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Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Wrightsville Beach is a Census town of 2,665 people across 1.39 square miles of land, in New Hanover County. Median household income is $151,563, 80.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $400,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wrightsville Beach
What Wrightsville Beach is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.39 sq mi
- Water area0.88 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,911
- County holding the largest share of its areaNew Hanover 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.
Wrightsville Beach
How many people live in Wrightsville Beach
- Population2,665
- Median age58.0
- Population under 18339 plus or minus 126
- Share under 1812.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over856 plus or minus 227
- Share 65 and over32.1 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Households1,306
- Family households806
- Share of households that are families61.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wrightsville Beach
- Median household income$151,563 plus or minus $78,972
- Per capita income$101,948
- Civilian labor force1,337 plus or minus 295
- Employed1,331 plus or minus 293
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over2,222
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher72.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree25.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wrightsville Beach
- Housing units2,886
- Occupied units1,306
- Vacant units1,580
- Vacancy rate54.7 percent
- Owner occupied1,055
- Renter occupied251 plus or minus 107
- Ownership rate80.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,168,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,336 plus or minus $773
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Single family units1,573
- Share single family54.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,313
- Share in buildings of two or more45.5 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wrightsville Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute958 plus or minus 232
- Commuting under 15 minutes405 plus or minus 124
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more140 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone69.3 percent
- Carpooled0.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home28.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wrightsville Beach
SBA loans in Wrightsville Beach (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$400,000
- Average approval$400,000
- Median approval$400,000
- Largest approval$400,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wrightsville Beach, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Wrightsville Beach
- NFIP communityTown of Wrightsville Beach
- NFIP community number375361
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date08/28/18
The Town of Wrightsville Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 375361 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
New Hanover County, not Wrightsville Beach
New Hanover County context, not Wrightsville Beach figures
- Establishments in New Hanover County8,710
- Covered employment, New Hanover County130,464
- Average annual pay, New Hanover County$61,611
- Housing units permitted, New Hanover County2,581
Every figure in this section is published for New Hanover County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wrightsville Beach.
All New Hanover 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.
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
Wrightsville Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina?
2,665, in 1,306 households. Wrightsville Beach town covers 1.39 square miles of land, which is 1,911 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wrightsville Beach in?
New Hanover 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 Wrightsville Beach?
$151,563. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,168,700. Median gross rent is $2,336 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wrightsville Beach businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $400,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $400,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wrightsville Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wrightsville Beach borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wrightsville Beach. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wrightsville Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wrightsville Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wrightsville Beach, town of, community 375361, carrying Community Rating System class 7, 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 Wrightsville Beach figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for New Hanover 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 Wrightsville Beach.
Is zoning published for Wrightsville Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.