Carolina Beach is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 6,864 people and two associated neighborhoods, Carolina Beach is the 132nd largest community in North Carolina. Carolina Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Carolina Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Carolina Beach is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Carolina Beach is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Carolina Beach who work in management occupations (20.27%), sales jobs (11.44%), and healthcare (10.89%). Also of interest is that Carolina Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Carolina Beach telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.48% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Another notable thing is that Carolina Beach is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. Carolina Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Being a small town, Carolina Beach does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Carolina Beach are among the most well-educated in the nation: 47.48% of adults in Carolina Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Carolina Beach in 2022 was $56,994, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $227,976 for a family of four. However, Carolina Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Carolina Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Carolina Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Carolina Beach include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Carolina Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
