North Carolina · Census place 48345
Oak Island town, NC
Quick answer
Oak Island town has 8,888 residents, ranking #109 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $83,483, the median home is worth $407,400 and median gross rent runs $1,208 a month.
- Population
- 8,888Oak Island town residents
- Median household income
- $83,483Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $407,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,208Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 61.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Oak Island town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Oak Island town median would spend about 17.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.7% of residents and 87.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Aberdeen town 8,969
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- Black Mountain town 8,462
- Ogden CDP 8,363
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