Cape Carteret, NC Demographic Data
Cape Carteret, NC Summary
Cape Carteret is located in Carteret County in North Carolina
- Population: 1,962
- Area: 2.67 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.49 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.19 sq. miles
- Population Density: 733.73 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 6.89 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cape Carteret, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,238
55%
50.8
Male
1,029
45%
49.2
Total Population
2,267
323,128,000
Cape Carteret, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
143
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
144
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
164
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
127
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
100
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
180
7.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
291
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
307
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
134
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
141
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
288
12.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
186
8.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
62
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,701
75.0%
77.2
Female
901
53.0%
51.3
Male
800
47.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,674
73.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
619
27.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
536
23.6%
15.2
Female
273
50.9%
55.8
Male
263
49.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Cape Carteret, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,251
99.3%
96.8
White
2,212
97.6%
72.6
Black or African American
7
0.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
8
0.4%
0.8
Asian
8
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
16
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
16
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
122
5.4%
17.8
Mexican
34
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
24
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
64
2.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,145
94.6%
82.2
Cape Carteret, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
0
0.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
34
2.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
350
22.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
406
25.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
193
12.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
334
21.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
272
17.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
34
2.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,555
97.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
606
38.1%
31.2
Cape Carteret, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
393
21.6%
33.7%
Now Married
1,107
61.0%
47.5
Divorced
146
8.0%
11.0%
Separated
34
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
136
7.5
5.8%
Cape Carteret, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,009
94.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
115
5.4%
21.6%
Spanish
91
4.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
16
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Cape Carteret, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
21
2.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
5
0.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
98
11.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
67
7.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
79
9.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
193
21.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
141
16.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
188
21.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
63
7.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
25
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
72,308
57,617
Per capita income
32,225
31,128
Cape Carteret, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
73
9.0%
9.8
Construction
62
7.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
206
25.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
83
10.2%
6.6
Information
9
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
34
4.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
62
7.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
65
8.0%
11.4
Public administration
71
8.8%
4.6
Retail trade
107
13.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
18
2.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
20
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
107
13.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
338
41.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
34
4.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
184
22.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
147
18.1%
18.1%
Cape Carteret, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
869
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
784
90.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
59
6.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
26
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.1
26.6
Cape Carteret, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
10
1.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
221
25.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
439
49.9%
37.1
3 or more
210
23.9%
21.0
Cape Carteret, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
880
80.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
707
80.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
173
19.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
215
19.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.5
Cape Carteret, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,095
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
23
2.1%
9.1
4 rooms
144
13.2%
16.5
5 rooms
221
20.2%
19.8
6 rooms
219
20.0%
17.8
7 rooms
259
23.7%
12.0
8 rooms
96
8.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
133
12.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Cape Carteret, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,095
1-unit, detached
954
87.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5
0.5%
5.9
2-units
4
0.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
132
12.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cape Carteret, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
0
0.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
17
1.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
34
3.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
104
9.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
196
17.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
201
18.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
155
14.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
333
30.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
51
4.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
4
0.4%
1.4%
Cape Carteret, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
13
1.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
41
4.7%
4.7
Electricity
818
93.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
8
0.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Cape Carteret, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
447
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
26
5.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
26
5.8%
10.3%
$500 to $999
48
10.7%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
70
15.7%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
109
24.4%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
168
37.6%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
128
28.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
114
25.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
62
13.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
23
5.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
120
26.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Cape Carteret, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
173
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
11.0%
4.4%
$500 to $999
27
15.6%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
33
19.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
94
54.3%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,299
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
14
8.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
36
20.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
28
16.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
5.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
5.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
76
43.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Cape Carteret, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
707
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
11
1.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5
0.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
23
3.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
96
13.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
350
49.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
180
25.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
31
4.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
11
1.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
262,000
205,000