Carteret CC's Living Circumstances

Carteret County Schools Overview

Carteret Community College located in Carteret County Schools area. A total of 29,755 households are located in Carteret County Schools area. Among them, 7,504 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.78 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 15,913 and 13,670 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.57% (1,068) of residents are non-citizens and 5.21% (3,540) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Carteret County Schools, North Carolina
Household	29,755
Population	67,941
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,504 (25.22%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	15,913
Total Students	13,670
Pre-Kindergarten	880
Kindergarten	784
Grade 1-8	5,622
Grade 9-12	2,975
College/Graduate School	3,409
Veterans	56,083
Non-citizen	1,068
Non-English Home Language	3,540
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

58,319 residents are over the age of 16 and 33,255 people are in labor force. Among them, 32,539 people are in civilian labor force and 716 are in armed labor force. 30,680 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.70%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	30,621	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	25,176	82.22%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,719	8.88%
Public transportation	156	0.51%
Walked	389	1.27%
Other method	650	2.12%
Worked from home	1,531	5.00%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	30,680	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,913	35.57%
Service	6,104	19.90%
Sales and office	6,790	22.13%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,673	11.97%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,200	10.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	30,680	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	540	1.76%
Construction	2,677	8.73%
Manufacturing	1,668	5.44%
Wholesale trade	532	1.73%
Retail trade	3,920	12.78%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,461	4.76%
Information	336	1.10%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,983	6.46%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,059	9.97%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,261	20.41%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,178	13.62%
Other services, except public administration	1,480	4.82%
Public administration	2,585	8.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	30,680	-
Private wage and salary workers	21,231	69.20%
Government workers	6,441	20.99%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,953	9.63%
Unpaid family workers	55	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $76,847 for the 29,755 households in Carteret County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $30,281. 60,502 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.51%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	29,755	-
Less than $10,000	1,570	5.28%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,304	4.38%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,188	10.71%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,162	10.63%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,910	13.14%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,748	19.32%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,212	14.16%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,789	12.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,473	4.95%
More than $200,000	1,399	4.70%
Median Household Income	$57,194	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$76,847	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	19,252	-
Less than $10,000	586	3.04%
$10,000 - $14,999	362	1.88%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,207	6.27%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,680	8.73%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,214	11.50%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,189	21.76%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,407	17.70%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,123	16.22%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,249	6.49%
More than $200,000	1,235	6.41%

Median Family Income	$71,425	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$92,324	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,281	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,279	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,279	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	67,596	-
With health insurance coverage	60,502	89.51%
Public coverage	27,130	40.14%
Private health insurance	47,638	70.47%
Without health insurance coverage	7,094	10.49%

Housing

There are 50,219 housing units in Carteret County Schools area, North Carolina with 29,755 units (59.25%) occupied. 21,590 houses (72.56%) are occupied by owner and 8,165 houses (27.44%) are rented. The average housing value is $214,100 and the average rental cost is $902. 1,118 houses (2.23%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,427 houses (6.82%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	50,219	-
Occupied	29,755	59.25%
Owner Occupied	21,590	72.56%
Renter Occupied	8,165	27.44%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	30,164	60.06%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,040	4.06%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,988	17.90%
Mobile Homes	8,947	17.82%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	80	0.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	50,219	-
Built 2014 or later	1,118	2.23%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,555	3.10%
Built 2000 - 2009	9,311	18.54%
Built 1990 - 1999	9,344	18.61%
Built 1980 - 1989	11,802	23.50%
Built 1970 - 1979	7,295	14.53%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,568	7.10%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,799	5.57%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,427	6.82%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	50,219	-
1 room	977	1.95%
2 rooms	494	0.98%
3 rooms	4,256	8.47%
4 rooms	9,348	18.61%
5 rooms	11,347	22.60%
6 rooms	9,276	18.47%
7 rooms	6,126	12.20%
8 rooms	4,157	8.28%
9 rooms or more	4,238	8.44%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	50,219	-
no bedroom	985	1.96%
1 bedroom	1,741	3.47%
2 bedrooms	13,501	26.88%
3 bedrooms	24,730	49.24%
4 bedrooms	7,633	15.20%
5 bedrooms or more	1,629	3.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	21,590	-
Less than $50,000	1,639	7.59%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,604	7.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,981	13.81%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,765	17.44%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,139	23.80%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,126	19.11%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,969	9.12%
$1,000,000 or more	367	1.70%
Median House Value	$214,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,372	-
Less than $500	989	13.42%
$500 - $999	3,521	47.76%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,123	28.80%
$1,500 - $1,999	550	7.46%
$2,000 - $2,499	129	1.75%
$2,500 - $2,999	23	0.31%
$3,000 or more	37	0.50%
Median Rental Costs	$902	-

Demographic

A total of 69,070 people lives in Carteret County Schools area, North Carolina with 33,874 male and 35,196 female. The males to female ratio is 49.04 to 50.96. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	69,070	-
Male	33,874	49.04%
Female	35,196	50.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	69,070	-
Under 5 years	2,917	4.22%
5 - 9 years	3,406	4.93%
10 - 14 years	3,659	5.30%
15 - 19 years	3,613	5.23%
20 - 24 years	3,262	4.72%
25 - 34 years	6,775	9.81%
35 - 44 years	7,684	11.12%
45 - 54 years	9,450	13.68%
55 - 59 years	5,504	7.97%
60 - 64 years	6,057	8.77%
65 - 74 years	10,241	14.83%
75 - 84 years	4,881	7.07%
85 years and older	1,621	2.35%
Median Age	48.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	69,070	-
One Race	67,176	97.26%
White	62,094	89.90%
Black or African American	3,685	5.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native	227	0.33%
Asian	808	1.17%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	40	0.06%
Other	322	0.47%

Two or more races	1,894	2.74%
White and Black or African American	764	1.11%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	437	0.63%
White and Asian	317	0.46%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	45	0.07%