Median household income: $88,239
Median home value: $487,800
Median gross rent: $1,544
Housing units: 6,006
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,2656,665

Median household income

$74,949$88,239

Median home value

$353,100$487,800

Median gross rent

$1,153$1,544

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,265	$74,949	$353,100	$1,153
2020	6,324	$68,773	$359,800	$1,157
2021	6,456	$78,670	$394,000	$1,197
2022	6,583	$87,159	$442,300	$1,304
2023	6,665	$88,239	$487,800	$1,544

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1710.1%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	257	3.9%
5 to 17	670	10.1%
18 to 24	447	6.7%
25 to 34	334	5.0%
35 to 44	1,096	16.4%
45 to 54	1,074	16.1%
55 to 64	1,351	20.3%
65 to 74	1,070	16.1%
75 and over	366	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,937	89.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.2%
Asian	44	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.3%
Some other race	44	0.7%
Two or more races	200	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	405	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree33.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	1.6%
High school graduate	1,291	24.4%
Some college or associate's	1,402	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,768	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	744	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle2.6%

Worked from home17.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,349	73.6%
Carpooled	167	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	36	1.1%
Bicycle	82	2.6%
Worked from home	558	17.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	711	27.0%
15 to 29 min	956	36.3%
30 to 44 min	776	29.5%
45 to 59 min	98	3.7%
60+ min	93	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 8.4% (562 of 6,665)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,909	64.5%
Nonfamily households	1,051	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,960	49.3%
Vacant	3,046	50.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,350	79.4%
Renter-occupied	610	20.6%

1-unit, detached41.9%

1-unit, attached13.5%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units20.2%

20 or more units12.1%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,516	41.9%
1-unit, attached	808	13.5%
2 to 4 units	590	9.8%
5 to 19 units	1,214	20.2%
20 or more units	726	12.1%
Mobile home & other	152	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3710500
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.29 sq mi
Center point: 34.0419, -77.8998