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Manteo, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Manteo is a Census town of 2,020 people across 1.88 square miles of land, in Dare County. Median household income is $83,777, 63.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Manteo
What Manteo is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.88 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,076 plus or minus 248
- County holding the largest share of its areaDare 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.
Manteo
How many people live in Manteo
- Population2,020 plus or minus 466
- Median age43.8 plus or minus 14.4
- Population under 18520 plus or minus 196
- Share under 1825.7 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Population 65 and over592 plus or minus 135
- Share 65 and over29.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Households960
- Family households520 plus or minus 135
- Share of households that are families54.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Manteo
- Median household income$83,777
- Per capita income$49,210 plus or minus $9,825
- Civilian labor force988 plus or minus 250
- Employed928 plus or minus 238
- Unemployed60 plus or minus 73
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over1,441
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent plus or minus 22.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manteo
Housing in Manteo
- Housing units1,534
- Occupied units960
- Vacant units574 plus or minus 147
- Vacancy rate37.4 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied608 plus or minus 168
- Renter occupied352 plus or minus 93
- Ownership rate63.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$444,400 plus or minus $105,149
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,204 plus or minus $267
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Single family units789 plus or minus 173
- Share single family51.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more737 plus or minus 172
- Share in buildings of two or more48.0 percent
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Manteo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute803 plus or minus 210
- Commuting under 15 minutes342 plus or minus 126
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.6 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more230 plus or minus 103
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.6 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Drove alone74.3 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Worked from home13.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Manteo
SBA loans in Manteo (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,966,000
- Average approval$741,500
- Median approval$630,000
- Largest approval$1,656,000
- Jobs supported35
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manteo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Manteo
SBA loans in Manteo (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$332,000
- Average approval$166,000
- Median approval$166,000
- Largest approval$178,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manteo, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Manteo
Flood risk in Manteo
- NFIP communityTown of Manteo
- NFIP community number375355
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The Town of Manteo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 375355 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dare County, not Manteo
Dare County context, not Manteo figures
- Establishments in Dare County2,079
- Covered employment, Dare County20,359
- Average annual pay, Dare County$46,480
- Housing units permitted, Dare County371
Every figure in this section is published for Dare County as a whole and is not a measurement of Manteo.
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Manteo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Manteo, North Carolina?
2,020, in 960 households. Manteo town covers 1.88 square miles of land, which is 1,076 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Manteo in?
Dare 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 Manteo?
$83,777. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $444,400. Median gross rent is $1,204 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Manteo businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $3.0 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $630,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $332,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Manteo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Manteo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Manteo. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Manteo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Manteo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Manteo, town of, community 375355, carrying Community Rating System class 5, 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 Manteo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dare 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 Manteo.
Is zoning published for Manteo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.