COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buxton vs Morehead City
PLACE A
Buxton, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Morehead City, North Carolina
Buxton is 88% smaller than Morehead City. Buxton earns more, with a median household income $10,821 higher. Morehead City has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -7%).
BUXTONMOREHEAD CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,26710,434−88% vs Morehead City
Population density1621,409−1,247
Population growth-7.2%10.3%−17.6 pts
Median age46.244.2+2.0
Male55.5%46.7%+8.8 pts
Female44.5%53.3%−8.8 pts
Foreign-born0.4%4.0%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.5%77.4%+20.1 pts
Black0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%9.4%−9.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other2.1%6.8%−4.7 pts
Median household income$67,054$56,233+$10,821
Per capita income$40,618$43,126−$2,508
Poverty rate6.7%18.1%−11.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.486−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%35.6%−10.1 pts
Graduate degree5.4%11.1%−5.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%2.0%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation67.4%60.0%+7.4 pts
Median home value$409,900$357,400+$52,500
Median gross rent$909$1,134−$225
Owner-occupied74.1%46.7%+27.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate42.4%19.8%+22.5 pts
Rent-burdened households64.8%53.7%+11.1 pts
Average commute15.818.1−2.2
Worked from home16.1%12.1%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured12.3%10.0%+2.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024