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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Oak Island | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,030 | 8,969 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $85,872 | $70,709 | 55 | ||
| Poverty rate | 8.7% | 11.6% | 9 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 43.6% | 45.1% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $456,500 | $496,450 | 27 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,339 | $1,483 | 36 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 57.4% | 23.7% | 82 | ||
| Worked from home | 24.9% | 23.3% | 64 |
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Oak IslandPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
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| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 22.2 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.2 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 4.8 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 17.3 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 13.4 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.3 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.8 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 32.4 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Vista, CA | 75 | 10,102 | — | $89,306 | 31.5% |
| Belfast, ME | 73 | 6,986 | — | $67,679 | 42.9% |
| Cocoa Beach, FL | 73 | 11,377 | — | $87,990 | 49.7% |
| Treasure Island, FL | 72 | 6,553 | — | $87,107 | 49.9% |
| Wickenburg, AZ | 72 | 8,059 | — | $67,600 | 34.1% |
| Cape Canaveral, FL | 72 | 10,006 | — | $67,276 | 36.2% |
| Sequim, WA | 71 | 8,161 | — | $59,707 | 34.2% |
| Port Townsend, WA | 71 | 10,438 | — | $62,606 | 53.2% |
| Sedona, AZ | 71 | 9,777 | — | $73,738 | 50.4% |
| Brigantine, NJ | 71 | 7,674 | — | $97,250 | 47.3% |