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Belhaven, NC

1,421 Population
1.6 square miles 893.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47 ±10.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 47.1 ±0.5
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$21,549 ±$5,665 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $33,912 ±$1,719
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$33,958 ±$9,138 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $57,997 ±$3,520
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

45.5% ±14.3% (643  ±231) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 18% † 7,931 (±2% / ±892)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

17.9 minutes ±5.7 (6,655  ±2,927) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 24.2 421,125 (±2 / ±38,666)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

558 ±100 Number of households
  • the Washington, NC Micro Area: 19,103 ±475
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.5 ±0.6 (1,412  ±245) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 2.3 44,073 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

827 ±125 Number of housing units
  • the Washington, NC Micro Area: 24,385 ±45
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$98,200 ±$8,954 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $181,200 ±$7,560
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

4.6% ±2.7% (66  ±39.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 6% † 2,653 (±1.1% / ±488)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

80% ±6% (791  ±144.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 88.1% 28,902 (±3.5% / ±1,147.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
12.1% ±3.9% (120  ±43.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 20.6% 6,755 (±1.7% / ±566.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.1% ±4% (72  ±58) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 3.4% 1,536
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

7.4% ±3.3% (78  ±37) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 9.2% † 3,291 (±1% / ±362)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
78 Total veterans ±37 61 Male ±28 17 Female ±21

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