Wrightsville Beach

Population: 2,679
Median household income: $167,273
Median home value: $1,041,800

Located in New Hanover County, North Carolina, Wrightsville Beach is a community with a population of 2,679. Its median household income of $167,273 runs above the New Hanover County figure of $72,892.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wrightsville Beach's population grew 4.4% from 2,565 to 2,679, while its median home value rose 30.4% from $798,700 to $1,041,800.

Households average 2.06 people. The median gross rent is $1,892.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,679
Median age: 56.1 yrs
Median household income: $167,273
Median home value: $1,041,800
Median gross rent: $1,892
Housing units: 2,926
Homeownership rate: 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5652,679

Median household income

$109,013$167,273

Median home value

$798,700$1,041,800

Median gross rent

$1,655$1,892

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,565	$109,013	$798,700	$1,655
2020	2,541	$105,707	$853,000	$1,684
2021	2,593	$111,346	$855,700	$1,698
2022	2,848	$125,074	$966,200	$2,013
2023	2,679	$167,273	$1,041,800	$1,892

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6420.8%

65 to 7421.1%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	80	3.0%
5 to 17	267	10.0%
18 to 24	124	4.6%
25 to 34	239	8.9%
35 to 44	248	9.3%
45 to 54	340	12.7%
55 to 64	557	20.8%
65 to 74	564	21.1%
75 and over	260	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,525	94.3%
Black or African American	15	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	13	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	47	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	79	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.7%

High school graduate11.9%

Some college or associate's15.8%

Bachelor's degree46.3%

Graduate or professional degree25.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	0.7%
High school graduate	262	11.9%
Some college or associate's	348	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,022	46.3%
Graduate or professional degree	560	25.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	962	69.9%
Carpooled	45	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	341	24.8%
Other means	7	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	461	44.5%
15 to 29 min	445	43.0%
30 to 44 min	23	2.2%
45 to 59 min	81	7.8%
60+ min	25	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 3.6% (94 of 2,630)

	Count	Share
Family households	796	62.3%
Nonfamily households	482	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,278	43.7%
Vacant	1,648	56.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,035	81.0%
Renter-occupied	243	19.0%

1-unit, detached44.5%

1-unit, attached9.8%

2 to 4 units19.1%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units11.6%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,303	44.5%
1-unit, attached	288	9.8%
2 to 4 units	558	19.1%
5 to 19 units	428	14.6%
20 or more units	339	11.6%
Mobile home & other	10	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3775820
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.88 sq mi
Center point: 34.2130, -77.7979