Oriental, NC Demographic Data
Oriental, NC Summary
Oriental is located in Pamlico County in North Carolina
- Population: 861
- Area: 1.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.41 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.23 sq. miles
- Population Density: 525.96 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Oriental, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
499
53%
50.8
Male
438
47%
49.2
Total Population
937
323,128,000
Oriental, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
29
3.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
37
3.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
16
1.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
21
2.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
47
5.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
56
6.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
51
5.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
84
9.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
123
13.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
88
9.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
232
24.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
112
12.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
41
4.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
837
89.3%
77.2
Female
472
56.4%
51.3
Male
365
43.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
834
89.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
432
46.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
385
41.1%
15.2
Female
208
54.0%
55.8
Male
177
46.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
61
0.0%
0.0
Oriental, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
923
98.5%
96.8
White
869
92.7%
72.6
Black or African American
54
5.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
14
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
937
100.0%
82.2
Oriental, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2
0.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
30
3.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
164
20.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
193
24.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
42
5.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
190
24.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
166
21.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
32
4.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
755
95.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
356
45.2%
31.2
Oriental, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
153
17.9%
33.7%
Now Married
510
59.6%
47.5
Divorced
91
10.6%
11.0%
Separated
5
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
96
11.2
5.8%
Oriental, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
874
96.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
34
3.7%
21.6%
Spanish
18
2.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
10
1.1%
1.1%
Oriental, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
25
5.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
8
1.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
37
8.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
57
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
65
14.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
128
27.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
46
10.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
57
12.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
15
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
20
4.4%
6.4
Median household income
60,333
57,617
Per capita income
35,895
31,128
Oriental, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
40
12.5%
9.8
Construction
11
3.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
68
21.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
38
11.9%
6.6
Information
11
3.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
13
4.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
10
3.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
29
9.1%
11.4
Public administration
9
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
28
8.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
29
9.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
34
10.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
17
5.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
136
42.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8
2.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
109
34.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
50
15.6%
18.1%
Oriental, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
313
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
230
73.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
31
9.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
13
4.2%
2.7
Other means
19
6.1%
1.8
Worked at home
20
6.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.0
26.6
Oriental, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
5
1.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
165
36.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
201
43.9%
37.1
3 or more
87
19.0%
21.0
Oriental, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
458
66.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
324
70.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
134
29.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
227
33.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
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
Oriental, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
685
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
60
8.8%
9.1
4 rooms
77
11.2%
16.5
5 rooms
176
25.7%
19.8
6 rooms
152
22.2%
17.8
7 rooms
108
15.8%
12.0
8 rooms
76
11.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
36
5.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Oriental, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
685
1-unit, detached
542
79.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
24
3.5%
5.9
2-units
18
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
18
2.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
20
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
28
4.1%
4.4
20 or more units
19
2.8%
9.0
Mobile home
16
2.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Oriental, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
86
12.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
21
3.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
46
6.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
50
7.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
80
11.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
118
17.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
163
23.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
115
16.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
6
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Oriental, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6
1.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
69
15.1%
4.7
Electricity
379
82.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4
0.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Oriental, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
171
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
4.7%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
14
8.2%
10.3%
$500 to $999
27
15.8%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
32
18.7%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
35
20.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
55
32.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
55
32.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
19
11.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
24
14.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
18
10.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
55
32.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Oriental, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
118
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
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
3
2.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
27
22.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
88
74.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
16
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
926
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
15
12.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
20
16.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
12
10.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
18
15.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
5
4.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
48
40.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
16
0.0%
0.0%
Oriental, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
324
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
7
2.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
25
7.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
11
3.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
18
5.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
114
35.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
84
25.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
65
20.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
288,600
205,000
