6.2% of Cape Carteret, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 105.0% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 7.3% of high school graduates and 15.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 17.1%. For comparison, it was 23.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cape Carteret, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cape Carteret:
6.2%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cape Carteret:
3.0%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cape Carteret:
11.6%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 14.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cape Carteret:
27.9%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
17.1%
Residents above poverty level:
23.9%
Poverty by age in Cape Carteret, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cape Carteret,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
25.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
5.9%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
14.3%55 to 64 years
19.9%65 to 74 years
5.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cape Carteret,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
17.0%45 to 54 years
9.4%55 to 64 years
24.5%65 to 74 years
27.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cape Carteret,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
8.9%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
1.6%35 to 44 years
4.8%45 to 54 years
5.5%55 to 64 years
5.0%65 to 74 years
3.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cape Carteret, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cape Carteret, NC (%)
8.9%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
2.5%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cape Carteret, NC (absolute numbers)
215White
0Black
0American Indian
42+ races
8.6%Below poverty level
91.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cape Carteret, NC
Children below poverty level:
Cape Carteret, North Carolina:
0.0%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cape Carteret:
7.3%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cape Carteret:
15.3%
North Carolina:
26.6%
86.1%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
13.9%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
18.8%Worked part-time
81.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
83.3%One part-time, other didn't work
16.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
9.1%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
27.3%1980 to 1989
27.3%1970 to 1979
31.8%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
4.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.7%1999 to 2000
9.8%1995 to 1998
12.0%1990 to 1994
27.1%1980 to 1989
24.8%1970 to 1979
18.2%1960 to 1969
4.0%1950 to 1959
1.1%1940 to 1949
0.4%1939 or earlier
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