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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.78% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One of the nice things about Morehead City is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Being a small town, Morehead City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Morehead City is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.77% of adults in Morehead City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Morehead City in 2018 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.