Currituck County, North Carolina

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Currituck County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (48th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for average commute time (104th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Currituck County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	30,601	10,730,404	334,922,499	1460th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$93,511	$72,388	$80,734	242nd of 3,221
Median Age	41.6	39.1	38.9	1625th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.9%	35.7%	35.7%	708th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$378,800	$288,900	$332,700	343rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,162	$1,228	$1,413	603rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.5%	13.0%	12.5%	2946th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	4.7%	5.2%	2564th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	116.8	220.7	n/a	883rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.4%	9.1%	14.1%	1406th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.2	n/a	n/a	1020th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	87.3%	66.6%	65.2%	48th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	35.5	25.1	26.4	104th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.0%	16.3%	15.1%	1483rd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.4%	n/a	n/a	1164th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	61.2%	47.2%	46.9%	125th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.4%	n/a	n/a	464th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Currituck County, North Carolina

Statistic	Currituck County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.2%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.1	58.4	61.4

Age in Currituck County, North Carolina

Statistic	Currituck County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	41.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.2%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.6%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Currituck County, North Carolina

Statistic	Currituck County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	11,845	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	73.4%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.8%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.1%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.9%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	22.3%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Currituck County, North Carolina

Statistic	Currituck County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,003	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.8%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.2%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.6%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.5%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	17.8%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.8%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Currituck County, North Carolina

Statistic	Currituck County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	17,079	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.1%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.0%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	30.6%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,998.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	12.7%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,760	$1,896	n/a

Education in Currituck County, North Carolina

Statistic	Currituck County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.2%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.1%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.0%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.9%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Currituck County, North Carolina

Statistic	Currituck County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.6%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.2%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.1%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.7%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.1%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Currituck County, North Carolina

Statistic	Currituck County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	19.7%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.3%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	10.0%	16.7%

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