CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Carolina Beach

North Carolina · 3,631 residents · 2.45 sq mi

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Carolina Beach is a city of 3,631 people in North Carolina. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. At a median age of 37.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 1,070 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $73,300. Median household income is $27,500, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,631

−23%vs 2000

vs 4,701 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

−14%vs 2000

vs 43.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(165)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(212)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.8%(175)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(215)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(253)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(593)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.8%(646)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.9%(504)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(404)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(327)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(119)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,500

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,662 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,523

−36%vs 2000

vs $24,128 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.6%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$73,300

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $146,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$473

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $700 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.6%

−16.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.7% in 2000

50.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(4,536)

Black1.2%(56)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(36)

Asian0.4%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(3,574)

Black0.9%(31)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(16)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4%(269)

Puerto Rican1.2%(84)

Central American0.4%(24)

Guatemalan0.4%(24)

Spaniard0.3%(21)

Asian origin

Taiwanese0.7%(48)

Chinese0.3%(22)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro1.3%(88)

Ancestry

English24.1%(1,628)

Irish20%(1,349)

German18.7%(1,263)

Italian8.9%(603)

American7.5%(503)

Polish2.7%(181)

Swedish2.6%(175)

Scottish2.3%(155)

French2.2%(149)

Hungarian0.9%(58)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(54)

Welsh0.5%(32)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(27)

Arab0.4%(26)

Ukrainian0.3%(20)

Canadian0.3%(17)

Serbian0.2%(16)

Norwegian0.2%(15)

Egyptian0.2%(14)

Belgian0.2%(14)

Lebanese0.2%(12)

Croatian0.1%(10)

Danish0.1%(10)

Slovak0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(9)

British0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.8%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.4%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 20.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married21%(630)

Married62.7%(1,883)

Widowed4.9%(148)

Divorced11.4%(343)

Women 15+

Never married18.9%(562)

Married61.5%(1,828)

Widowed7.6%(226)

Divorced12%(357)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.8%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 18.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.3%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.8%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.6%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.0%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 69.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.5%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)27.8%(145)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(159)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.4%(179)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 521 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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