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

Name: Rent burden in Cape Carteret, NC, 2020–2024
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83.0% (±25.3 points) of renting households in Cape Carteret, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

83.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 44.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 83.0% (±25.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 83.0% (±18.5 points)
Median share of income: 44.6% (±1.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Cape Carteret

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cape Carteret	Carteret County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	8.0% (±11.3 points)	14.9%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±17.2 points)	9.0%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.4% (±7.6 points)	12.1%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.6% (±6.8 points)	7.0%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±17.2 points)	5.5%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	83.0% (±18.5 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.

Cape Carteret against Carteret County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cape Carteret	Carteret County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	83.0% (±25.3 points)	57.0% (±5.5 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	83.0% (±18.5 points)	51.5% (±5.1 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	44.6% (±1.8 points)	35.5% (±2.4 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$51,151 (±$519)	$38,857 (±$5,218)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,745 (±$60)	$1,108 (±$48)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Cape Carteret, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Carteret County (57.0%).

It is also higher than in North Carolina (48.9%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Carteret County, Cape Carteret ranks 1 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 48 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 Cape Carteret

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cape Carteret
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cape Carteret	—	83.0% (±25.3 points)	—
Cedar Point	1.3 mi	44.9% (±27.3 points)	Lower
Bogue	1.8 mi	15.8% (±58.5 points)	Lower
Peletier	2.4 mi	47.5% (±37.3 points)	Not measurably different
Emerald Isle	2.6 mi	41.9% (±18.9 points)	Lower
Swansboro	4.2 mi	32.2% (±23.4 points)	Lower
Broad Creek	8.5 mi	72.6% (±27.5 points)	Not measurably different
Newport	12 mi	68.3% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Knoll Shores	13 mi	58.3% (±102.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cedar Point, NC (44.9%), Bogue, NC (15.8%), Emerald Isle, NC (41.9%).

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)

Showing 7 of 13 places in Carteret County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Cape Carteret

Are renters in Cape Carteret rent-burdened?

83.0% of renting households in Cape Carteret 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 Cape Carteret spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cape Carteret, NC spends 44.6% (±1.8 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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