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Cape Carteret, North Carolina, in Carteret county, is 21 miles E of Jacksonville, North Carolina (center to center) and 116 miles SE of Raleigh, North Carolina. The town is included in the Jacksonville metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 1,214 people lived in Cape Carteret.
In Cape Carteret, about 73% of adults are married. Cape Carteret is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not).
If you spend a lot of time in the town, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.
In 2000, Cape Carteret had a median family income of $49,722. The bulk of the population of Cape Carteret is doing well, with money to spend. The town doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in Cape Carteret have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in North Carolina.
Cape Carteret residents donated more money ($700) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 88% of living spaces in Cape Carteret are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the town. The housing stock in Cape Carteret is younger than in most places.
In Cape Carteret, 95% of commuters drive to work.
Cape Carteret strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in North Carolina):
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| Low Property Crime (vs. State) | Top 6% |  |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 11% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 15% | |
Comparing Cape Carteret to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in North Carolina (State):
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| Working at Home | | |
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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