Carteret County, NC Population

Overview

67,944

Total Population

49.4

Median age

50.62%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,025

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Carteret County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Carteret County is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Carteret County's population under 18 was 17.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Carteret County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Carteret County, 14.15% were under the age of 15, 14.35% aged 15 to 29, 46.35% aged 30 to 64, 22.77% aged 65 to 84, and 2.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 838 more females than males in Carteret County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.62% females and 49.38% males in Carteret County, NC.
The Carteret County, NC gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 2,952.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 3,543.

Carteret County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Carteret County population: 88.50% are White, 4.45% are Black or African American, 0.34% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.29% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.11% are some other race and 4.27% are multiracial.
Carteret County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 3,025 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 64,919 (95.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Carteret County is White with a population of 60,129 (88.50% of the total population).

Carteret County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 69,547 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Carteret County's population increased by 7,340 (12.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Carteret County's population increased by 1,024 (1.54%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Carteret County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 59,360.