Oak Island, NC Demographic Data
Oak Island, NC Summary
Oak Island is located in Brunswick County in North Carolina
- Population: 6,899
- Area: 19.91 sq. miles
- Land Area: 18.52 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.40 sq. miles
- Population Density: 346.45 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 19.69 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Oak Island, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,878
53%
50.8
Male
3,481
47%
49.2
Total Population
7,359
323,128,000
Oak Island, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
194
2.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
272
3.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
244
3.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
249
3.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
346
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
630
8.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
668
9.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
929
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
784
10.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
909
12.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,518
20.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
521
7.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
95
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,533
88.8%
77.2
Female
3,526
54.0%
51.3
Male
3,007
46.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,382
86.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,666
36.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,134
29.0%
15.2
Female
1,101
51.6%
55.8
Male
1,033
48.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
56
0.0%
0.0
Oak Island, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,338
99.7%
96.8
White
7,201
97.9%
72.6
Black or African American
18
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.1%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
114
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
21
0.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
147
2.0%
17.8
Mexican
76
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
28
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
43
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,212
98.0%
82.2
Oak Island, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
124
2.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
341
5.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,449
23.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,502
24.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
659
10.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,255
20.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
724
12.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
465
7.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,589
92.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,979
32.7%
31.2
Oak Island, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,214
18.3%
33.7%
Now Married
3,831
57.6%
47.5
Divorced
869
13.1%
11.0%
Separated
148
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
587
8.8
5.8%
Oak Island, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,939
96.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
226
3.2%
21.6%
Spanish
148
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
78
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Oak Island, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
205
5.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
92
2.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
414
11.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
339
9.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
575
16.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
918
25.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
316
8.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
386
10.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
164
4.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
166
4.6%
6.4
Median household income
52,462
57,617
Per capita income
35,280
31,128
Oak Island, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
15
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
421
14.3%
9.8
Construction
317
10.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
491
16.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
239
8.1%
6.6
Information
8
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
109
3.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
278
9.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
297
10.1%
11.4
Public administration
86
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
442
15.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
197
6.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
38
1.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
328
11.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,045
35.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
196
6.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
748
25.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
621
21.1%
18.1%
Oak Island, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,883
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,445
84.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
224
7.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
26
0.9%
5.1
Walked
9
0.3%
2.7
Other means
34
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
145
5.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.3
26.6
Oak Island, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
87
2.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,266
35.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,685
47.1%
37.1
3 or more
537
15.0%
21.0
Oak Island, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,575
40.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,514
70.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,061
29.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,327
59.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
28
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Oak Island, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,902
1 room
62
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
78
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
893
10.0%
9.1
4 rooms
2,058
23.1%
16.5
5 rooms
2,496
28.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,713
19.2%
17.8
7 rooms
872
9.8%
12.0
8 rooms
356
4.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
374
4.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Oak Island, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,902
1-unit, detached
7,338
82.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
259
2.9%
5.9
2-units
104
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
115
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
48
0.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
238
2.7%
4.4
20 or more units
186
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
614
6.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Oak Island, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5
0.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
31
0.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
294
3.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
822
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,444
16.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,921
21.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,698
19.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,529
28.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
107
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
51
0.6%
1.4%
Oak Island, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
41
1.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
274
7.7%
4.7
Electricity
3,205
89.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
19
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
9
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
11
0.3%
1.1
Oak Island, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,490
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
113
7.6%
7.0%
$500 to $999
138
9.3%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
167
11.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
246
16.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
395
26.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
431
28.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
418
29.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
237
16.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
151
10.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
158
11.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
469
32.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
57
0.0%
0.0%
Oak Island, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
996
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
49
4.9%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
86
8.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
300
30.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
561
56.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
65
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
909
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
135
13.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
122
12.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
175
17.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
59
5.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
38
3.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
467
46.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
65
0.0%
0.0%
Oak Island, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,514
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
12
0.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
51
2.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
292
11.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
438
17.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
818
32.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
573
22.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
302
12.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
28
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
255,500
205,000