Ocracoke, NC Housing Market & City Data

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706
Population Estimate
$481,816
Median Home Value
94.7%
Employment Rate
26.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$608
Median Listing Price$527,500
Median Days on Market136
Active Listings20
New Listings2
Total Listings (Active + Pending)29
Avg Listing Price$554,100
Avg Listing Price Change MoM3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY16%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.71
Family Dual Income55.1
Median Household Income-
Median Individual Income$21,851
Home Ownership69.1%
Home Value$481,816
Median Rent$725
Rent Burden-
Poverty12.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED25.6%
  • Highschool Education20.3%
  • Some College27.1%
  • Bachelors Degree23.2%
  • Graduate Degree3.7%
  • Total College or Above26.9%
  • Stem Degree0.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.7%
  • Female48.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married76.8%
  • Divorced22.8%
  • Never Married0.4%
  • Widowed0.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityOcracoke
State IDNC
Population706

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.3%
19–290.0%
30–3915.3%
40–4915.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–598.1%
60–6920.0%
70–799.5%
80+8.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation65.6%
Unemployment Rate5.3%
Disabled4.8%

ETHNICITY

White99.7%
Black0.1%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.1%
Multiple0.0%

OTHER

Hispanic29.2%
Limited English21.8%
Health Uninsured22.4%
Veteran2.0%

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