Currituck County vs. Dare County
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Currituck County (NC) Dare County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 27,072 36,501
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 15.0% 7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 23,547 33,920
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 23,547 33,920
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.7% 4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.4% 18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.2% 21.4%
Female persons, percent 50.5% 50.7%
White alone, percent 90.6% 94.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 5.8% 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 0.7% 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.0% 7.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 87.3% 87.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 2,962 3,330
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.0% 4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 16,051 35,012
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 82.6% 70.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $251,800 $287,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,625 $1,712
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $437 $522
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,107 $1,086
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 2.2% 11.6%
Building permits, 2018 425 337
Households, 2014-2018 10,148 15,441
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.53 2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.7% 85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 3.6% 7.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.9% 94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 80.4% 87.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.2% 93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 23.1% 33.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.1% 9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.8% 13.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.1% 64.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.1% 61.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 275,248 863,879
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,432 $24,987
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 37.2 21.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $66,284 $58,012
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,017 $33,550
Persons in poverty, percent 9.7% 8.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 665 1,926
Total employment, 2017 4,577 14,515
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 160,347 510,084
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.7% 2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,166 5,306
All firms, 2012 2,426 6,113
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,429 3,284
Women-owned firms, 2012 604 1,501
Minority-owned firms, 2012 117 362
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,266 5,575
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 328 467
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,908 5,282
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.2% 22.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 89.9 88.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 261.85 383.42
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Currituck county (NC) and Dare county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.