How many renters in Broad Creek, NC pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Broad Creek, NC, 2020–2024
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72.6% (±27.5 points) of renting households in Broad Creek, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 72.6% (±27.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 63.2% (±24.0 points)
Median share of income: 37.3% (±4.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Broad Creek

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Broad Creek	Carteret County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	10.3% (±16.0 points)	14.9%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±29.6 points)	9.0%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.1% (±16.1 points)	12.1%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±29.6 points)	7.0%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.4% (±13.5 points)	5.5%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	63.2% (±24.0 points)	51.5%	39.6%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Broad Creek against Carteret County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Broad Creek	Carteret County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	72.6% (±27.5 points)	57.0% (±5.5 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	63.2% (±24.0 points)	51.5% (±5.1 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.3% (±4.7 points)	35.5% (±2.4 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$38,857 (±$5,218)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$908 (±$300)	$1,108 (±$48)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Broad Creek, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Carteret County (57.0%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (48.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Carteret County, Broad Creek ranks 2 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 94 of 650.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Broad Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Broad Creek
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Broad Creek	—	72.6% (±27.5 points)	—
Newport	3.4 mi	68.3% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brandywine Bay	5.1 mi	9.8% (±56.0 points)	Lower
Pine Knoll Shores	5.6 mi	58.3% (±102.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bogue	6.9 mi	15.8% (±58.5 points)	Not measurably different
Emerald Isle	8.0 mi	41.9% (±18.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cape Carteret	8.5 mi	83.0% (±25.3 points)	Not measurably different
Peletier	8.7 mi	47.5% (±37.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cedar Point	9.8 mi	44.9% (±27.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brandywine Bay, NC (9.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Carteret County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Cape Carteret	83.0% (±25.3 points)
2	Broad Creek	72.6% (±27.5 points)
3	Newport	68.3% (±18.4 points)
4	Atlantic Beach	61.2% (±20.9 points)
5	Pine Knoll Shores	58.3% (±102.1 points)
6	Morehead City	58.2% (±9.1 points)
7	Beaufort	57.8% (±16.8 points)
8	Peletier	47.5% (±37.3 points)

Showing 8 of 13 places in Carteret County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Broad Creek is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Broad Creek

Are renters in Broad Creek rent-burdened?

72.6% of renting households in Broad Creek pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Broad Creek spend on rent?

The median renting household in Broad Creek, NC spends 37.3% (±4.7 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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