Morehead City is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 9,857 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Morehead City is the 101st largest community in North Carolina.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Morehead City is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Morehead City is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Morehead City citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.77% of adults in Morehead City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Morehead City in 2022 was $39,557, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,228 for a family of four. However, Morehead City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Morehead City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Morehead City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morehead City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Morehead City include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Morehead City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.