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Carteret County
Carteret County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 67,686 County Seat Carteret County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 031 Num Towns 18 Census-Designated Places 7 Total Town Population 36,521 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 68,353 Median Age 49.9 Veterans 6,956 Housing Units 51,096 Uninsured 851 Net Migration (recent) 2,515 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 2,187 Total Employees 21,053 Avg Annual Pay $45,708 Median Household Income $66,965 Poverty Rate 9.7% Unemployment Rate 4.8% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $87,892 Federal Spending FY2024 $622,467,754 Federal Spending Per Capita $9,196
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $277,400 Median Rent $1,009 FMR Studio $923 FMR 1BR $929 FMR 2BR $1,219 FMR 3BR $1,584 FMR 4BR $2,002
Health & Safety
Hospitals 18 EMS Stations 54 Fire Stations 54 Police Stations 54 Adult Smoking 15.7% Adult Obesity 32.5% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 49.9 Air Quality Good Days 357
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 18 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 18
Community
Churches 43 Libraries 19 Historic Places (NRHP) 17 Homeless Population N/A Schools 234 SNAP Stores 70 Bank Branches 19
Agriculture
Total Farms 1 Land in Farms (acres) 1,332 Avg Farm Size (acres) 1,332.0 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE EIGHT 2024-10-19 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 DR HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-10-14 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-10-04 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03
Detailed Topics
Communities in Carteret County
Morehead City — pop 9,556Beaufort — pop 4,464Newport — pop 4,364Emerald Isle — pop 3,847Cape Carteret — pop 2,224Broad Creek — pop 1,968Cedar Point — pop 1,764Pine Knoll Shores — pop 1,388Atlantic Beach — pop 1,364Brandywine Bay — pop 1,153Harkers Island — pop 1,127Peletier — pop 769Bogue — pop 695Gloucester — pop 495Atlantic — pop 468Marshallberg — pop 341Davis — pop 311Indian Beach — pop 223
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
