Harkers Island, NC Housing Market & City Data

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1,260
Population Estimate
$237,234
Median Home Value
95.0%
Employment Rate
24.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$283
Median Listing Price$439,000
Median Days on Market136
Active Listings10
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)13
Avg Listing Price$533,127
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY24%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.62
Family Dual Income38.3
Median Household Income$54,444
Median Individual Income$30,865
Home Ownership83.1%
Home Value$237,234
Median Rent$1,066
Rent Burden-
Poverty13.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED15.0%
  • Highschool Education27.0%
  • Some College33.4%
  • Bachelors Degree20.0%
  • Graduate Degree4.5%
  • Total College or Above24.5%
  • Stem Degree48.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.9%
  • Female52.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married56.5%
  • Divorced12.2%
  • Never Married20.8%
  • Widowed10.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHarkers Island
State IDNC
Population1,260

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1819.3%
19–298.9%
30–397.7%
40–4910.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.6%
60–6918.8%
70–7914.9%
80+7.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation47.0%
Unemployment Rate5.0%
Disabled22.1%

ETHNICITY

White98.4%
Black1.6%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple0.0%

OTHER

Hispanic3.1%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured12.1%
Veteran10.8%

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