Ocracoke, NC

723 Population

8.6 square miles 84.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

Age

49.8 ±8.5 Median age

a little higher than the figure in Hyde County: 47.1 ±2.2
about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Sex

Race & Ethnicity

Economics

Income

$30,254 ±$8,498 Per capita income

about 25 percent higher than the amount in Hyde County: $24,731 ^† ±$4,158
about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211

$77,583 ±$30,899 Median household income

about 1.4 times the amount in Hyde County: $53,713 ^† ±$12,155
about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

Poverty

16.7% ±12.9% (121 ±102) Persons below poverty line

about three-quarters of the rate in Hyde County: 22.2% ^† 867 (±8.2% / ±332)
about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

Transportation to work

16.8 minutes ±11.9 (5,575 ±4,907) Mean travel time to work

about half the figure in Hyde County: 30.5 ^† 52,870 (±7.7 / ±16,652)
about two-thirds of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

Households

387 ±143 Number of households

Hyde County: 1,939 ^† ±239
North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120

1.9 ±1 (720 ±252) Persons per household

about 90 percent of the figure in Hyde County: 2 ^† 3,854 (±0.3 / ±388)
about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

Marital status

Fertility

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

Units & Occupancy

711 ±192 Number of housing units

Hyde County: 2,952 ±253
North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

Value

$456,200 ±$64,951 Median value of owner-occupied housing units

more than double the amount in Hyde County: $124,000 ^† ±$22,989
about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

Geographical mobility

N/A Moved since previous year