Dare County

Dare County has 37,875 residents across 14 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $88,994, 23% above the North Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $460,400, and 43% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

37,875residentsACS 2020–2024

$88,994median household incomeNorth Carolina: $72K

$460,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

92%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of North Carolina with Dare 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 14 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
27915	339	$35K	$401K	85%	33%	100%	23 min
27920	1,267	$-666667K	$410K	74%	26%	91%	16 min
27936	664	$44K	$440K	100%	42%	96%	21 min
27943	152	$57K	$-666667K	100%	51%	100%	19 min
27948	12,436	$86K	$438K	74%	44%	93%	24 min
27949	8,251	$121K	$678K	83%	55%	96%	28 min
27953	999	$53K	$255K	74%	22%	89%	23 min
27954	7,237	$81K	$418K	82%	38%	85%	21 min
27959	3,170	$91K	$491K	83%	51%	94%	25 min
27968	781	$-666667K	$-666667K	44%	28%	80%	24 min
27972	229	$-666667K	$-666667K	69%	37%	100%	25 min
27978	237	$60K	$336K	61%	24%	100%	37 min
27981	1,969	$89K	$312K	69%	29%	82%	19 min
27982	144	$-666667K	$-666667K	100%	0%	100%	–

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

People.

37,875 residents in 16,836 households, next to the North Carolina figure.

18%

under 18

15%

aged 18–34

25%

aged 65 and over

28%

of households are people living alone

51%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

35,278 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $460,400 (±$16,420).

78%

of households own their home

80%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

52%

of housing units are vacant

$1,345

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20196%

2000–200919%

1990–199916%

1980–198933%

1970–197913%

1960–19695%

1950–19593%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier2%

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 ±$5,211.

$88,994

median household income

6.6%

of people live below the poverty line

5.9%

unemployment rate

43%

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

81%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

14%

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.

92%

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