Fairfield Harbour, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,948
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
62.2
1.14% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.08%
29.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$72,583
4.19% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$300,600
7.82% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
843
7.25% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fairfield Harbour, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.3% of the residents in Fairfield Harbour, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Fairfield Harbour, NC was $300,600, and the homeownership rate was 88.9%.

Most people in Fairfield Harbour, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Fairfield Harbour, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fairfield Harbour, NC is home to a population of 2.95k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.58% of Fairfield Harbour, NC residents were born outside of the country (194 people).

In 2024, there were 13.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.48k people) in Fairfield Harbour, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 182 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 96 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%
2024 Citizenship
95.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Fairfield Harbour, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fairfield Harbour, NC was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fairfield Harbour, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.48k ± 373
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    182 ± 156
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    96 ± 72
7.43%
Hispanic Population
219 people

In 2024, there were 13.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.48k people) in Fairfield Harbour, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 182 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 96 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.43% of the people in Fairfield Harbour, NC are hispanic (219 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fairfield Harbour, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.58%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
194 people
8.32%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
241 people

As of 2024, 6.58% of Fairfield Harbour, NC residents (194 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fairfield Harbour, NC was 8.32%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    190 ± 70
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    110 ± 85
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    41 ± 45

Fairfield Harbour, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fairfield Harbour, NC employs 843 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fairfield Harbour, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (130 people), Retail Trade (121 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (99 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,865), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,865), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($94,018).

Employment

Occupations

843
2024 Value
± 207
7.25%
1 Year growth
± 36.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairfield Harbour, NC grew at a rate of 7.25%, from 786 employees to 843 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fairfield Harbour, NC, are Transportation Occupations (89 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (83 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (72 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fairfield Harbour, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

843
2024 Value
± 207
7.25%
1 Year growth
± 36.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fairfield Harbour, NC grew at a rate of 7.25%, from 786 employees to 843 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fairfield Harbour, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (130 people), Retail Trade (121 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (99 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fairfield Harbour, NC, though some of these residents may live in Fairfield Harbour, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$63,226
Median earning men ± $9,710
$36,775
Median earning women ± $11,259

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,144), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,806), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($72,216), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,341), and Retail Trade ($35,660).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fairfield Harbour, NC was $300,600 in 2024, which is 0.904 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $278,800 to $300,600, a 7.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Fairfield Harbour, NC is 88.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fairfield Harbour, NC have an average commute time of 33.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fairfield Harbour, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$300,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$24,687
$1,308
Median Property Taxes
±$203

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fairfield Harbour, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fairfield Harbour, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

88.9%
Homeownership
2024
62.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 88.9% of the housing units in Fairfield Harbour, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 91.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$72,583
Median Household Income
± $10,380
1.47k
Number of Households
± 237

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.47k households in Fairfield Harbour, NC grew to $72,583 from the previous year's value of $69,661.

The following chart displays the households in Fairfield Harbour, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fairfield Harbour, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (22.3%)
  3. Carpooled (3.88%)

In 2024, 70.3% of workers in Fairfield Harbour, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.3%) and those who carpooled to work (3.88%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

33.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fairfield Harbour, NC have a longer commute time (33.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.968% of the workforce in Fairfield Harbour, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fairfield Harbour, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fairfield Harbour, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.08% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fairfield Harbour, NC (207 out of 2.92k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fairfield Harbour, NC is White, followed by Black and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.8% of the population of Fairfield Harbour, NC has health coverage, with 25.2% on employee plans, 5.34% on Medicaid, 33.8% on Medicare, 27.1% on non-group plans, and 5.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 8.89% under 18 years, 10.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 43.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.18%
Uninsured
25.2%
Employer Coverage
5.34%
Medicaid
33.8%
Medicare
27.1%
Non-Group
5.4%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fairfield Harbour, NC grew by 56.2% from 2.04% to 3.18%.

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