Nags Head ZIP Codes — Dare County, NC

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	374	11.8%
18 and over	2,784	88.2%
65 and over	1,374	43.5%
Median age	59.7 years

Group	Count	%
White	2,960	90.4%
Hispanic or Latino	116	3.5%
Two or more races	105	3.2%
Black or African American	46	1.4%
Other race	29	0.9%
Asian	18	0.5%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	0.6%
$10k–$15k	0.6%
$15k–$25k	7.9%
$25k–$35k	6.0%
$35k–$50k	12.0%
$50k–$75k	15.8%
$75k–$100k	14.3%
$100k–$150k	18.6%
$150k–$200k	10.6%
$200k+	13.8%
Median income	$87,560

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$427,300
Median rent / month	$920
Owner occupied	80.7%
Renter occupied	19.3%
Vacant	69.2%
Single-family detached	79.8%
Large apartment buildings	2.3%
Mobile homes	0.8%
Median rooms	5.4
Avg household size (owned)	2.03

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	2.4%
2000–2009	13.0%
1990–1999	23.4%
1980–1989	31.2%
1970–1979	21.2%
1960–1969	1.9%
1950–1959	3.3%
1940–1949	0.9%
1939 or earlier	2.6%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.7%
1 bedroom	0.7%
2 bedrooms	12.4%
3 bedrooms	34.5%
4 bedrooms	38.2%
5+ bedrooms	12.5%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	2.3%
1 vehicle	36.9%
2 vehicles	50.1%
3 or more	10.7%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	2.6%
Electricity	95.2%
Propane / LP gas	1.2%
Fuel oil	0.5%
Solar	0.4%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	858	53.8%
Cohabiting couple	113	7.1%
Male householder, no spouse	312	19.6%
Female householder, no spouse	312	19.6%
Households with children under 18	218	13.7%
Households with seniors (65+)	880	55.2%
Average household size	1.93

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	19.4%	13.6%
Married	63.0%	63.3%
Separated	5.2%	0.6%
Widowed	2.9%	12.7%
Divorced	9.6%	9.8%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	96.0%
Bachelor's or higher	52.6%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	36	9.7%
Kindergarten	40	10.8%
Elementary school	204	55.0%
High school	54	14.6%
College / grad school	37	10.0%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	35.3%
Service	11.8%
Sales & office	39.4%
Natural resources & construction	4.0%
Production & transportation	9.5%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	82.7%
Government	14.5%
Self-employed	2.8%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	79.9%
Carpool	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	1.2%
Other means	0.7%
Avg commute (minutes)	24.7

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	55.3%
Retirement income	47.9%
Supplemental Security	5.3%
Cash public assistance	0.0%
Food stamps / SNAP	0.6%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	32.8%
High cholesterol	36.0%
Heart disease	6.2%
Stroke	2.7%
Asthma	8.2%
Arthritis	25.1%
Kidney disease	2.7%
Pulmonary disease	5.7%
Cancer	7.5%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	16.6%
No physical activity	17.5%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	27.4%
Fair or poor health	10.0%
Poor mental health	12.2%
Poor physical health	8.8%
No health insurance	12.2%
Visited doctor (checkup)	77.5%
Visited dentist	74.3%
Cholesterol screening	92.7%
Teeth loss	8.9%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	289	10.4%

Disability	%
Any disability	6.2%
Under 18	0.0%
18–64 years	4.8%
65 and over	9.5%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	82.7%
Public insurance	48.3%
Uninsured under 19	6.7%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	3,118	98.7%
Spanish	21	0.7%
Other Indo-European	13	0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	8	0.3%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	3,114	98.6%
Born in same state	3,073	97.3%
Born in different state	838	26.5%
Foreign born	41	1.3%
Naturalized citizen	44	1.4%
Not a US citizen	26	59.1%