Sea Breeze, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,849
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
56.9
2.23% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.54%
41% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$69,942
21.9% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$405,100
1.58% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
805
0.74% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Sea Breeze, 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.

100% of the residents in Sea Breeze, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Sea Breeze, NC was $405,100, and the homeownership rate was 98%.

Most people in Sea Breeze, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Sea Breeze, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaNew Hanover County, NCWilmington, NCNew Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Sea Breeze, NC is home to a population of 1.85k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.49% of Sea Breeze, NC residents were born outside of the country (46 people).

In 2024, there were 8.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.61k people) in Sea Breeze, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 186 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 27 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Sea Breeze, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sea Breeze, NC was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sea Breeze, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.61k ± 367
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    186 ± 161
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    27 ± 35

In 2024, there were 8.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.61k people) in Sea Breeze, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 186 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 27 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sea Breeze, 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

2.49%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
46 people
7.39%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
128 people

As of 2024, 2.49% of Sea Breeze, NC residents (46 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 Sea Breeze, NC was 7.39%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    85 ± 58
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    30 ± 47
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    17 ± 32

Sea Breeze, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.83 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sea Breeze, NC employs 805 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sea Breeze, NC were Retail Trade (127 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (122 people), and Construction (115 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($124,934), Manufacturing ($74,464), and Construction ($49,647).

Employment

Occupations

805
2024 Value
± 221
−0.74%
1 Year decline
± 43.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sea Breeze, NC declined at a rate of −0.74%, from 811 employees to 805 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sea Breeze, NC, are Management Occupations (182 people), Sales & Related Occupations (102 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (101 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sea Breeze, 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

805
2024 Value
± 221
−0.74%
1 Year decline
± 43.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sea Breeze, NC declined at a rate of −0.74%, from 811 employees to 805 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sea Breeze, NC, are Retail Trade (127 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (122 people), and Construction (115 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sea Breeze, NC, though some of these residents may live in Sea Breeze, 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

$70,189
Median earning men ± $39,733
$27,125
Median earning women ± $10,263

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($124,934) and Construction ($49,647).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($74,464), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,314), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($31,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
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 Sea Breeze, NC was $405,100 in 2024, which is 1.22 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $398,800 to $405,100, a 1.58% increase. The homeownership rate in Sea Breeze, NC is 98%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sea Breeze, NC have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sea Breeze, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$405,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$54,088
$815
Median Property Taxes
±$208

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 Sea Breeze, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

98%
Homeownership
2024
63.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 98% of the housing units in Sea Breeze, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 88.7%.

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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.
$69,942
Median Household Income
± $21,722
832
Number of Households
± 210

In 2024, the median household income of the 832 households in Sea Breeze, NC grew to $69,942 from the previous year's value of $57,379.

The following chart displays the households in Sea Breeze, 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 $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sea Breeze, 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 (78.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.09%)
  3. Carpooled (6.62%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Sea Breeze, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.09%) and those who carpooled to work (6.62%).

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

25.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sea Breeze, NC have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.6% of the workforce in Sea Breeze, 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 Sea Breeze, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sea Breeze, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.54% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sea Breeze, NC (121 out of 1.85k 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 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sea Breeze, NC is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

97.6% of the population of Sea Breeze, NC has health coverage, with 36.6% on employee plans, 0.598% on Medicaid, 28.2% on Medicare, 31.7% on non-group plans, and 0.544% 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, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.8% under 18 years, 10.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 39.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.39%
Uninsured
36.6%
Employer Coverage
0.598%
Medicaid
28.2%
Medicare
31.7%
Non-Group
0.544%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sea Breeze, NC declined by 79.4% from 11.6% to 2.39%.

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