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Cape Colony, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.

Cape Colony is a Census CDP of 509 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Chowan County. Median household income is $78,152, 94.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.

Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.

Cape Colony

What Cape Colony is

  • Census place typeCDP
  • Land area1.01 sq mi
  • Water area0.34 sq mi
  • Population per square mile of land504 plus or minus 198
  • County holding the largest share of its areaChowan 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.

Cape Colony

How many people live in Cape Colony

  • Population509 plus or minus 200
  • Median age46.8 plus or minus 20.7
  • Population under 18119 plus or minus 64
  • Share under 1823.4 percent plus or minus 8.6
  • Population 65 and over154 plus or minus 85
  • Share 65 and over30.3 percent plus or minus 11.7
  • Households254 plus or minus 97
  • Family households156 plus or minus 66
  • Share of households that are families61.4 percent

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

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Income and work in Cape Colony

  • Median household income$78,152 plus or minus $33,173
  • Per capita income$43,469 plus or minus $10,488
  • Civilian labor force218 plus or minus 120
  • Employed218 plus or minus 120
  • Unemployed0
  • Unemployment rate0.0 percent
  • Adults 25 and over390 plus or minus 141
  • Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent plus or minus 47.0
  • Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.5 percent plus or minus 14.8
  • Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.1 percent plus or minus 14.1

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

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Housing in Cape Colony

  • Housing units308 plus or minus 102
  • Occupied units254 plus or minus 97
  • Vacant units54 plus or minus 69
  • Vacancy rate17.5 percent plus or minus 21.6
  • Owner occupied239 plus or minus 96
  • Renter occupied15 plus or minus 19
  • Ownership rate94.1 percent
  • Median owner-occupied home value$221,400
  • Single family units282 plus or minus 111
  • Share single family91.6 percent plus or minus 19.4
  • Units in buildings of two or more0
  • Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
  • Mobile homes26 plus or minus 25
  • Median year structure built1987

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

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How Cape Colony gets to work

  • Workers 16 and over who commute181 plus or minus 108
  • Commuting under 15 minutes127 plus or minus 81
  • Share commuting under 15 minutes70.2 percent plus or minus 15.1
  • Commuting 30 minutes or more40 plus or minus 44
  • Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.1 percent plus or minus 20.7
  • Drove alone78.0 percent plus or minus 16.2
  • Carpooled0.0 percent
  • Public transport0.0 percent
  • Walked5.0 percent plus or minus 8.7
  • Worked from home17.0 percent plus or minus 12.5

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

Chowan County, not Cape Colony

Chowan County context, not Cape Colony figures

  • Establishments in Chowan County372
  • Covered employment, Chowan County5,071
  • Average annual pay, Chowan County$49,249
  • Housing units permitted, Chowan County48

Every figure in this section is published for Chowan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cape Colony.

All Chowan County figures →

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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Common questions

Cape Colony questions, answered from the record.

How many people live in Cape Colony, North Carolina?

509, in 254 households. Cape Colony CDP covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 504 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

What county is Cape Colony in?

Chowan 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 Cape Colony?

$78,152. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $221,400. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.

Are the county figures on this page Cape Colony figures?

No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chowan 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 Cape Colony.

Is zoning published for Cape Colony?

No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.