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Ocean Isle Beach, NC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ocean Isle Beach is $54,870, which is much higher than the state average of $25,608 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Ocean Isle Beach median household income is $64,773, which has shrunk by 4.24% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ocean Isle Beach residents spend 17.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #10

Ocean Isle Beach, NC	54,870 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ocean Isle Beach, NC	38,438 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ocean Isle Beach, NC	42,750 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ocean Isle Beach, NC	25,625 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #84

Ocean Isle Beach, NC	64,773 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ocean Isle Beach, NC	101,099 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #523

Ocean Isle Beach, NC		-4.24%
North Carolina		19.16%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ocean Isle Beach, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	46.67%	$26,368, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	53.06%	$20,863, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.28%	$0, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.44%	$37,430, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ocean Isle Beach, NC	81,591 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ocean Isle Beach, NC	127,305 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$64,432, see rank	$51,958	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$91,607, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,864, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$59,896, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	626, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	306, 48.88%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	164, 53.59%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	164, 53.59%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	154, 93.90%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10, 6.10%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	142, 46.41%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	320, 51.12%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	142, 44.38%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	142, 44.38%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	135, 95.07%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 4.93%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	178, 55.63%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	277, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	215, 77.62%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	20, 7.22%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	17, 6.14%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	25, 9.03%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ocean Isle Beach, NC	17.0 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	289	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	154, 53.29%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	67, 43.51%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8, 5.19%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	49, 31.82%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14, 9.09%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 3.25%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	135, 46.71%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	77, 57.04%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	13, 9.63%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	41, 30.37%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 2.96%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	289, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	25, 8.65%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	24, 8.30%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7, 2.42%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	48, 16.61%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8, 2.77%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	3, 1.04%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	52, 17.99%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	44, 15.22%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	36, 12.46%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	26, 9.00%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	7, 2.42%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9, 3.11%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	36	5.46%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.