Oak City, NC Housing Market & City Data

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287
Population Estimate
$84,530
Median Home Value
95.0%
Employment Rate
9.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$79
Median Listing Price$159,900
Median Days on Market52
Active Listings3
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)4
Avg Listing Price$137,800
Avg Listing Price Change MoM79%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-31%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.26
Family Dual Income44.4
Median Household Income$40,417
Median Individual Income$22,206
Home Ownership50.0%
Home Value$84,530
Median Rent$615
Rent Burden-
Poverty10.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED21.5%
  • Highschool Education29.9%
  • Some College39.3%
  • Bachelors Degree7.0%
  • Graduate Degree2.3%
  • Total College or Above9.3%
  • Stem Degree30.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male44.4%
  • Female55.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married35.2%
  • Divorced23.6%
  • Never Married31.3%
  • Widowed9.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityOak City
State IDNC
Population287

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1816.7%
19–298.6%
30–396.3%
40–4915.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.9%
60–6916.4%
70–7914.7%
80+6.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation52.8%
Unemployment Rate5.0%
Disabled16.3%

ETHNICITY

White34.6%
Black65.4%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple0.0%

OTHER

Hispanic1.2%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured11.7%
Veteran5.1%

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