28516 Income Statistics

Comparison to Surrounding Areas

28516 Median Household Income

The median household income ($66,057) for 28516 is less than the median household income for 28512 ($91,488), 28520 ($80,859), 28557 ($68,528), 28570 ($70,229), and Carteret County ($72,322). But it's more than 28531 ($60,000), 28571 ($63,393), 28579 ($64,519), 28528 ($64,000), 28532 ($60,605), Morehead City town ($56,233), and Beaufort town ($53,321).

28516$66,057
Beaufort town$53,321
Morehead City town$56,233
Carteret County$72,322

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28516 Average Household Income

The average household income ($90,692) for 28516 is less than the average household income for 28512 ($134,198), 28520 ($93,721), 28557 ($95,552), 28570 ($92,499), and Carteret County ($99,351). But it's more than 28531 ($82,547), 28571 ($83,514), 28579 ($76,196), 28528 ($83,136), 28532 ($74,667), Morehead City town ($81,901), and Beaufort town ($82,677).

28516$90,692
Beaufort town$82,677
Morehead City town$81,901
Carteret County$99,351

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28516 Per-Capita Income

The per-capita income for 28516 is $45,301. The per capita income ($45,301) for 28516 is less than the per capita income for 28512 ($67,739), 28520 ($62,949), 28557 ($48,362), and Carteret County ($45,736). But it's more than 28579 ($35,176), 28570 ($38,832), 28571 ($42,655), 28528 ($41,978), 28531 ($36,684), 28532 ($30,365), Morehead City town ($43,126), and Beaufort town ($44,277).

28516$45,301
Beaufort town$44,277
Morehead City town$43,126
Carteret County$45,736

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28516 High Income Households

8.5% of households make over $200,000 a year. The percent high income households (8.5%) for 28516 is less than the percent high income households for 28512 (16.8%), 28520 (12.3%), 28557 (10.1%), 28579 (9.2%), and Carteret County (9.8%). But it's more than 28531 (8.0%), 28570 (6.9%), 28571 (5.7%), 28528 (5.9%), 28532 (4.3%), Morehead City town (7.7%), and Beaufort town (7.3%).

285168.5%
Beaufort town7.3%
Morehead City town7.7%
Carteret County9.8%

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28516 Median Household Income by Age of Householder

under 25 years 25 to 44 years 45 to 64 years 65 years and over
28516$47,863$97,143$63,239$57,569
Beaufort town$16,779$97,022$65,938$37,587
Morehead City town$41,433$55,979$66,438$57,316
Carteret County$47,750$83,318$83,623$61,173

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About the Data

Data Sources

All income statistics above are the most current, comparable income statistics available from the US Census Bureau and are from the American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates. You can find this information and other demographics for 28516 on the US Census Bureau’s website. These values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars and were downloaded on 29 January 2026.

The following data tables were used:

  • B19001 Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • B19013 Median Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • B19301 Per Capita Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • S1902 Mean Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • B19049 Median Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) By Age Of Householder

Margins of Error

Margins of error for the income data are:

Median Household Income Average Household Income Per Capita Income High Income Households Median Household Income by Age of Householder
under 25 25 to 44 45 to 64 65+
28516+/-$10,307+/-$10,415+/-$4,459+/-2.8%+/-$27,326+/-$11,943+/-$29,414+/-$16,587
Beaufort town+/-$14,093+/-$13,641+/-$6,606+/-3.3%+/-$5,266+/-$32,786+/-$42,410+/-$13,361
Morehead City town+/-$3,697+/-$6,229+/-$3,630+/-2.0%+/-$38,343+/-$4,354+/-$17,549+/-$10,882
Carteret County+/-$2,766+/-$3,580+/-$1,645+/-1.0%+/-$9,373+/-$6,219+/-$6,599+/-$4,667