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Currituck County, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Currituck County, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Currituck County is a small coastal North Carolina county of 29,612 residents that has grown 14.8% over five years, reflecting sustained residential demand. The workforce of roughly 66.7% labor force participation earns a median household income of $93,511 against a relatively low poverty rate of 7.6% and unemployment of 2.9%, though college attainment stands at 29.3%. Housing skews toward ownership — an 87.5% homeownership rate with a median home value of $351,200 — and a mean commute of 36.2 minutes points to a largely bedroom-community profile relative to nearby employment centers.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

29,612

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$93,511

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+14.8% since 2018

Currituck County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone25,917 (84.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,541 (5.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,128 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,072 (3.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone609 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone280 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish657
  2. 2.Other Indo-European242
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic125
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic64
  5. 5.Korean59

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,574

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,982

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$44,165

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,936
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,152
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,017
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,615
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,289

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,961
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,162
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,452
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,163
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,578

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.90×)1,334
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.38×)1,413
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.23×)1,982
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.11×)776
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.09×)1,999

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$351,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,126/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

87.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,643 (25.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,930 (18.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,814 (17.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999774 (7.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999688 (6.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999633 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,977

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

35.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,361 (79.2%)
  • Carpooled1,626 (10.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,398 (9.0%)
  • Other117 (0.7%)
  • Walked84 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle9 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.