Living in Dare County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 15,529 households are located in Dare County Schools area. Among them, 3,787 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.79 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,996 and 7,384 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3% (1,150) of residents are non-citizens and 8% (2,852) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Dare County Schools, North Carolina
Household	15,529
Population	36,044
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,787 (24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,996
Total Students	7,384
Pre-Kindergarten	544
Kindergarten	439
Grade 1-8	3,385
Grade 9-12	1,506
College/Graduate School	1,510
Veterans	29,142
Non-citizen	1,150
Non-English Home Language	2,852
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

30,068 residents are over the age of 16 and 19,354 people are in labor force. Among them, 19,255 people are in civilian labor force and 99 are in armed labor force. 18,416 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Dare County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,016	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	13,882	77.05%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,768	9.81%
Public transportation	9	0.05%
Walked	421	2.34%
Other method	438	2.43%
Worked from home	1,498	8.31%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,416	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,484	35.21%
Service	3,640	19.77%
Sales and office	4,537	24.64%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,121	11.52%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,634	8.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,416	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	427	2.32%
Construction	1,717	9.32%
Manufacturing	912	4.95%
Wholesale trade	281	1.53%
Retail trade	2,836	15.40%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	699	3.80%
Information	141	0.77%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,417	7.69%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,949	10.58%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,580	14.01%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,601	19.55%
Other services, except public administration	1,096	5.95%
Public administration	760	4.13%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,416	-
Private wage and salary workers	13,335	72.41%
Government workers	2,796	15.18%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,151	11.68%
Unpaid family workers	134	0.73%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $80,094 for the 15,529 households in Dare County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $28,791. 31,265 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.79%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,529	-
Less than $10,000	546	3.52%
$10,000 - $14,999	512	3.30%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,224	7.88%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,492	9.61%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,572	16.56%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,256	20.97%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,040	13.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,212	14.24%
$150,000 - $199,999	760	4.89%
More than $200,000	915	5.89%
Median Household Income	$59,381	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$80,094	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,281	-
Less than $10,000	246	2.39%
$10,000 - $14,999	220	2.14%
$15,000 - $24,999	550	5.35%
$25,000 - $34,999	892	8.68%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,414	13.75%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,099	20.42%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,531	14.89%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,957	19.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	590	5.74%
More than $200,000	782	7.61%

Median Family Income	$70,946	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$92,150	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,791	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,526	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,526	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	36,022	-
With health insurance coverage	31,265	86.79%
Public coverage	11,973	33.24%
Private health insurance	25,773	71.55%
Without health insurance coverage	4,757	13.21%

Housing

There are 34,745 housing units in Dare County Schools area, North Carolina with 15,529 units (44.69%) occupied. 11,551 houses (74.38%) are occupied by owner and 3,978 houses (25.62%) are rented. The average housing value is $289,000 and the average rental cost is $1,089. 450 houses (1.30%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,804 houses (5.19%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,745	-
Occupied	15,529	44.69%
Owner Occupied	11,551	74.38%
Renter Occupied	3,978	25.62%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	27,638	79.55%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	447	1.29%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,459	12.83%
Mobile Homes	2,155	6.20%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	46	0.13%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,745	-
Built 2014 or later	450	1.30%
Built 2010 - 2013	464	1.34%
Built 2000 - 2009	6,082	17.50%
Built 1990 - 1999	6,953	20.01%
Built 1980 - 1989	10,945	31.50%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,380	15.48%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,817	5.23%
Built 1950 - 1959	850	2.45%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,804	5.19%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,745	-
1 room	1,173	3.38%
2 rooms	501	1.44%
3 rooms	2,901	8.35%
4 rooms	6,922	19.92%
5 rooms	7,467	21.49%
6 rooms	5,410	15.57%
7 rooms	4,146	11.93%
8 rooms	2,767	7.96%
9 rooms or more	3,458	9.95%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,745	-
no bedroom	1,173	3.38%
1 bedroom	924	2.66%
2 bedrooms	5,820	16.75%
3 bedrooms	14,017	40.34%
4 bedrooms	9,604	27.64%
5 bedrooms or more	3,207	9.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,551	-
Less than $50,000	430	3.72%
$50,000 - $99,999	388	3.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	485	4.20%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,301	11.26%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,514	30.42%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,828	33.14%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,447	12.53%
$1,000,000 or more	158	1.37%
Median House Value	$289,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,687	-
Less than $500	118	3.20%
$500 - $999	1,444	39.16%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,439	39.03%
$1,500 - $1,999	595	16.14%
$2,000 - $2,499	91	2.47%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,089	-

Demographic

A total of 36,222 people lives in Dare County Schools area, North Carolina with 18,110 male and 18,112 female. The males to female ratio is 50.00 to 50.00. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	36,222	-
Male	18,110	50.00%
Female	18,112	50.00%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	36,222	-
Under 5 years	1,568	4.33%
5 - 9 years	2,019	5.57%
10 - 14 years	2,170	5.99%
15 - 19 years	1,840	5.08%
20 - 24 years	1,677	4.63%
25 - 34 years	3,548	9.80%
35 - 44 years	4,565	12.60%
45 - 54 years	5,006	13.82%
55 - 59 years	2,936	8.11%
60 - 64 years	3,394	9.37%
65 - 74 years	4,918	13.58%
75 - 84 years	2,070	5.71%
85 years and older	511	1.41%
Median Age	46.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	36,222	-
One Race	35,560	98.17%
White	33,591	92.74%
Black or African American	1,086	3.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native	142	0.39%
Asian	279	0.77%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	12	0.03%
Other	450	1.24%

Two or more races	662	1.83%
White and Black or African American	203	0.56%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	159	0.44%
White and Asian	78	0.22%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	59	0.16%

Living in Dare County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic