Ocean Isle Beach, NC

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2024 Population
903
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
67.3
0.884% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
5.32%
9.97% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$96,786
2.46% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$835,500
10.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
302
28% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Ocean Isle Beach, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Ocean Isle Beach, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ocean Isle Beach, NC was $835,500, and the homeownership rate was 96.5%.

Most people in Ocean Isle Beach, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Ocean Isle Beach, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ocean Isle Beach, NC is home to a population of 903 people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.1% of Ocean Isle Beach, NC residents were born outside of the country (28 people).

In 2024, there were 148 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (887 people) in Ocean Isle Beach, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6 Other (Hispanic) and 5 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Ocean Isle Beach, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ocean Isle Beach, NC was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ocean Isle Beach, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    887 ± 140
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    6 ± 9
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    5 ± 7
1.11%
Hispanic Population
10 people

In 2024, there were 148 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (887 people) in Ocean Isle Beach, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6 Other (Hispanic) and 5 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.11% of the people in Ocean Isle Beach, NC are hispanic (10 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ocean Isle Beach, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
28 people
3.52%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
28 people

As of 2024, 3.1% of Ocean Isle Beach, NC residents (28 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ocean Isle Beach, NC was 3.52%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    34 ± 29
  2. Korea
    10 ± 17
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    9 ± 8

Ocean Isle Beach, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.4 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ocean Isle Beach, NC employs 302 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ocean Isle Beach, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (60 people), Finance & Insurance (43 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (32 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($182,250), Health Care & Social Assistance ($165,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($134,167).

Employment

Occupations

302
2024 Value
± 85
28%
1 Year growth
± 34.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ocean Isle Beach, NC grew at a rate of 28%, from 236 employees to 302 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ocean Isle Beach, NC, are Management Occupations (82 people), Sales & Related Occupations (64 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (29 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ocean Isle Beach, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

302
2024 Value
± 85
28%
1 Year growth
± 34.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ocean Isle Beach, NC grew at a rate of 28%, from 236 employees to 302 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ocean Isle Beach, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (60 people), Finance & Insurance (43 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (32 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ocean Isle Beach, NC, though some of these residents may live in Ocean Isle Beach, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$116,750
Median earning men ± $41,741
$61,406
Median earning women ± $17,383

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($186,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($178,125), and Manufacturing ($131,563).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($106,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,563), and Public Administration ($56,667).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ocean Isle Beach, NC was $835,500 in 2024, which is 2.51 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $754,300 to $835,500, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Ocean Isle Beach, NC is 96.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ocean Isle Beach, NC have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ocean Isle Beach, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$835,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$54,345
$496
Median Property Taxes
±$82

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ocean Isle Beach, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ocean Isle Beach, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

96.5%
Homeownership
2024
67.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 96.5% of the housing units in Ocean Isle Beach, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 98.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$96,786
Median Household Income
± $18,148
514
Number of Households
± 75

In 2024, the median household income of the 514 households in Ocean Isle Beach, NC declined from $96,786 from the previous year's value of $99,231.

The following chart displays the households in Ocean Isle Beach, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ocean Isle Beach, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (51%)
  2. Worked At Home (43.4%)
  3. Carpooled (3.31%)

In 2024, 51% of workers in Ocean Isle Beach, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (43.4%) and those who carpooled to work (3.31%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ocean Isle Beach, NC have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.34% of the workforce in Ocean Isle Beach, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ocean Isle Beach, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ocean Isle Beach, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.32% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ocean Isle Beach, NC (48 out of 903 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ocean Isle Beach, NC is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.1% of the population of Ocean Isle Beach, NC has health coverage, with 27.9% on employee plans, 0.664% on Medicaid, 46.5% on Medicare, 20.9% on non-group plans, and 0.111% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.5% were men and 56.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 3.77% under 18 years, 3.43% between 18 and 34 years, 34.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 58.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.5% were men and 56.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.88%
Uninsured
27.9%
Employer Coverage
0.664%
Medicaid
46.5%
Medicare
20.9%
Non-Group
0.111%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ocean Isle Beach, NC grew by 23.4% from 3.14% to 3.88%.

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