Sneads Ferry

Population: 2,556
Median household income: $59,783
Median home value: $233,500

Sneads Ferry, a community in Onslow County, North Carolina, has 2,556 residents. At $59,783, its median household income sits below Onslow County's $64,568.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sneads Ferry's population declined 8.2% from 2,785 to 2,556, while its median home value rose 46.8% from $159,100 to $233,500.

The median gross rent is $1,605. 20.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,556
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $59,783
Median home value: $233,500
Median gross rent: $1,605
Housing units: 1,914
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7852,556

Median household income

$48,839$59,783

Median home value

$159,100$233,500

Median gross rent

$1,191$1,605

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,785	$48,839	$159,100	$1,191
2020	2,326	$36,605	$153,900	$1,163
2021	2,236	$37,028	$164,600	$1,147
2022	2,140	$40,278	$195,200	$1,059
2023	2,556	$59,783	$233,500	$1,605

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 179.9%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3420.7%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	211	8.3%
5 to 17	254	9.9%
18 to 24	192	7.5%
25 to 34	528	20.7%
35 to 44	251	9.8%
45 to 54	322	12.6%
55 to 64	352	13.8%
65 to 74	167	6.5%
75 and over	279	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,996	78.1%
Black or African American	121	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	60	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	324	12.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's45.9%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	144	7.6%
High school graduate	499	26.3%
Some college or associate's	871	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	284	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	101	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	802	72.4%
Carpooled	62	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	39	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	186	16.8%
Other means	18	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	255	27.7%
15 to 29 min	368	40.0%
30 to 44 min	130	14.1%
45 to 59 min	14	1.5%
60+ min	154	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 19.7% (504 of 2,556)

	Count	Share
Family households	726	56.1%
Nonfamily households	568	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,294	67.6%
Vacant	620	32.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	836	64.6%
Renter-occupied	458	35.4%

1-unit, detached66.6%

1-unit, attached15.9%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,274	66.6%
1-unit, attached	305	15.9%
2 to 4 units	73	3.8%
5 to 19 units	41	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	221	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3762680
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.8 sq mi
Water area: 2.04 sq mi
Center point: 34.5552, -77.3776