Economy
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ocean Isle Beach was $42,605, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Education
41% of Ocean Isle Beach residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
Housing & real estate
Median rent in Ocean Isle Beach, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $608. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,801.
Total population: 415 (Urban population: 224 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 191 (all nonfarm))
Houses: 2,515 (202 occupied: 167 owner occupied, 35 renter occupied)
Housing density: 733 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $300,000
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $1,617
Median gross rent in Ocean Isle Beach, NC in 2000: $758
Housing units in Ocean Isle Beach with a mortgage: 81 (5 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77
Household type by relationship
Households: 415
• In family households: 339 (123 male householders, 18 female householders)
138 spouses, 57 children (47 natural, 6 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
• In nonfamily households: 76 (32 male householders (18 living alone)), 22 female householders (17 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
Foreign born population: 14 (3.4%)
(35.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
City Overview
As of 2007, Ocean Isle Beach's population is 522 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 22.54 percent.
The median home cost in Ocean Isle Beach is $679,000. Home appreciation the last year has been -6.97 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Ocean Isle Beach's cost of living is 39.73% Higher than the U.S. average.
Ocean Isle Beach public schools spend $5,805 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 15 students per teacher in Ocean Isle Beach.
The unemployment rate in Ocean Isle Beach is 4.30 percent(U.S. avg. is 4.60%). Recent job growth is Positive. Ocean Isle Beach jobs have Increased by 3.53 percent.
Ocean Isle Beach Demographics
Ocean Isle Beach Housing Statistics
| Median Home Age: | 15 years |
| Median Home Value: | $531,400 |
Renter v. Owner
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