Fairfield Harbour is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fairfield Harbour had a population of 2,767. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Fairfield Harbour is located in east-central Craven County in reclaimed marshland bordered by the Neuse River to the southwest and Upper Broad Creek to the east. Via Broad Creek Road and U.S. Route 17, it is north and west to the center of New Bern, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Fairfield Harbour has a total area of , of which is land and , or 30.22%, is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Fairfield Harbour had a population of 2,767. The median age was 65.9 years. 8.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 53.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.7 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,382 households in Fairfield Harbour, including 985 families. Of all households, 10.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 63.2% were married-couple households, 12.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.