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Oak City, NC

353 Population
1 square miles 351.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.5 ±18.4 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Martin County: 46.8 ±0.7
  • about 1.4 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,593 ±$5,829 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Martin County: $29,355 ±$2,243
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$61,091 ±$1,488 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Martin County: $48,578 ±$4,615
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6% ±6.4% (21  ±25) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Martin County: 20.4% † 4,334 (±3.4% / ±718)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

36.7 minutes ±10.2 (6,560  ±5,511) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Martin County: 26.2 228,835 (±2 / ±21,895)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

167 ±92 Number of households
  • Martin County: 9,502 ±262
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±1.6 (353  ±184) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Martin County: 2.3 21,476 (±0.1 / ±4)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±9.7% (4  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Martin County: 2.9% † 129 (±2.1% / ±92)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

232 ±93 Number of housing units
  • Martin County: 11,058 ±46
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$96,100 ±$4,778 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Martin County: $109,700 ±$7,001
  • about one-third of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.8% ±7.9% (34  ±32.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Martin County: 8.7% † 1,862 (±2.4% / ±522.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.4% ±63.9% (246  ±116.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Martin County: 84.4% 13,338 (±5% / ±799.5)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.1% ±9.9% (32  ±34.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Martin County: 16.7% † 2,643 (±2.2% / ±339.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.9% ±1.9% (3  ±7) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Martin County: 1.7% 365
  • about 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.8% ±3.7% (27  ±19) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Martin County: 5.9% † 1,023 (±1.4% / ±249)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
27 Total veterans ±19 24 Male ±19 3 Female ±5

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