Oak Island ZIP Codes — Brunswick County, NC

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	742	9.0%
18 and over	7,486	91.0%
65 and over	2,986	36.3%
Median age	60.0 years

Group	Count	%
White	7,853	93.5%
Two or more races	263	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	170	2%
Black or African American	60	0.7%
Asian	45	0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	5.9%
$10k–$15k	3.8%
$15k–$25k	4.3%
$25k–$35k	5.8%
$35k–$50k	7.4%
$50k–$75k	15.1%
$75k–$100k	13.7%
$100k–$150k	18.1%
$150k–$200k	11.4%
$200k+	14.4%
Median income	$86,442

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$382,500
Median rent / month	$1,262
Owner occupied	86.7%
Renter occupied	13.3%
Vacant	61.3%
Single-family detached	83.5%
Large apartment buildings	2.5%
Mobile homes	6.7%
Median rooms	4.9
Avg household size (owned)	2.14

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	1.4%
2010–2019	15.2%
2000–2009	20.4%
1990–1999	18.8%
1980–1989	25.4%
1970–1979	11.9%
1960–1969	4.8%
1950–1959	1.7%
1940–1949	0.2%
1939 or earlier	0.1%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.5%
1 bedroom	0.8%
2 bedrooms	22.2%
3 bedrooms	55.1%
4 bedrooms	16.9%
5+ bedrooms	4.4%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	2.6%
1 vehicle	28.6%
2 vehicles	45.3%
3 or more	23.5%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	2.7%
Electricity	89.6%
Propane / LP gas	5.7%
Fuel oil	1.7%
Wood	0.2%
No fuel used	0.2%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	2,283	59.2%
Cohabiting couple	255	6.6%
Male householder, no spouse	473	12.3%
Female householder, no spouse	846	21.9%
Households with children under 18	455	11.8%
Households with seniors (65+)	2,084	54.0%
Average household size	2.13

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	18.1%	12.7%
Married	67.0%	63.2%
Separated	0.2%	1.0%
Widowed	4.6%	6.4%
Divorced	10.1%	16.6%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	96.4%
Bachelor's or higher	43.5%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	7	0.9%
Kindergarten	10	1.2%
Elementary school	428	52.8%
High school	201	24.8%
College / grad school	164	20.2%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	45.3%
Service	17.2%
Sales & office	22.8%
Natural resources & construction	8.8%
Production & transportation	5.9%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	71.8%
Government	20.7%
Self-employed	7.0%
Unpaid family workers	0.5%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	71.8%
Carpool	2.2%
Public transit	1.5%
Walk	0.9%
Other means	1.7%
Avg commute (minutes)	25.7

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	56.1%
Retirement income	42.6%
Supplemental Security	3.0%
Cash public assistance	2.7%
Food stamps / SNAP	3.9%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	36.5%
High cholesterol	40.5%
Heart disease	7.4%
Stroke	3.1%
Asthma	8.4%
Arthritis	29.2%
Kidney disease	3.1%
Pulmonary disease	6.7%
Cancer	9.0%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	15.8%
No physical activity	17.8%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	28.3%
Fair or poor health	11.0%
Poor mental health	11.6%
Poor physical health	9.5%
No health insurance	11.7%
Visited doctor (checkup)	81.0%
Visited dentist	75.2%
Cholesterol screening	93.8%
Teeth loss	8.8%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	947	12.7%

Disability	%
Any disability	14.0%
Under 18	7.5%
18–64 years	10.9%
65 and over	20.2%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	80.8%
Public insurance	42.4%
Uninsured under 19	6.9%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	8,127	98.8%
Spanish	55	0.7%
Other Indo-European	33	0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	22	0.3%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	8,067	98.0%
Born in same state	7,950	96.6%
Born in different state	3,427	41.7%
Foreign born	117	1.4%
Naturalized citizen	161	2.0%
Not a US citizen	128	79.5%