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Morehead City, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $352,326 (it was $101,300 in 2000)
Morehead City:

$352,326
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $204,106 - $503,579

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $409,999
Here:

$409,999
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $251,640
Here:

$251,640
State:

$317,935

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $136,529
Here:

$136,529
State:

$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $400,348
Here:

$400,348
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $21,037
Here:

$21,037
State:

$124,933

Total population: 9,258 (Urban population: 7,565 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 84 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 6,456 (5,067 occupied: 2,465 owner occupied, 2,639 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

52%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,266 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $603,717.

Median contract rent in 2022: $887 (lower quartile is $673, upper quartile is $1,166)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $4,843


Median gross rent in Morehead City, NC in 2022: $1,060

Housing units in Morehead City with a mortgage: 1,377 (159 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 146 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 134

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $110,253

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $63,984

Median monthly housing costs: $1,060

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Morehead City, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1987

Median year apartment built: 1991

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,776
  • Male householders: 2,140 (976 living alone), Female householders: 2,894 (1,255 living alone)
  • 1,653 spouses (1,640 opposite-sex spouses), 306 unmarried partners, (306 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,018 children (1,772 natural, 207 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 72 grandchildren, 193 brothers or sisters, 93 parents, 0 foster children, 69 other relatives, 132 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 200

Size of family households: 1,347 2-persons, 499 3-persons, 294 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,400 1-person, 363 2-persons, 14 3-persons.

1,131 married couples with children.
439 single-parent households (20 men, 419 women).

92.4% of residents of Morehead City speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 337 (3.4%)
(34.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Morehead City, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Morehead City, North Carolina
  • 7no bedroom
  • 481 bedroom
  • 4692 bedrooms
  • 1,1223 bedrooms
  • 6904 bedrooms
  • 1295+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morehead City, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morehead City, North Carolina
  • 223no bedroom
  • 3931 bedroom
  • 1,3002 bedrooms
  • 5023 bedrooms
  • 2144 bedrooms
  • 75+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Morehead City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Morehead City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 70no vehicle
  • 7381 vehicle
  • 1,1112 vehicles
  • 4863 vehicles
  • 454 vehicles
  • 155+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Morehead City in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Morehead City in renter-occupied apartments
  • 468no vehicle
  • 1,2131 vehicle
  • 7482 vehicles
  • 2103 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Morehead City, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Morehead City, North Carolina
  • 71 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 813 rooms
  • 2374 rooms
  • 5035 rooms
  • 4516 rooms
  • 4917 rooms
  • 2688 rooms
  • 4289+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morehead City, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morehead City, North Carolina
  • 2231 room
  • 802 rooms
  • 4183 rooms
  • 7904 rooms
  • 5175 rooms
  • 3796 rooms
  • 1137 rooms
  • 1038 rooms
  • 169+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Morehead City, NC
Morehead City town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Morehead City, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Morehead City, NC in 2022
  • 521Less than $10,000
  • 507$10,000 to $19,999
  • 508$20,000 to $29,999
  • 428$30,000 to $39,999
  • 421$40,000 to $49,999
  • 463$50,000 to $59,999
  • 475$60,000 to $74,999
  • 522$75,000 to $99,999
  • 528$100,000 to $124,999
  • 171$125,000 to $149,999
  • 280$150,000 to $199,999
  • 295$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Morehead City, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Morehead City, NC in 2022
  • 45Less than $10,000
  • 26$20,000 to $24,999
  • 10$25,000 to $29,999
  • 11$30,000 to $34,999
  • 6$50,000 to $59,999
  • 40$80,000 to $89,999
  • 5$90,000 to $99,999
  • 37$100,000 to $124,999
  • 89$125,000 to $149,999
  • 230$150,000 to $174,999
  • 79$175,000 to $199,999
  • 236$200,000 to $249,999
  • 193$250,000 to $299,999
  • 533$300,000 to $399,999
  • 363$400,000 to $499,999
  • 334$500,000 to $749,999
  • 111$750,000 to $999,999
  • 36$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 75$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 38$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Morehead City, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Morehead City, NC in 2022
  • 22Less than $100
  • 38$100 to $149
  • 26$150 to $199
  • 23$200 to $249
  • 26$250 to $299
  • 103$350 to $399
  • 15$400 to $449
  • 24$450 to $499
  • 87$500 to $549
  • 132$550 to $599
  • 220$600 to $649
  • 99$650 to $699
  • 107$700 to $749
  • 121$750 to $799
  • 399$800 to $899
  • 272$900 to $999
  • 405$1,000 to $1,249
  • 167$1,250 to $1,499
  • 214$1,500 to $1,999
  • 79No cash rent
Work and jobs in Morehead City: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.7%
Number of people working at home: 552 (11.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 385
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 871
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 452
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 689
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 281
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 241
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 325
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 216
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 78
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 125
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 146
  • 90 or more minutes: 31
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Morehead City

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 9,711 (81.7%)
  • Carpooled: 813 (6.8%)
  • Bus: 46 (0.4%)
  • Taxi: 127 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 35 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 159 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 552 (4.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 10.7%Females
Races in Morehead City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Morehead City, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Morehead City, North Carolina
  • 802010 or later
  • 1192000 to 2009
  • 961990 to 1999
  • 271980 to 1989
  • 71970 to 1979
  • 20Before 1970
Ancestries in Morehead City, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 1,823 (38.2%)
  • American: 450 (9.4%)
  • German: 293 (6.1%)
  • Irish: 280 (5.9%)
  • European: 173 (3.6%)
  • Italian: 108 (2.3%)
  • Polish: 66 (1.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 56 (1.2%)
  • Norwegian: 48 (1.0%)
  • Scottish: 47 (1.0%)
  • Austrian: 42 (0.9%)
  • Russian: 42 (0.9%)
  • French: 24 (0.5%)
  • British: 22 (0.5%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 18 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 14 (0.3%)
  • Lebanese: 11 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 11 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 11 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 8 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 8 (0.2%)
  • Ugandan: 6 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 4 (0.08%)
  • African: 4 (0.08%)
  • Ukrainian: 4 (0.08%)
  • Czech: 3 (0.06%)
  • Eastern European: 3 (0.06%)
  • Hungarian: 3 (0.06%)
  • Serbian: 2 (0.04%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Morehead City:

17.7% (63)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

Trinidad and Tobago
Morehead City:

12.1% (43)
North Carolina:

0.4% (3,587)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Morehead City:

11.0% (39)
North Carolina:

1.1% (9,831)

Other Western Europe
Morehead City:

10.1% (36)
North Carolina:

0.0% (73)

England
Morehead City:

9.3% (33)
North Carolina:

1.2% (10,140)

India
Morehead City:

8.5% (30)
North Carolina:

9.3% (80,594)

Peru
Morehead City:

5.4% (19)
North Carolina:

0.7% (6,091)

Canada
Morehead City:

4.8% (17)
North Carolina:

2.1% (18,105)

Germany
Morehead City:

3.9% (14)
North Carolina:

1.8% (15,534)

Philippines
Morehead City:

3.9% (14)
North Carolina:

2.4% (20,695)

Uganda
Morehead City:

2.3% (8)
North Carolina:

0.1% (1,162)

Greece
Morehead City:

2.0% (7)
North Carolina:

0.3% (2,520)

Israel
Morehead City:

1.7% (6)
North Carolina:

0.1% (994)

Uruguay
Morehead City:

1.7% (6)
North Carolina:

0.1% (998)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 5,206
  • Other state: 3,988
  • Northeast: 1,091
  • Midwest: 1,053
  • South: 1,618
  • West: 258

84.4% of Morehead City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33.3% lived in North Carolina.


Morehead City:

84.4%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 46
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 5
  • 9th grade: 10
  • 10th grade: 99
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 63
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 647
  • Less than 1 year of college: 253
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 475
  • Associate degree: 219
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,310
  • Master's degree: 186
  • Professional school degree: 103
  • Doctorate degree: 18
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 6
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 22
  • 5th and 6th grade: 15
  • 7th and 8th grade: 27
  • 9th grade: 128
  • 10th grade: 108
  • 11th grade: 153
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 30
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 823
  • Less than 1 year of college: 239
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 508
  • Associate degree: 533
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,013
  • Master's degree: 414
  • Professional school degree: 115
  • Doctorate degree: 39
Educational Attainment for Females
Morehead City marital status for males
Morehead City marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,372
  • One, attached: 509
  • Two: 263
  • 3 or 4: 484
  • 5 to 9: 457
  • 10 to 19: 266
  • 20 to 49: 541
  • 50 or more: 257
  • Mobile homes: 298
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Morehead City
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Morehead City, NC
  • 88.4%Electricity
  • 4.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.3%Utility gas
  • 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Morehead City, NC
  • 91.5%Electricity
  • 6.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Utility gas
  • 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 182
Here:

23.1%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23
Here:

7.9%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 62
Here:

21.5%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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