Carteret County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Carteret County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	69,148	10,730,404	334,922,499	793rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,322	$72,388	$80,734	1024th of 3,221
Median Age	50.5	39.1	38.9	198th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.5%	35.7%	35.7%	490th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$333,300	$288,900	$332,700	478th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,108	$1,228	$1,413	706th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.1%	13.0%	12.5%	2416th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	4.7%	5.2%	1920th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	136.2	220.7	n/a	813th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	9.1%	14.1%	1596th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.7	n/a	n/a	1224th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.7%	66.6%	65.2%	1579th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.2	25.1	26.4	1857th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.6%	16.3%	15.1%	691st of 3,222
Uninsured	12.7%	n/a	n/a	1091st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.2%	47.2%	46.9%	1000th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.1%	n/a	n/a	253rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Carteret County, North Carolina

Statistic	Carteret County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.7	58.4	61.4

Age in Carteret County, North Carolina

Statistic	Carteret County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	50.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	16.8%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.4%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.0%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.0%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Carteret County, North Carolina

Statistic	Carteret County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	31,977	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.3%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.5%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.1%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	21.7%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Carteret County, North Carolina

Statistic	Carteret County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,736	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.1%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.8%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.1%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.2%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.0%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Carteret County, North Carolina

Statistic	Carteret County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	52,181	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.7%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.0%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	38.7%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.3%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.5%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,423	$1,896	n/a

Education in Carteret County, North Carolina

Statistic	Carteret County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	6.3%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.9%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.4%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.6%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.9%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Carteret County, North Carolina

Statistic	Carteret County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.0%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.3%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.5%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.7%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Carteret County, North Carolina

Statistic	Carteret County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	53.9%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.6%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.5%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.6%	10.0%	16.7%

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