North Carolina · Census place 10260
Cape Carteret town, NC
Quick answer
Cape Carteret town has 2,598 residents, ranking #289 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $75,313, the median home is worth $347,500 and median gross rent runs $1,755 a month.
- Population
- 2,598Cape Carteret town residents
- Median household income
- $75,313Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $347,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,755Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cape Carteret town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cape Carteret town median would spend about 28% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 80.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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