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Morehead City, North Carolina

Morehead City town, North Carolina · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townGrowingCarteret County · 7.4 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Morehead CityPeer medianPctileSource
Population9,80610,26436
Population change (10 yr)n/a7.2%
Median household income$56,233$61,81427
Poverty rate18.1%15.2%82
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%34.9%55
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/a9.5%
Median owner-occupied home value$357,400$273,75082
Median gross rent$1,134$1,00082
Housing vacancy rate19.8%15.1%82
Worked from home12.1%10.0%73
Population, 2012–2024
Morehead CityPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
Morehead CityPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population+5.3%
Housing units+5.8%
Median household income+28.0%
Median owner-occupied home value+39.6%
Median gross rent+28.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher+8.7%
Worked from home+96.6%
Poverty rate-11.8%
Establishment density · Carteret County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars34.3US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail5.6US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services7.4US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services26.9US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care22.7US 21.0above US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation8.2US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation5.8US 2.1above US rate
Construction47.3US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Detroit Lakes, MN8410,025+13.5%$62,95832.8%
Abingdon, VA838,330$54,54436.5%
Livingston, MT838,780$65,86138.6%
Grand Haven, MI8310,996$60,66936.7%
Show Low, AZ8312,102$60,36834.9%
Bluefield, WV839,387$49,37530.8%
Somers Point, NJ8310,515-2.5%$71,06234.9%