Swansboro is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,165 people and four associated neighborhoods, Swansboro is the 215th largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Swansboro, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Swansboro, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Swansboro’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Swansboro does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $114,425.00.

Swansboro is a military town: the armed forces employs 6.28% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Healthcare and Retail are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 16.03% and 15.82% of the civilian workforce respectively.

Also of interest is that Swansboro has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.54% 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.

Swansboro 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Swansboro 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 Swansboro citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.77% of adults in Swansboro have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Swansboro in 2022 was $60,347, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $241,388 for a family of four. However, Swansboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Swansboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.