Dare County, North Carolina

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Dare County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for broadband access (116th of 3,135 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Dare County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	37,875	10,730,404	334,922,499	1259th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$88,994	$72,388	$80,734	330th of 3,221
Median Age	49.0	39.1	38.9	288th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	43.2%	35.7%	35.7%	197th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$460,400	$288,900	$332,700	178th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,345	$1,228	$1,413	367th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.6%	13.0%	12.5%	3060th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	4.7%	5.2%	760th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	98.8	220.7	n/a	986th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.7%	9.1%	14.1%	1044th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.5	n/a	n/a	625th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.4%	66.6%	65.2%	895th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.4	25.1	26.4	2045th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.2%	16.3%	15.1%	509th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.3%	n/a	n/a	1188th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.6%	47.2%	46.9%	1337th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.8%	n/a	n/a	116th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Dare County, North Carolina

Statistic	Dare County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.4%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	26.4	58.4	61.4

Age in Dare County, North Carolina

Statistic	Dare County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	49.0	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	17.9%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.9%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.1%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.9%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Dare County, North Carolina

Statistic	Dare County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	16,836	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.1%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.7%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.5%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.2%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	24.5%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dare County, North Carolina

Statistic	Dare County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$56,589	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.3%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.2%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.9%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.6%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.3%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.1%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Dare County, North Carolina

Statistic	Dare County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	35,278	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.7%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.2%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	52.3%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.6%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.9%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,391	$1,896	n/a

Education in Dare County, North Carolina

Statistic	Dare County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.3%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.2%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	30.0%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.2%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dare County, North Carolina

Statistic	Dare County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.0%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.7%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.6%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.8%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.7%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Dare County, North Carolina

Statistic	Dare County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	32.0%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.4%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.5%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.3%	10.0%	16.7%

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