Population 68,434
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 506.25 mi²
Zip Codes 28557
Per capita income $27,566

Cities in Carteret County

Morehead City

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 89.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 14.1 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$979,612
Total number of firms, 2007 9,110
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.0 %
Population, 2013 estimate 68,434
Households, 2008-2012 28,235
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 3.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 6,110
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $27,566
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 4.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 0.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 17,642
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 23.5 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 6.3 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 19.1 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 506.25 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 66,469
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $207,600
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$292,219
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,927
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $47,506
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 18.6 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$151,047
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.6 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 8,986
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 88.5 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 4.5 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 3.4 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.31
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 21.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 23.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 83.6 %
Population, 2010 66,469
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 17.6 %
Population per square mile, 2010 131.3
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 86.5 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 70.7 %
Housing units, 2013 48,511
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,467
Building permits, 2012 277
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$254,299
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %