Average household size in Dare County

Average household size in Dare County was 2.2 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2023. That is the 78th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

2024, persons per household2.2
Change on 2023-0.9%
Series high2.32021
Series low2.22024

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Average household size in Dare County, 2021 to 2024

2.242.262.282.32.3220212022202320242021: 2.3 persons per household2022: 2.3 persons per household2023: 2.3 persons per household2024: 2.2 persons per household2.242.262.282.32.32202120242021: 2.3 persons per household2022: 2.3 persons per household2023: 2.3 persons per household2024: 2.2 persons per household
persons per household. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodpersons per household
20242.2
20232.3
20222.3
20212.3

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2024
Dare County2.2
North Carolina2.4
United States2.5

Dare County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 2.4 persons per householdAlexander County: 2.5 persons per householdAlleghany County: 2.1 persons per householdAnson County: 2.4 persons per householdAshe County: 2.2 persons per householdAvery County: 2.2 persons per householdBeaufort County: 2.3 persons per householdBertie County: 2.2 persons per householdBladen County: 2.5 persons per householdBrunswick County: 2.2 persons per householdBuncombe County: 2.6 persons per householdBurke County: 2.3 persons per householdCabarrus County: 2.8 persons per householdCaldwell County: 2.4 persons per householdCamden County: 2.7 persons per householdCarteret County: 2.1 persons per householdCaswell County: 2.4 persons per householdCatawba County: 2.4 persons per householdChatham County: 2.4 persons per householdCherokee County: 2.2 persons per householdChowan County: 2.2 persons per householdClay County: 2.3 persons per householdCleveland County: 2.6 persons per householdColumbus County: 2.4 persons per householdCraven County: 2.3 persons per householdCumberland County: 2.5 persons per householdCurrituck County: 2.6 persons per householdDare County: 2.2 persons per householdDavidson County: 2.5 persons per householdDavie County: 2.5 persons per householdDuplin County: 2.4 persons per householdDurham County: 2.3 persons per householdEdgecombe County: 2.4 persons per householdForsyth County: 2.4 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.6 persons per householdGaston County: 2.5 persons per householdGates County: 2.5 persons per householdGraham County: 2.2 persons per householdGranville County: 2.5 persons per householdGreene County: 2.6 persons per householdGuilford County: 2.4 persons per householdHalifax County: 2.3 persons per householdHarnett County: 2.7 persons per householdHaywood County: 2.3 persons per householdHenderson County: 2.3 persons per householdHertford County: 2.2 persons per householdHoke County: 2.8 persons per householdHyde County: 2 persons per householdIredell County: 2.6 persons per householdJackson County: 2.2 persons per householdJohnston County: 2.7 persons per householdJones County: 2.2 persons per householdLee County: 2.6 persons per householdLenoir County: 2.3 persons per householdLincoln County: 2.5 persons per householdMcDowell County: 2.3 persons per householdMacon County: 2 persons per householdMadison County: 2.5 persons per householdMartin County: 2.3 persons per householdMecklenburg County: 2.4 persons per householdMitchell County: 2.2 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.4 persons per householdMoore County: 2.4 persons per householdNash County: 2.4 persons per householdNew Hanover County: 2.2 persons per householdNorthampton County: 2.1 persons per householdOnslow County: 2.5 persons per householdOrange County: 2.4 persons per householdPamlico County: 2.1 persons per householdPasquotank County: 2.4 persons per householdPender County: 2.5 persons per householdPerquimans County: 2.3 persons per householdPerson County: 2.4 persons per householdPitt County: 2.3 persons per householdPolk County: 2.2 persons per householdRandolph County: 2.5 persons per householdRichmond County: 2.4 persons per householdRobeson County: 2.6 persons per householdRockingham County: 2.3 persons per householdRowan County: 2.5 persons per householdRutherford County: 2.4 persons per householdSampson County: 2.7 persons per householdScotland County: 2.5 persons per householdStanly County: 2.5 persons per householdStokes County: 2.3 persons per householdSurry County: 2.4 persons per householdSwain County: 2.3 persons per householdTransylvania County: 2.2 persons per householdTyrrell County: 1.9 persons per householdUnion County: 3 persons per householdVance County: 2.6 persons per householdWake County: 2.5 persons per householdWarren County: 2.2 persons per householdWashington County: 2.3 persons per householdWatauga County: 2.3 persons per householdWayne County: 2.4 persons per householdWilkes County: 2.4 persons per householdWilson County: 2.4 persons per householdYadkin County: 2.5 persons per householdYancey County: 2.3 persons per household
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  • 2.2 to 2.3
  • 2.3 to 2.4
  • 2.4 to 2.5
  • 2.5 and over
Average household size, 2024, persons per household. Dare County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units (Average household size, Dare County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Average household size, Dare County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/dare-county-north-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Average household size, Dare County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/dare-county-north-carolina.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, Average household size, Dare County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-household-size/dare-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average household size in Dare County?

Average household size in Dare County was 2.2 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2023. That is the 78th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average household size in Dare County?

2.3 persons per household in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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