Swansboro, NC Housing Market & City Data

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3,344
Population Estimate
$201,127
Median Home Value
95.3%
Employment Rate
35.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$240
Median Listing Price$399,500
Median Days on Market89
Active Listings115
New Listings24
Total Listings (Active + Pending)139
Avg Listing Price$505,352
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.31
Family Dual Income45.4
Median Household Income$48,922
Median Individual Income$28,289
Home Ownership56.6%
Home Value$201,127
Median Rent$1,108
Rent Burden32.5%
Poverty13.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED8.7%
  • Highschool Education26.8%
  • Some College29.5%
  • Bachelors Degree20.6%
  • Graduate Degree14.5%
  • Total College or Above35.1%
  • Stem Degree51.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.5%
  • Female53.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married49.7%
  • Divorced15.6%
  • Never Married26.8%
  • Widowed8.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySwansboro
State IDNC
Population3,344

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.8%
19–298.7%
30–3913.2%
40–499.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.4%
60–6917.0%
70–796.0%
80+4.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation57.2%
Unemployment Rate4.7%
Disabled25.7%

ETHNICITY

White84.5%
Black3.3%
Asian9.4%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.9%
Multiple1.9%

OTHER

Hispanic6.3%
Limited English4.0%
Health Uninsured9.4%
Veteran22.6%

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