CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Seaboard

North Carolina · 781 residents · 0.96 sq mi

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Seaboard is a city of 781 people in North Carolina. 43.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 52%. The typical home is worth $37,400. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $12,833, about 57% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

781

+12%vs 2000

vs 695 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.3

−21%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024585

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.6%(83)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(68)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(67)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(68)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(38)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(106)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(96)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(62)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(72)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(77)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(38)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,833

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,358

−59%vs 2000

vs $17,973 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

43.1%

+15.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,400

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$195

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.5%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.0% in 2000

34.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic27.3%(190)

Black70.9%(493)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(3)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic23.7%(185)

Black75.9%(593)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(3)

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 American0.3%(2)

Guatemalan0.3%(2)

Ancestry

English6.7%(39)

American3.8%(22)

French0.5%(3)

German0.5%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.4%

−14.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 15.4 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 married41.5%(88)

Married22.6%(48)

Widowed9.4%(20)

Divorced26.4%(56)

Women 15+

Never married43.7%(124)

Married20.1%(57)

Widowed28.9%(82)

Divorced7.4%(21)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−15.5 ptssince 2013

from 21.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.5%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

+9.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

39.3%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

48.9%

+14.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.6%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

69.1%

+9.5 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% 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)30%(9)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.7%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.7%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 30 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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