Morehead City, NC Micro Area Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 30, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Morehead City, NC Micro Area population aged 25 years and above was 51,691. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 4,094 people without a high school diploma (ie. 7.92% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 81.58% White Alone, and 10.94% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 12,350 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 23.89% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 89.64% White Alone, and 6.17% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 19,664 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 38.04% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 90.44% White Alone, and 4.36% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 15,583 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 30.15% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 93.55% White Alone, and 1.91% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

You can see similar information for other metro statistical areas (MSAs) and for the United States.

Educational Attainment of Morehead City, NC Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Morehead City, NC Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Morehead City, NC Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 3340 81.58
Black Alone 448 10.94
Asian Alone 67 1.64
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 42 1.03
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 3 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 21 0.51
Two or More Races 173 4.23
Morehead City, NC Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 3172 77.48
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 256 6.25
All Other Ethnicities 666 16.27
Morehead City, NC Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 11071 89.64
Black Alone 762 6.17
Asian Alone 61 0.49
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 58 0.47
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 6 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 79 0.64
Two or More Races 313 2.53
Morehead City, NC Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 10838 87.76
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 346 2.80
All Other Ethnicities 1166 9.44
Morehead City, NC Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 17784 90.44
Black Alone 858 4.36
Asian Alone 199 1.01
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 4 0.02
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 147 0.75
Two or More Races 672 3.42
Morehead City, NC Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 17654 89.78
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 471 2.40
All Other Ethnicities 1539 7.83
Morehead City, NC Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 14578 93.55
Black Alone 298 1.91
Asian Alone 305 1.96
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 49 0.31
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 10 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 51 0.33
Two or More Races 292 1.87
Morehead City, NC Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 14247 91.43
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 379 2.43
All Other Ethnicities 957 6.14