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Carteret County, NC Demographics

Carteret County, NC is the 39th most populous of 100 counties in North Carolina, with 67,554 residents across 508 square miles. That is about 133 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 67,554
Land area 508 sq mi
Density 133 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How Carteret County compares to the US

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Central Location: Carteret County, NC

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in Carteret County, NC

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 9707.03 5,068 5.1 989
Census Tract 9703.01 4,689 37.6 125
Census Tract 9708.04 3,979 13.9 285
Census Tract 9708.06 3,752 5.8 646
Census Tract 9707.02 3,708 15.5 240
Census Tract 9706.06 3,471 3.0 1,166
Census Tract 9708.01 3,005 10.9 275
Census Tract 9709.04 2,757 3.4 800
Census Tract 9701.03 2,689 14.0 192
Census Tract 9705.01 2,619 6.8 385
Census Tract 9701.02 2,293 208.5 11
Census Tract 9703.04 2,247 3.3 677
Census Tract 9707.04 2,244 55.5 40
Census Tract 9705.02 2,083 2.4 885
Census Tract 9705.03 2,074 0.9 2,308
Census Tract 9705.04 2,053 2.5 810
Census Tract 9704.01 1,834 0.8 2,287
Census Tract 9710.03 1,777 3.0 600
Census Tract 9708.05 1,698 53.8 32
Census Tract 9703.05 1,682 2.9 577
Census Tract 9706.03 1,568 4.5 351
Census Tract 9704.02 1,412 0.9 1,527
Census Tract 9711.03 1,398 3.4 413
Census Tract 9706.02 1,159 1.2 961
Census Tract 9706.01 1,139 1.1 1,005
Census Tract 9707.01 1,127 7.7 147
Census Tract 9702 1,127 3.2 355
Census Tract 9709.03 1,092 2.3 482
Census Tract 9704.03 1,079 1.0 1,100
Census Tract 9701.01 863 10.8 80
Census Tract 9801 0 21.9 0

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This page shows demographics for a US county from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, urban share, and how the county compares to national averages for income, housing, age, and more.

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