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Ocean Isle Beach, NC map Population (year 2000): 426. Estimated population in July 2006: 522 (+22.5% change)
Males: 212  (49.8%)
Females: 214  (50.2%)

Brunswick County

Median resident age:  53.4 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28469.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $69,600 (it was $67,639 in 2000)
Ocean Isle Beach  $69,600
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $372,000 (it was $340,700 in 2000)
Ocean Isle Beach  $372,000
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Ocean Isle Beach:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (19.5%), German (15.0%), Irish (14.6%), English (13.4%), Scotch-Irish (7.3%), Italian (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 9 feet

Land area: 3.43 square miles.

Population density: 147 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Ocean Isle Beach

  • High school or higher: 96.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ocean Isle Beach town

  • Never married: 16.9%
  • Now married: 71.4%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 0.5%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

14 residents are foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.5% Africa).

This town:  3.3%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ocean Isle Beach to the number of sex offenders is 72 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ocean Isle Beach:  0.5% ($1,829)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (42.7 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (133.8 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (479.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Sunset Beach, NC (4.8 miles ), Shallotte, NC (6.5 miles ), Calabash, NC (8.8 miles ), Carolina Shores, NC (9.6 miles ), Holden Beach, NC (10.6 miles ), Little River, SC (13.1 miles ), Varnamtown, NC (14.7 miles ), North Myrtle Beach, SC (17.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 106 buildings, average cost: $128,700
  • 1997: 89 buildings, average cost: $128,600
  • 1998: 91 buildings, average cost: $126,700
  • 1999: 89 buildings, average cost: $126,800
  • 2000: 97 buildings, average cost: $121,700
  • 2001: 73 buildings, average cost: $139,500
  • 2002: 85 buildings, average cost: $171,400
  • 2003: 118 buildings, average cost: $183,500
  • 2004: 84 buildings, average cost: $195,400
  • 2005: 91 buildings, average cost: $225,100
  • 2006: 49 buildings, average cost: $239,800

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Latitude: 33.89 N, Longitude: 78.44 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -102 (-19.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (12%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Real estate and rental and leasing (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Health care (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Top executives (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (25%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Crime in Ocean Isle Beach by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 400000
    per 100,000 923.80.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 010000
    per 100,000 0.0227.30.00.00.00.0
Assaults 060214
    per 100,000 0.01363.60.0432.9203.7778.2
Burglaries 535461422449
    per 100,000 12240.212272.713585.79090.94888.09533.1
Thefts 7167725714076
    per 100,000 16397.215227.316035.612337.728513.214786.0
Auto thefts 3512236
    per 100,000 692.81136.42672.6432.9611.01167.3
Arson 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0216.50.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 2307.21900.01806.21251.11572.31507.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  23.86
US city average:  3.00

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Ocean Isle Beach-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Carolina state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.5 miles away from the Ocean Isle Beach town center injured 46 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/9/1950, a category 3 tornado 22.0 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Ocean Isle Beach topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Ocean Isle Beach:
  • J ARTHUR DOSHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SOUTHPORT, NC)
  • BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; SUPPLY, NC)
  • COLUMBUS COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 29 miles; WHITEVILLE, NC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ocean Isle Beach:
  • MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 37 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; ID: MYR)
  • WILMINGTON INTL (about 46 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; ID: ILM)
  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 81 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ocean Isle Beach:
  • OCEAN ISLE (about 1 miles; OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC; ID: 60J)
  • GRAND STRAND (about 21 miles; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; ID: CRE)
  • BRUNSWICK COUNTY (about 26 miles; OAK ISLAND, NC; ID: SUT)

Local government website: www.oibgov.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ocean Isle Beach:
  • HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 45 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 74 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)

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Tourist attractions: Museum of Coastal Carolina (Planetariums; 21 East 2nd Street), Breakers (Amusement & Theme Parks; 19 East 1st Street).

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.0 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.5%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.5%

Ocean Isle Beach compared to North Carolina state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Ocean Isle Beach (2007 data):
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Ocean Isle Main Branch at 127 Causeway Sw, branch established on 1984-07-23. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • RBC Centura Bank: Ocean Isle Branch at 7290-17 Beach Drive Sw, branch established on 2001-08-06. Info updated 2006-12-21: Bank assets: $23,135.6 mil, Deposits: $15,171.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 304 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Canada



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 5$10,773$25,8550$0
Police Protection - Officers 12$38,366$38,3660$0
Other Government Administration 3$9,166$36,6640$0
Financial Administration 6$20,586$41,1720$0
Water Supply 4$12,768$38,3040$0
Sewerage 5$15,037$36,0890$0
Totals for Government 35$106,697$36,5820$0


Ocean Isle Beach government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,118,000
    Parks & Recreation: $364,000
    All Other: $35,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $1,023,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,201,000
    Sewerage: $640,000
    Liquor Stores: $625,000
    Police Protection: $587,000
    Central Staff Services: $325,000
    Water Utilities: $274,000
    Regular Highways: $192,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $164,000
    General Public Buildings: $142,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $127,000
    Solid Waste Management: $80,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $215,000
    All Other: $78,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $278,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $3,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $74,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,636,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $740,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,523,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $373,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $130,000
    Rents: $60,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $47,000
    Regular Highways: $42,000
    Central Staff: $8,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $4,000
    Water Utilities: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,696,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $728,000
    Water Utilities: $479,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $84,000
    Highways: $31,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,112,000
    Other Selective Sales: $682,000
    NEC: $487,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $14,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,202,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

12.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,566 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.99%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($251 average AGI)
Brunswick County:  0.05%
North Carolina average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Hanover County, NC  2.66% ($46,091 average AGI)
from Horry County, SC  0.39% ($33,810)
from Wake County, NC  0.39% ($86,571)


6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,155 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.89%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to New Hanover County, NC  1.40% ($47,281 average AGI)
to Horry County, SC  0.50% ($41,477)
to Columbus County, NC  0.23% ($31,406)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ocean Isle Beach:
  • WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
  • WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WVCB (1410 AM; 1 kW; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: JOHN G. WORRELL)
  • WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPJS (1330 AM; 5 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: WPJS BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ocean Isle Beach:
  • WYNA (104.9 FM; CALABASH, NC; Owner: COASTLINE COMMUNICATIONS OF CAROLINA INC)
  • WDZD (93.5 FM; OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WBNU (103.7 FM; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: GARY E. BURNS)
  • WKVC (88.9 FM; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLTT (106.3 FM; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: GARY E. BURNS)
  • WVCO (94.9 FM; LORIS, SC; Owner: CAROLINA BEACH MUSIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WEZV (105.9 FM; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: FIDELITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Ocean Isle Beach:
  • WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
  • W47CK (Channel 47; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • W49AN (Channel 49; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)

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