Outer Banks Times

Of the 69,070 citizens living in Carteret County in 2019, 56,799 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The bureau reported 29,326 of those people were female and 27,473 were male.

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.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
Males 18 and over	27,473	39.78
Females 18 and over	29,326	42.46

Source: US Census Bureau