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Croatan township, Dare County, NC

1,163 Population
158.7 square miles 7.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.4 ±11.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Dare County: 49 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,156 ±$7,404 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Dare County: $56,589 ±$4,704
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,900 ±$11,180 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Dare County: $88,994 ±$5,211
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

21.6% ±14.8% (251  ±182) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Dare County: 6.6% † 2,497 (±1.4% / ±522)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.7 minutes ±10.2 (10,770  ±5,807) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Dare County: 22.4 366,240 (±1.6 / ±29,655)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

602 ±151 Number of households
  • Dare County: 16,836 ±642
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.9 ±0.7 (1,163  ±278) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Dare County: 2.2 37,656 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

692 ±155 Number of housing units
  • Dare County: 35,278 ±74
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$259,700 ±$61,246 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Dare County: $460,400 ±$16,420
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8% ±12.2% (93  ±143.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Dare County: 10% † 3,783 (±1.9% / ±715.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.2% ±12.9% (779  ±196.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Dare County: 94.7% 27,351 (±4.1% / ±1,174.2)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.2% ±9.9% (198  ±97.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Dare County: 43.2% 12,479 (±2.6% / ±750.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

16.8% ±12.4% (195  ±152) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Dare County: 4.7% 1,785
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.5% ±3.5% (43  ±34) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Dare County: 8.1% † 2,498 (±1% / ±317)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
43 Total veterans ±34 43 Male ±34 N/A Female ±14

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