North Topsail Beach

Population: 699
Median household income: $106,818
Median home value: $453,500

North Topsail Beach, a community in Onslow County, North Carolina, has 699 residents. Its median household income of $106,818 runs above the Onslow County figure of $64,568.

Between 2019 and 2023, North Topsail Beach's population declined 17.4% from 846 to 699, while its median home value rose 56.0% from $290,700 to $453,500.

53.9% of workers drive to work alone. 45.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 699
Median age: 60.6 yrs
Median household income: $106,818
Median home value: $453,500
Median gross rent: $1,208
Housing units: 2,791
Homeownership rate: 92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

846699

Median household income

$57,500$106,818

Median home value

$290,700$453,500

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,208

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	846	$57,500	$290,700	$1,174
2020	849	$54,167	$280,900	$1,311
2021	789	$63,333	$322,500	$1,264
2022	775	$82,857	$398,900	$1,391
2023	699	$106,818	$453,500	$1,208

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

Age distribution

Under 50.9%

5 to 172.7%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 343.3%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6430.6%

65 to 7430.6%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	0.9%
5 to 17	19	2.7%
18 to 24	23	3.3%
25 to 34	23	3.3%
35 to 44	58	8.3%
45 to 54	95	13.6%
55 to 64	214	30.6%
65 to 74	214	30.6%
75 and over	47	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	626	89.6%
Black or African American	16	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.7%
Two or more races	26	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate18.3%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree34.3%

Graduate or professional degree18.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	1.5%
High school graduate	119	18.3%
Some college or associate's	179	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	223	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	120	18.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 44 min

Drove alone53.9%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home44.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	173	53.9%
Carpooled	4	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	144	44.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	6.8%
15 to 29 min	23	13.0%
30 to 44 min	67	37.9%
45 to 59 min	36	20.3%
60+ min	39	22.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 6.4% (45 of 699)

	Count	Share
Family households	231	61.4%
Nonfamily households	145	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	376	13.5%
Vacant	2,415	86.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	347	92.3%
Renter-occupied	29	7.7%

1-unit, detached45.8%

1-unit, attached18.3%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units25.7%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,278	45.8%
1-unit, attached	511	18.3%
2 to 4 units	115	4.1%
5 to 19 units	36	1.3%
20 or more units	716	25.7%
Mobile home & other	135	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3747845
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.22 sq mi
Water area: 4.15 sq mi
Center point: 34.4885, -77.4375