Kure Beach is home to 2,466 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 56.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 959 people. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $735,100. 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $104,149, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 118%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kure Beach
What changed most since 1990
Population618 → 2,466(+299%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$217,926 → $735,100(+237%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.2% → 52.9%(+41.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)17.6%(36)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)49.3%(101)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.2%(64)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 205 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
Kure Beach, decade by decade
Kure Beach 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
1990
618
$58,502
$217,926
11.2%
0.0
2000
1,507
$85,878
$337,917
32.1%
5.1
2010
2,012
$85,845
$623,333
46.9%
10.7
2020
2,191
$107,136
$549,902
46.7%
18.3
2024
2,466
$104,149
$735,100
52.9%
8.0
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.
