Outer Banks Times

Of the 2,403 people living in Cape Carteret in 2019, 56.1 percent (1,347) were women and 43.9 percent (1,056) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Outer Banks Times.

Females 18 and over outnumbered males in the same age group by a ratio of 615-to-556. In the 65 and over age range, there were 319 females and 253 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	556	23.1
Females 18 and over	615	25.6
Males 65 and over	253	10.5
Females 65 and over	319	13.3

Source: US Census Bureau