Carolina Beach, NC Homes for Sale

Carolina Beach, NC Homes for Sale

Carolina Beach is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 6,399 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Carolina Beach is the 136th largest community in North Carolina.

Carolina Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Carolina Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Carolina Beach is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.29% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Carolina Beach is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carolina Beach who work in management occupations (21.76%), sales jobs (9.34%), and food service (8.70%).

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.66% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Carolina Beach is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

Carolina Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

As is often the case in a small town, Carolina Beach doesn’t have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Carolina Beach are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.77% of adults in Carolina Beach have a bachelor’s degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor’s degree.

The per capita income in Carolina Beach in 2018 was $42,185, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,740 for a family of four. However, Carolina Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Carolina Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carolina Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Carolina Beach include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Carolina Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

(This information was provided by neighborhoodscout.com)