| Index | Morehead City | North Carolina | National |
| Median home price | $255,700 | $157,100 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $924 | $816 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 43.9% | 64.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 56.1% | 35.2% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Marshallberg, NC | 412 | $0 | 100% |
| Gloucester, NC | 484 | $120,000 | 35% |
| Havelock, NC | 19,927 | $140,300 | 24% |
| Newport, NC | 4,610 | $145,400 | 21% |
| Broad Creek, NC | 2,306 | $179,500 | 3% |
| Morehead City, NC | 9,495 | $255,700 | 38% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Itasca, IL | 9,496 | $343,500 | 86% |
| Beckett Ridge, OH | 9,493 | $229,300 | 24% |
| Brownsville, TN | 9,497 | $91,100 | 51% |
| Mound, MN | 9,498 | $255,200 | 38% |
| Corona de Tucson, AZ | 9,492 | $246,000 | 33% |
| Morehead City, NC | 9,495 | $255,700 | 38% |
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