Belhaven, NC Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Belhaven home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

1,579
Population Estimate
$86,012
Median Home Value
88.7%
Employment Rate
12.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$229
Median Listing Price$437,500
Median Days on Market105
Active Listings30
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)38
Avg Listing Price$582,960
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY34%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.05
Family Dual Income25.2
Median Household Income$31,667
Median Individual Income$21,017
Home Ownership57.3%
Home Value$86,012
Median Rent$712
Rent Burden44.5%
Poverty23.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED23.1%
  • Highschool Education32.6%
  • Some College31.8%
  • Bachelors Degree9.5%
  • Graduate Degree3.0%
  • Total College or Above12.5%
  • Stem Degree42.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.6%
  • Female51.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married34.8%
  • Divorced16.3%
  • Never Married37.0%
  • Widowed11.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBelhaven
State IDNC
Population1,579

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1819.6%
19–2911.0%
30–397.4%
40–4914.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.9%
60–6915.7%
70–7911.9%
80+6.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation54.2%
Unemployment Rate11.3%
Disabled27.9%

ETHNICITY

White43.6%
Black55.3%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.5%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple0.5%

OTHER

Hispanic6.1%
Limited English1.3%
Health Uninsured14.4%
Veteran7.3%

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