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Eureka, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Eureka is a Census town of 224 people across 0.34 square miles of land, in Wayne County. Median household income is $66,250, 74.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Eureka
What Eureka is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land655 plus or minus 260
- County holding the largest share of its areaWayne 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.
Eureka
How many people live in Eureka
- Population224 plus or minus 89
- Median age47.7 plus or minus 10.5
- Population under 1848 plus or minus 27
- Share under 1821.4 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Population 65 and over55 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over24.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households94 plus or minus 29
- Family households56 plus or minus 25
- Share of households that are families59.6 percent plus or minus 19.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eureka
Income and work in Eureka
- Median household income$66,250
- Per capita income$30,232
- Civilian labor force91 plus or minus 45
- Employed85 plus or minus 43
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over170 plus or minus 52
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent plus or minus 38.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.2 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 11.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Eureka
- Housing units118 plus or minus 31
- Occupied units94 plus or minus 29
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate20.3 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Owner occupied70 plus or minus 24
- Renter occupied24 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate74.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$122,900 plus or minus $52,166
- Median gross rent, monthly$865
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.7 percent
- Single family units112 plus or minus 33
- Share single family94.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Eureka gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute83 plus or minus 43
- Commuting under 15 minutes4 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes4.8 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more44 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.0 percent plus or minus 37.4
- Drove alone83.5 percent
- Carpooled12.9 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eureka
Flood risk in Eureka
- NFIP communityTown of Eureka
- NFIP community number370563
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/20/18
The Town of Eureka does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370563 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wayne County, not Eureka
Wayne County context, not Eureka figures
- Establishments in Wayne County2,195
- Covered employment, Wayne County41,880
- Average annual pay, Wayne County$49,087
- Housing units permitted, Wayne County605
Every figure in this section is published for Wayne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Eureka.
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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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
Eureka questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Eureka, North Carolina?
224, in 94 households. Eureka town covers 0.34 square miles of land, which is 655 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Eureka in?
Wayne 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 Eureka?
$66,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $122,900. Median gross rent is $865 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Eureka in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Eureka appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Eureka, town of, community 370563, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Eureka figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wayne 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 Eureka.
Is zoning published for Eureka?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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