Manteo, NC Housing Market & City Data

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1,456
Population Estimate
$301,820
Median Home Value
92.7%
Employment Rate
37.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$386
Median Listing Price$531,000
Median Days on Market56
Active Listings27
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)45
Avg Listing Price$782,322
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY13%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.01
Family Dual Income38.3
Median Household Income$48,375
Median Individual Income$27,159
Home Ownership59.0%
Home Value$301,820
Median Rent$1,093
Rent Burden32.4%
Poverty20.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED5.6%
  • Highschool Education29.0%
  • Some College27.9%
  • Bachelors Degree25.8%
  • Graduate Degree11.7%
  • Total College or Above37.5%
  • Stem Degree49.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.6%
  • Female51.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married42.7%
  • Divorced23.5%
  • Never Married23.4%
  • Widowed10.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityManteo
State IDNC
Population1,456

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.1%
19–298.5%
30–3911.2%
40–497.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.9%
60–6914.8%
70–7913.2%
80+4.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation56.7%
Unemployment Rate7.3%
Disabled12.6%

ETHNICITY

White82.5%
Black11.8%
Asian1.6%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.7%
Multiple1.4%

OTHER

Hispanic5.8%
Limited English1.2%
Health Uninsured12.0%
Veteran13.3%

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