Nags Head, NC Demographic Data
Nags Head, NC Summary
Nags Head is located in Dare County in North Carolina
- Population: 2,772
- Area: 6.66 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.58 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 416.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 11.81 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Nags Head, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,541
54%
50.8
Male
1,317
46%
49.2
Total Population
2,858
323,128,000
Nags Head, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
89
3.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
138
4.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
69
2.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
161
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
153
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
488
17.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
350
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
364
12.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
175
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
294
10.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
332
11.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
195
6.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
50
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,488
87.1%
77.2
Female
1,339
53.8%
51.3
Male
1,149
46.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,401
84.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
733
25.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
577
20.2%
15.2
Female
312
54.1%
55.8
Male
265
45.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Nags Head, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,781
97.3%
96.8
White
2,641
92.4%
72.6
Black or African American
40
1.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
21
0.7%
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
21
0.7%
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
79
2.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
77
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
52
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
4
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
48
1.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,806
98.2%
82.2
Nags Head, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
32
1.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
46
2.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
412
18.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
601
26.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
326
14.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
580
25.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
251
11.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
78
3.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,170
96.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
831
37.0%
31.2
Nags Head, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
756
29.5%
33.7%
Now Married
1,252
48.9%
47.5
Divorced
299
11.7%
11.0%
Separated
66
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
189
7.4
5.8%
Nags Head, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,596
93.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
173
6.2%
21.6%
Spanish
91
3.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
32
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
50
1.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Nags Head, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
77
6.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
32
2.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
53
4.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
136
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
166
13.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
271
22.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
176
14.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
172
14.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
34
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
100
8.2%
6.4
Median household income
56,707
57,617
Per capita income
37,290
31,128
Nags Head, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
19
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
419
25.6%
9.8
Construction
84
5.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
348
21.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
164
10.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
145
8.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
42
2.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
177
10.8%
11.4
Public administration
45
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
128
7.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
46
2.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
20
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
114
7.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
780
47.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
103
6.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
332
20.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
308
18.8%
18.1%
Nags Head, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,624
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,308
80.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
69
4.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
28
1.7%
2.7
Other means
6
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
213
13.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.5
26.6
Nags Head, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
18
1.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
442
36.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
466
38.3%
37.1
3 or more
291
23.9%
21.0
Nags Head, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,217
25.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
784
64.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
433
35.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,616
74.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
44
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Nags Head, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,833
1 room
124
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
30
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
64
1.3%
9.1
4 rooms
962
19.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,272
26.3%
19.8
6 rooms
769
15.9%
17.8
7 rooms
710
14.7%
12.0
8 rooms
396
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
506
10.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Nags Head, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,833
1-unit, detached
3,961
82.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
36
0.7%
5.9
2-units
147
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
54
1.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
330
6.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
142
2.9%
4.4
20 or more units
114
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
49
1.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Nags Head, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
46
1.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
108
2.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
124
2.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
128
2.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
874
18.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,597
33.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,175
24.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
771
16.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Nags Head, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
24
2.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
54
4.4%
4.7
Electricity
1,130
92.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
9
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Nags Head, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
508
47295100.0
Less than $500
6
1.2%
1.6%
$500 to $999
25
4.9%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
27
5.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
86
16.9%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
90
17.7%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
116
22.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
158
31.1%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
117
23.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
96
18.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
76
15.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
43
8.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
176
34.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Nags Head, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
407
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
27
6.6%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
57
14.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
160
39.3%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
163
40.0%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
26
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,149
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
44
10.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
66
16.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
103
25.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
31
7.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
18
4.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
145
35.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
26
0.0%
0.0%
Nags Head, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
784
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
13
1.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
26
3.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
25
3.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
224
28.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
374
47.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
99
12.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
23
2.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
341,800
205,000
