Fairfield Harbour is home to 2,948 people in North Carolina. The median age is 62.2, about 23 years above the US median. 89% of homes are owner-occupied. 965 more people live here than in 2000. The foreign-born share is 7%. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,583, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 62.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fairfield Harbour
What changed most since 2000
Median age65.7 → 62.2(−3.5 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Population1,983 → 2,948(+49%)US over the same years: +19%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$93,697 → $72,583(−23%)US over the same years: +6%
Fairfield Harbour's population equals 2.9% of Craven County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 5.9% of the county's.
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)21.8%(110)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(97)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.6%(190)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(22)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 505 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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Over time
Fairfield Harbour, decade by decade
Fairfield Harbour population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
1,983
$93,697
$295,290
36.2%
8.7
2010
2,952
$92,812
$345,401
52.0%
15.8
2020
2,767
$82,341
$252,225
39.1%
28.2
2024
2,948
$72,583
$300,600
38.3%
35.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
