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Oak Island, NC Urban Area

17,165 Population
15.4 square miles 1,114.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

61.7 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$51,145 ±$4,412 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$78,318 ±$9,074 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

7.9% ±1.9% (1,347  ±336) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

22.4 minutes ±1.6 (115,500  ±17,348) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

7,926 ±638 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.2 ±0.2 (17,004  ±1,257) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

8.1% ±4.6% (148  ±88) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

15,611 ±626 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$378,500 ±$27,795 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

15.9% ±4% (2,718  ±703.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

95% ±10.1% (14,144  ±976.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
36.7% ±4.2% (5,471  ±438.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

1.7% ±0.6% (289  ±105) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

12.4% ±1.5% (1,908  ±268) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,908 Total veterans ±268 1,758 Male ±247 150 Female ±96

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