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Sunset Beach, North Carolina

Sunset Beach town, North Carolina · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townOlder populationGrowingBrunswick County · 7.1 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Sunset BeachPeer medianPctileSource
Population4,3514,53045
Population change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median household income$81,976$85,73136
Poverty rate5.7%5.8%45
Bachelor's degree or higher40.0%43.1%36
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median owner-occupied home value$410,900$502,10018
Median gross rent$537$1,8140
Housing vacancy rate54.5%35.7%73
Worked from home22.2%21.1%55
Population, 2012–2024
Sunset BeachPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
Sunset BeachPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population
Housing units
Median household income
Median owner-occupied home value
Median gross rent
Bachelor's degree or higher
Worked from home
Poverty rate
Establishment density · Brunswick County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars22.2US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail4.2US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services4.8US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services17.3US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care13.4US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation4.3US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation1.8US 2.1below US rate
Construction32.4US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Daytona Beach Shores, FL805,188$74,39245.1%
Yountville, CA763,348$80,34241.6%
Southport, NC754,205$87,64137.4%
North Wildwood, NJ723,602$90,83332.8%
Fort Myers Beach, FL715,513$91,29144.7%
South Pasadena, FL705,320$53,07535.9%
Ponce Inlet, FL693,435$102,20051.1%
Carolina Shores, NC695,017$76,08727.6%
Horseshoe Bay, TX684,854$96,79451.3%
Juno Beach, FL683,890$83,82158.4%