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Morehead City--Emerald Isle--Atlantic Beach, NC Urban Area

45,814 Population
46.9 square miles 976.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.4 ±1 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$48,860 ±$2,281 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,632 ±$3,603 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.5% ±1.5% (4,740  ±678) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.7 minutes ±1.4 (373,410  ±28,964) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

21,984 ±506 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (45,281  ±1,005) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.9% ±1.8% (407  ±149) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

38,658 ±480 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$375,000 ±$12,142 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13% ±1.8% (5,892  ±828.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.6% ±2.4% (33,567  ±1,111.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
39.5% ±1.6% (14,022  ±651.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than 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

3.3% ±0.6% (1,510  ±260) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.8% ±1% (4,456  ±405) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
4,456 Total veterans ±405 3,848 Male ±335 608 Female ±195

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