Sea Breeze

Population: 1,731
Median household income: $57,379
Median home value: $398,800

Sea Breeze, a community in New Hanover County, North Carolina, has 1,731 residents. Its median household income of $57,379 runs below the New Hanover County figure of $72,892.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sea Breeze's population declined 3.0% from 1,785 to 1,731, while its median home value rose 33.9% from $297,900 to $398,800.

Households average 2.02 people. 25.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,731
Median age: 58.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,379
Median home value: $398,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 985
Homeownership rate: 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7851,731

Median household income

$71,500$57,379

Median home value

$297,900$398,800

Median gross rent

$642$712

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,785	$71,500	$297,900	$642
2020	1,646	—	$326,300	$728
2021	1,632	$65,219	$340,100	$712
2022	1,533	$54,432	$400,000	—
2023	1,731	$57,379	$398,800	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 343.4%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5421.7%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7424.7%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	0.6%
5 to 17	169	9.8%
18 to 24	79	4.6%
25 to 34	59	3.4%
35 to 44	150	8.7%
45 to 54	375	21.7%
55 to 64	210	12.1%
65 to 74	427	24.7%
75 and over	252	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,431	82.7%
Black or African American	176	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.6%
Asian	8	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's40.2%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	5.4%
High school graduate	424	28.8%
Some college or associate's	592	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	289	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	89	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled1.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	592	80.9%
Carpooled	14	1.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	117	16.0%
Other means	9	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	214	34.8%
15 to 29 min	116	18.9%
30 to 44 min	192	31.2%
45 to 59 min	57	9.3%
60+ min	36	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 11.1% (192 of 1,731)

	Count	Share
Family households	519	60.4%
Nonfamily households	340	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	859	87.2%
Vacant	126	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	762	88.7%
Renter-occupied	97	11.3%

1-unit, detached93.7%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	923	93.7%
1-unit, attached	21	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	6	0.6%
Mobile home & other	35	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3760000
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 34.0675, -77.8923