Hyde County, North Carolina
Hyde County, North Carolina · ZIP 27810, 27824, 27826
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 4,583 (2024 estimate)Population
- 2,115Households
- $47,338Median household income
- $119,600Median home value
- 4Towns with a page
- 7ZIP codes
Hyde County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,826 |
| 2010 | 5,810 |
| 2020 | 4,589 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $47,338 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 1,513 units
- Renter occupied
- 602 units
- Vacancy rate
- 33.2%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
782 employees in 150 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Hyde County | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,625 | 10,584,340 |
| Median household income | $47,338 | $69,904 |
| Median age | 48.5 | 39.1 |
| Median home value | $119,600 | $259,400 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 13.7% | 34.7% |
| Foreign-born residents | 2.0% | 8.7% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 71.5% | 66.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 28.8 minutes | 25.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Hyde County4 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocracoke | Census designated place | 709 | 8.60 sq mi |
| Swan Quarter | Census designated place | 353 | 3.95 sq mi |
| Fairfield | Census designated place | 276 | 7.04 sq mi |
| Engelhard | Census designated place | 230 | 3.23 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 37 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Beaufort CountyPopulation 44,576 (2024 estimate)
- Carteret CountyPopulation 70,259 (2024 estimate)
- Dare CountyPopulation 38,183 (2024 estimate)
- Pamlico CountyPopulation 12,550 (2024 estimate)
- Tyrrell CountyPopulation 3,517 (2024 estimate)
- Washington CountyPopulation 10,654 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.