Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,763
| This zip code: | $37,763 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 28553, 28528, 28579, 28589, 28524, 28516.
Housing units in zip code 28531 with a mortgage: 252 (0 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 197
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,121
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $351
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 18.4% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
|
- 1999 to March 2000: 49
- 1995 to 1998: 64
- 1990 to 1994: 117
- 1980 to 1989: 328
- 1970 to 1979: 231
- 1960 to 1969: 133
- 1950 to 1959: 117
- 1940 to 1949: 57
- 1939 or earlier: 65
|
|

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Harkers Island, NC (28531): |
|
- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 23
- 2 bedrooms: 174
- 3 bedrooms: 302
- 4 bedrooms: 68
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
|
|
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
|
- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 66
- 3 bedrooms: 65
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
|
|
Vehicles available in 28531 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
|
- no vehicle: 30
- 1 vehicle: 200
- 2 vehicles: 185
- 3 vehicles: 141
- 4 vehicles: 19
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
|
|
Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
|
- no vehicle: 15
- 1 vehicle: 53
- 2 vehicles: 50
- 3 vehicles: 13
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
|
|
Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

|
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28531:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 18
- $20,000 to $24,999: 15
- $25,000 to $29,999: 9
- $30,000 to $34,999: 1
- $35,000 to $39,999: 4
- $40,000 to $49,999: 12
- $50,000 to $59,999: 11
- $60,000 to $69,999: 15
- $70,000 to $79,999: 14
- $80,000 to $89,999: 13
- $90,000 to $99,999: 21
- $100,000 to $124,999: 89
- $125,000 to $149,999: 108
- $150,000 to $174,999: 58
- $175,000 to $199,999: 61
- $200,000 to $249,999: 109
- $250,000 to $299,999: 31
- $300,000 to $399,999: 16
- $400,000 to $499,999: 42
|

|
Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28531:
- $100 to $149: 5
- $200 to $249: 6
- $300 to $349: 29
- $350 to $399: 15
- $400 to $449: 5
- $450 to $499: 10
- $500 to $549: 14
- $700 to $749: 11
- No cash rent: 33
|
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $165,775
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $153,396 (it was $97,700 in 2000)
| 28531: | $153,396 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,931 - $209,630
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $201,136| Here: | $201,136 | | State: | $217,106 |
Mobile homes: $55,164| Here: | $55,164 | | State: | $45,354 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
|
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
|
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 759
- Mobile homes: 402

|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 397 (64%)
- Carpooled: 175 (28%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 45 (7%)
|

|
Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 47
- 5 to 9 minutes: 140
- 10 to 14 minutes: 28
- 15 to 19 minutes: 29
- 20 to 24 minutes: 83
- 25 to 29 minutes: 5
- 30 to 34 minutes: 50
- 35 to 39 minutes: 19
- 40 to 44 minutes: 54
- 45 to 59 minutes: 79
- 60 to 89 minutes: 11
- 90 or more minutes: 32
|
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,580
- In family households: 1,394 (440 male householders, 83 female householders)
435 spouses, 391 children (384 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 23 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 186 (67 male householders (51 living alone)), 75 female householders (57 living alone)), 44 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 8 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 307 2-persons, 128 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 108 1-person, 19 2-persons, 15 3-persons.
192 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (9 men, 20 women).
96.4% of residents of 28531 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% very well, 30% well, 14% not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 1 (0.1%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.1% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
|
- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 1
- 1965 to 1969: 0
|
|
White population: 1,503
Black population: 0
American Indian population: 5
Asian population: 3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 1
Two or more races population: 13

First ancestries reported:
|  English: 434 |
|  United States or American: 390 |
|  Irish: 47 |
|  British: 27 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 27 |
|  German: 23 |
|  Other groups: 19 |
|  Italian: 15 |
|  French (except Basque): 14 |
|  Russian: 8 |
|  European: 7 |
|  Swedish: 7 |
|  Polish: 6 |
|  Scottish: 6 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BROOKS SEAFOOD & BAIT (NCSR 1335 in HARKERS ISLAND, NC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: FINFISH
Median worth of mobile homes: $82,733
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
|
|
- Electricity (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
|
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1409
- Northeast: 50
- Midwest: 24
- South: 94
- West: 10
78% of the 28531 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 1,761. Population change in the 1990s: -236 (-13.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 5.3% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
| Here: | 23.5% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 7.8% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- TRI-PLEX HEATING & COOLING INC (609 ISLAND ROAD in HARKERS ISLAND, NC; small business): $2,250,628 in 181 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Industrial Buildings, Other Utilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $232,007; 2001: $294,673; 2002: $579,489; 2003: $385,696; 2004: $502,881; 2005: $254,682; 2006: $1,200.
Biggest contracts:
$201,767 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment. Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$193,580, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-21. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$159,993, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-23. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$92,558, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Facilities Support Services (10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
- Construction: Flooring Contractors (5-9: 1)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
6 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 27
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 38
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
- Fatalities: 30
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 58
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 21
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 37
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 13
- Fatalities: 25
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 54
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Back to Harkers Island, NC, Carteret County, NC, North Carolina bigger cities, North Carolina smaller cities, North Carolina smallest towns, All U.S. cities.
|