CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Manteo

North Carolina · 997 residents · 1.88 sq mi

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The short version

Manteo is a city of 997 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 37.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $71,000. Households take in $23,403 at the median, 22% less than the US figure. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

997

−5%vs 2000

vs 1,052 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 41.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.88 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(66)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.1%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(47)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.7%(47)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(46)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.6%(215)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(137)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(88)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(94)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.1%(111)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,403

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,803 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,068

−35%vs 2000

vs $20,222 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.8%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,000

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $117,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$465

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $521 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.4%

+10.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.7% in 2000

39.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.5%(899)

Black10.1%(106)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(27)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.7%(854)

Black13.3%(133)

Hispanic / Latino1%(10)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0.8%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American8.2%(165)

Guatemalan8.2%(165)

Puerto Rican2%(41)

Mexican1.3%(26)

South American0.3%(7)

Peruvian0.3%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(10)

Ancestry

American22.6%(456)

English22.6%(456)

Irish9.8%(198)

German8.9%(180)

Italian3.7%(75)

Polish1.8%(37)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(34)

Welsh1.4%(29)

French1.3%(27)

British1.2%(24)

Scottish1.1%(22)

Dutch1%(21)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.9%(19)

Arab0.4%(8)

Norwegian0.4%(8)

Australian0.3%(6)

Hungarian0.3%(6)

Swiss0.2%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.9%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.1%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 13.0 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 married34.5%(238)

Married54.1%(373)

Widowed2.2%(15)

Divorced9.3%(64)

Women 15+

Never married23.8%(229)

Married38.5%(371)

Widowed19.8%(191)

Divorced17.9%(173)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.6%

−10.0 ptssince 2013

from 21.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.7%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.5%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 69.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% 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)21.8%(19)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.2%(28)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.1%(34)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 87 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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