Metro area · CBSA 33980
Morehead City
The Morehead City, NC metro area has 69,148 people. Median rent is $1,108, 18.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Carteret County at $1,277. Of the 14 places we track here, Bogue has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$72,322
Median home value
$333,300
Unemployment
4.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,277
HUD, Carteret County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead City | 9,806 | $1,134 | 24.2% |
| Beaufort | 4,689 | $835 | 18.8% |
| Newport | 4,441 | $896 | 19.1% |
| Emerald Isle | 3,934 | $1,704 | 22.8% |
| Cape Carteret | 2,703 | $1,745 | 24.3% |
| Cedar Point | 1,917 | $1,438 | 17.5% |
| Broad Creek | 1,836 | $908 | 18.9% |
| Atlantic Beach | 1,719 | $1,206 | 20.6% |
| Pine Knoll Shores | 1,351 | $1,750 | 19.2% |
| Brandywine Bay | 1,313 | $2,141 | 24.5% |
| Harkers Island | 1,060 | $1,125 | 22.5% |
| Peletier | 1,009 | $1,196 | 25.7% |
| Bogue | 756 | $1,188 | 15.2% |
| Atlantic | 522 | $1,032 | 24.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.