CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Minnesott Beach

North Carolina · 257 residents · 3.47 sq mi

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With 257 people, Minnesott Beach is a city in North Carolina. At a median age of 60.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 21% more than in North Carolina as a whole. The poverty rate is 7.4%, under the national 13.2%. There are 54 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 60.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

257

−17%vs 2000

vs 311 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

60.3

+11%vs 2000

vs 54.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.47 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024593

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.5%(9)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 90.8%(2)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.7%(7)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 191.9%(5)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 240.8%(2)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.2%(21)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.2%(21)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5418.7%(48)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(30)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7435.4%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(17)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,125

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,583 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,398

−40%vs 2000

vs $27,259 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.4%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$106,600

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $116,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$492

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $525 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.2%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.7% in 2000

14.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(295)

Black3.2%(10)

Hispanic / Latino1%(3)

Asian0.6%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(257)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.8%(5)

Cuban0.3%(2)

Spaniard0.2%(1)

Ancestry

German20.1%(119)

English19.4%(115)

Irish16.9%(100)

American8.9%(53)

Scottish4.4%(26)

Italian2.5%(15)

British2%(12)

Dutch1.7%(10)

Norwegian1.5%(9)

Russian1.3%(8)

Arab1.2%(7)

Lebanese1.2%(7)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1%(6)

Finnish0.8%(5)

Lithuanian0.5%(3)

Welsh0.5%(3)

Polish0.3%(2)

Ukrainian0.3%(2)

French0.2%(1)

French Canadian0.2%(1)

Swedish0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.4%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.8%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.6%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.3 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 22.5 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 married5.2%(14)

Married78.5%(212)

Widowed10%(27)

Divorced6.3%(17)

Women 15+

Never married7%(21)

Married69.9%(209)

Widowed11.4%(34)

Divorced11.7%(35)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.0%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

32.0%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

51.8%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.8%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.6%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 74.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.9% 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)13.2%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(21)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era62.6%(57)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.2%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 91 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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