Demographics and Statistics
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With a year round population in 2010 of 66,685, Carteret County has few large towns and lots of small ones, exactly reflecting local preferences. The year round population of the county's communities follows:
Atlantic Beach 1,495
Beaufort 4,039
Bogue 684
Cape Carteret 1,917
Cedar Point 1,279
Emerald Isle 3,655
Indian Beach 112
Morehead City 8,661
Newport 4,150
Peletier 644
Pine Knoll Shores 1,339
Swansboro (neighboring Onslow County) 2,663
In the 2.14 square miles of Atlantic Beach is packed a variety of rental and owner occupied homes, tourist accommodations, an active business community.
Median age is 50 years with a median income of $48,000 annually. Ninety percent of the population holds graduate or post-graduate degrees and 65 percent of the homes are owner occupied. Ninety three percent of Atlantic Beach population is Caucasian. During the tourist high season the numbers are vastly larger. Atlantic Beach unemployment figures are lower than the state average.
