MOREHEAD CITY, NC ZIP Code

CityMOREHEAD CITY
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP Codes count1 (see all)
Post offices count1 (see all)
Total population9,304 (see all)
ZIP Code for MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina
28557
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List of MOREHEAD CITY, NC ZIP Codes

ZIPTYPEPOPULATION
28557STANDARD14,880

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MOREHEAD CITY — Post Office
3500 BRIDGES ST MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557-3095

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1547 AUDUBON LN
MOREHEAD CITY NC  28557-8000
175 HUNTER LN
MOREHEAD CITY NC  28557-2566
659 MANDY CT
MOREHEAD CITY NC  28557-4950
2586 MARSH TERN LN
MOREHEAD CITY NC  28557-4774
43 MOREY PT
MOREHEAD CITY NC  28557-2700
230 NOTTINGHAM LN
MOREHEAD CITY NC  28557-8979

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Census data for MOREHEAD CITY, NC

Demographic and housing estimates in MOREHEAD CITY, NC

Total population
Total population9,304
Male4,631
Female4,673
Population by age
Total population9,304
Under 5 years483
5 to 9 years475
10 to 14 years331
15 to 19 years299
20 to 24 years544
25 to 34 years1,158
35 to 44 years1,218
45 to 54 years1,068
55 to 59 years616
60 to 64 years967
65 to 74 years1,291
75 to 84 years523
85 years and over331
Median age (years)46.4
Under 18 years1,491
16 years and over7,905
18 years and over7,813
21 years and over7,649
62 years and over2,669
65 years and over2,145
Population by race
Total population9,304
One race9,071
   White7,793
   Black or African American1,057
   American Indian and Alaska Native26
   Asian163
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander5
   Some other race27
Two or more races233
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population7,327
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,508
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,819

Social characteristics in MOREHEAD CITY, NC

Households by type
Total households4,381
Family households (families)2,245
Married-couple family1,648
Male householder, no wife present, family109
Female householder, no husband present, family488
Nonfamily households2,136
Average household size2.08
Average family size2.74

Economic characteristics in MOREHEAD CITY, NC

Income and benefits (in 2018 inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households4,381
Less than $10,000303
$10,000 to $14,999305
$15,000 to $24,999534
$25,000 to $34,999578
$35,000 to $49,999721
$50,000 to $74,999731
$75,000 to $99,999509
$100,000 to $149,999397
$150,000 to $199,999102
$200,000 or more201
Median household income (dollars)43,847

Housing characteristics in MOREHEAD CITY, NC

Housing occupancy
Total housing units5,683
Occupied housing units4,381
Vacant housing units1,302
Units in structure
Total housing units5,683
1-unit, detached3,021
1-unit, attached283
2 units309
3 or 4 units461
5 to 9 units456
10 to 19 units171
20 or more units566
Mobile home399
Boat, RV, van, etc.17
Year structure built
Total housing units5,683
Built 2014 or later67
Built 2010 to 2013110
Built 2000 to 20091,210
Built 1990 to 1999823
Built 1980 to 1989943
Built 1970 to 1979626
Built 1960 to 1969495
Built 1950 to 1959518
Built 1940 to 1949432
Built 1939 or earlier459
Rooms
Total housing units5,683
1 room154
2 rooms63
3 rooms478
4 rooms1,359
5 rooms1,263
6 rooms1,029
7 rooms541
8 rooms400
9 rooms or more396
Median rooms5.1
Bedrooms
Total housing units5,683
No bedroom159
1 bedroom333
2 bedrooms2,042
3 bedrooms2,384
4 bedrooms559
5 or more bedrooms206
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units4,381
Owner-occupied2,192
Renter-occupied2,189
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.18
Average household size of renter-occupied unit1.98
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units4,381
Moved in 2017 or later316
Moved in 2015 to 2016646
Moved in 2010 to 20141,435
Moved in 2000 to 20091,049
Moved in 1990 to 1999567
Moved in 1989 and earlier368
Value
Owner-occupied units2,192
Less than $50,000181
$50,000 to $99,99954
$100,000 to $149,999355
$150,000 to $199,999403
$200,000 to $299,999463
$300,000 to $499,999447
$500,000 to $999,999234
$1,000,000 or more55
Median (dollars)223,400
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units2,192
Housing units with a mortgage1,225
Housing units without a mortgage967
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent2,085
Less than $500301
$500 to $9991,153
$1,000 to $1,499542
$1,500 to $1,99967
$2,000 to $2,49912
$2,500 to $2,99910
$3,000 or more0
Median (dollars)859
No rent paid104
Data is based on 2018 Census

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