What kinds of homes are in Carolina Beach, NC?

Name: Types of homes in Carolina Beach, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Carolina Beach, NC has 6,266 (±389) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 2,555 homes per square mile of land.

41.7% are detached single-family houses.

12.1% are in buildings of two to four units.

31.8% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 6,266 (±389)
Detached houses: 41.7%
2–4 unit buildings: 12.1%
5+ unit buildings: 31.8%

Homes in Carolina Beach by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Carolina Beach	New Hanover County	North Carolina	United States
Single-family, detached	41.7% (±4.6 points)	61.1%	65.3%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	12.5% (±2.8 points)	5.9%	4.8%	6.2%
2 units	8.6% (±3.5 points)	3.8%	2.0%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	3.5% (±1.9 points)	4.3%	2.7%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	7.2% (±2.9 points)	5.2%	4.0%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	12.2% (±3.0 points)	6.4%	4.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	12.4% (±3.4 points)	10.6%	6.0%	10.3%
Mobile home	1.9% (±1.4 points)	2.7%	11.0%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.7 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%

In Carolina Beach, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is higher than in New Hanover County (22.2%).

It is also higher than in North Carolina (14.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Carolina Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carolina Beach
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Carolina Beach	—	31.8% (±5.4 points)	—
Sea Breeze	1.8 mi	0.5% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Kure Beach	3.0 mi	6.0% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Myrtle Grove	5.9 mi	1.1% (±1.5 points)	Lower
Silver Lake	7.0 mi	1.2% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Southport	9.7 mi	6.2% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Boiling Spring Lakes	10 mi	3.9% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Wilmington	12 mi	31.5% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Caswell Beach	13 mi	27.8% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sea Breeze, NC (0.5%), Kure Beach, NC (6.0%), Myrtle Grove, NC (1.1%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across New Hanover County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Northchase	42.7% (±19.1 points)
2	Carolina Beach	31.8% (±5.4 points)
3	Wilmington	31.5% (±2.1 points)
4	Wrightsville Beach	22.2% (±6.2 points)
5	Porters Neck	10.2% (±3.8 points)
6	Murraysville	9.1% (±3.3 points)
7	Bayshore	8.3% (±7.2 points)
8	Kure Beach	6.0% (±3.3 points)

Showing 8 of 15 places in New Hanover 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.

What you can do on Seayora in Carolina Beach

One account for renting, owning, managing and fixing homes, with these figures beside you.

Own or manage a rental?

List it, sign the lease and collect rent online, with the figures for Carolina Beach beside you.

Create a landlord account · See what landlords get

Looking for a place to rent?

Browse homes for rent near Carolina Beach, save the ones you like and apply online.

Browse rentals · Create a renter account

Do repairs, renovations or maintenance?

Get found by owners and renters near Carolina Beach, and send estimates and invoices from your phone.

Join as a pro · Find a pro

Questions about Carolina Beach

How many homes are in Carolina Beach?

Carolina Beach, NC has an estimated 6,266 (±389) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Carolina Beach houses or apartments?

41.7% are detached houses and 12.5% attached houses, while 43.9% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Carolina Beach?

12.1% of homes in Carolina Beach are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Carolina Beach town, North Carolina

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Carolina Beach town, North Carolina (place:10500, in state:37).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The API needs a free key.

Request a Census API key.

DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.