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Dare County
Dare County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 36,915 County Seat Dare County Justice Center State FIPS 37 County FIPS 055 Num Towns 15 Census-Designated Places 9 Total Town Population 26,529 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 37,160 Median Age 48.1 Veterans 2,610 Housing Units 34,493 Uninsured 796 Net Migration (recent) 585 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 2,066 Total Employees 16,031 Avg Annual Pay $46,480 Median Household Income $79,742 Poverty Rate 6.5% Unemployment Rate 5.1% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $87,788 Federal Spending FY2024 $298,854,774 Federal Spending Per Capita $8,096
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $386,600 Median Rent $1,259 FMR Studio $1,090 FMR 1BR $1,269 FMR 2BR $1,411 FMR 3BR $1,874 FMR 4BR $1,922
Health & Safety
Hospitals 15 EMS Stations 45 Fire Stations 45 Police Stations 44 Adult Smoking 12.9% Adult Obesity 32.2% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 49.1 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 15 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 15
Community
Churches 34 Libraries 15 Historic Places (NRHP) 34 Homeless Population N/A Schools 121 SNAP Stores 43 Bank Branches 20
Agriculture
Total Farms 2 Land in Farms (acres) 30 Avg Farm Size (acres) 15.0 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 HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 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 Dare County
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.
