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Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Pine Knoll Shores is a Census town of 1,351 people across 2.21 square miles of land, in Carteret County. Median household income is $109,375, 98.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pine Knoll Shores
What Pine Knoll Shores is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.21 sq mi
- Water area4.71 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land612
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarteret County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pine Knoll Shores
How many people live in Pine Knoll Shores
- Population1,351
- Median age64.2
- Population under 18101 plus or minus 29
- Share under 187.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Population 65 and over636
- Share 65 and over47.1 percent
- Households673
- Family households499
- Share of households that are families74.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pine Knoll Shores
Income and work in Pine Knoll Shores
- Median household income$109,375
- Per capita income$78,489
- Civilian labor force499
- Employed480
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over1,223
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher65.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pine Knoll Shores
- Housing units2,119
- Occupied units673
- Vacant units1,446
- Vacancy rate68.2 percent
- Owner occupied661
- Renter occupied12 plus or minus 9
- Ownership rate98.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$592,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,750
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent
- Single family units1,110
- Share single family52.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more998
- Share in buildings of two or more47.1 percent
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Pine Knoll Shores gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute351
- Commuting under 15 minutes84 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.9 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more92 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.2 percent
- Drove alone64.1 percent
- Carpooled5.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport2.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home25.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pine Knoll Shores
Flood risk in Pine Knoll Shores
- NFIP communityTown of Pine Knoll Shores
- NFIP community number370267
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date01/17/25
The Town of Pine Knoll Shores participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370267 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carteret County, not Pine Knoll Shores
Carteret County context, not Pine Knoll Shores figures
- Establishments in Carteret County2,249
- Covered employment, Carteret County25,022
- Average annual pay, Carteret County$45,708
- Housing units permitted, Carteret County935
Every figure in this section is published for Carteret County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pine Knoll Shores.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Pine Knoll Shores questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina?
1,351, in 673 households. Pine Knoll Shores town covers 2.21 square miles of land, which is 612 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pine Knoll Shores in?
Carteret County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pine Knoll Shores?
$109,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $592,300. Median gross rent is $1,750 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Pine Knoll Shores in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pine Knoll Shores appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pine Knoll Shores, town of, community 370267, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Pine Knoll Shores figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carteret County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Pine Knoll Shores.
Is zoning published for Pine Knoll Shores?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.