Morehead City, NC Population

Overview

9,535

Total Population

45.3

Median age

52.77%

Female population %

89.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

63.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

677

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Morehead City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Morehead City is 45.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Morehead City's population under 18 was 18.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Morehead City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Morehead City, 16.75% were under the age of 15, 14.34% aged 15 to 29, 46.92% aged 30 to 64, 18.74% aged 65 to 84, and 3.25% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 529 more females than males in Morehead City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.77% females and 47.23% males in Morehead City, NC.
The Morehead City, NC gender ratio is 89.5:100 i.e. 89.5 men to 100 women (0.895).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 409.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 526.

Morehead City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Morehead City population: 82.11% are White, 5.90% are Black or African American, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.78% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.20% are some other race and 8.85% are multiracial.
Morehead City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 677 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,858 (92.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Morehead City is White with a population of 7,829 (82.11% of the total population).

Morehead City's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 9,857 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Morehead City's population increased by 720 (9.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Morehead City's population increased by 888 (10.22%), 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, Morehead City's population was lowest in year 2000 at 7,967.