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Waves, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Waves is a Census CDP of 153 people across 0.68 square miles of land, in Dare County. 100.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Waves through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 153 with a margin of error of plus or minus 120, which is 78.4 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it. Because the margin here exceeds the estimate, this page shows its strongest sections only rather than a full profile.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Waves
What Waves is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.68 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land227 plus or minus 178
- 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.
Waves
How many people live in Waves
- Population153 plus or minus 120
- Median age63.4
- Population under 180
- Share under 180.0 percent
- Population 65 and over41 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over26.8 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Households65 plus or minus 47
- Family households56 plus or minus 46
- Share of households that are families86.2 percent plus or minus 33.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waves
Income and work in Waves
- Per capita income$61,225
- Civilian labor force0
- Employed0
- Unemployed0
- Adults 25 and over153 plus or minus 120
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher63.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Waves
Housing in Waves
- Housing units225 plus or minus 142
- Occupied units65 plus or minus 47
- Vacant units160 plus or minus 133
- Vacancy rate71.1 percent plus or minus 38.5
- Owner occupied65 plus or minus 47
- Renter occupied0
- Ownership rate100.0 percent
- Single family units195 plus or minus 149
- Share single family86.7 percent plus or minus 37.1
- Units in buildings of two or more30 plus or minus 53
- Share in buildings of two or more13.3 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dare County, not Waves
Dare County context, not Waves 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 Waves.
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
Waves questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Waves, North Carolina?
153, in 65 households. Waves CDP covers 0.68 square miles of land, which is 227 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Waves in?
Dare County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Are the county figures on this page Waves 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 Waves.
Is zoning published for Waves?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.