Carteret County

Carteret County has 69,148 residents across 16 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $72,322, in line with the North Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $333,300, and 35% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

69,148residentsACS 2020–2024

$72,322median household incomeNorth Carolina: $72K

$333,300median home valueowner-occupied homes

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Carteret County in North CarolinaZIP codes in Carteret County highlighted; the rest of North Carolina in grey

Map of North Carolina with Carteret County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 16 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
28511	610	$56K	$156K	92%	17%	80%	34 min
28512	3,358	$91K	$565K	79%	62%	97%	22 min
28516	11,289	$66K	$315K	72%	31%	95%	22 min
28520	101	$81K	$265K	100%	26%	100%	39 min
28524	261	$74K	$201K	90%	26%	95%	33 min
28528	407	$64K	$354K	96%	26%	85%	41 min
28531	1,060	$60K	$313K	89%	18%	90%	34 min
28553	413	$89K	$225K	85%	31%	94%	33 min
28557	15,253	$69K	$363K	63%	42%	91%	21 min
28570	22,197	$70K	$260K	77%	24%	94%	24 min
28575	169	$-666667K	$439K	84%	37%	92%	23 min
28577	318	$97K	$540K	52%	32%	92%	27 min
28579	331	$65K	$507K	86%	21%	70%	33 min
28581	118	$-666667K	$173K	87%	23%	100%	30 min
28584	14,939	$87K	$339K	80%	33%	93%	29 min
28594	3,934	$90K	$604K	86%	57%	97%	32 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

69,148 residents in 31,977 households, next to the North Carolina figure.

17%

under 18

16%

aged 18–34

27%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

52%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

52,181 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $333,300 (±$9,275).

75%

of households own their home

61%

of homes are detached single-family houses

13%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

17%

are mobile homes

39%

of housing units are vacant

$1,108

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201911%

2000–200917%

1990–199918%

1980–198922%

1970–197913%

1960–19695%

1950–19595%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,766.

$72,322

median household income

10.1%

of people live below the poverty line

4.0%

unemployment rate

35%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min

average commute to work

11%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

85%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

13%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates