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Moving to Harkers Island, North Carolina

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Population: 1,525
Males: 742 (48.7%), Females: 783 (51.3%)

Carteret County

Zip code: 28531

Demographics

Median resident age: 49.1 years
Median household income: $33,125
Median house value: $109,000

Population by Race

Races in Harkers Island:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (29.6%), United States (25.6%), German (3.3%), Irish (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), French (1.2%).

Elevation: 6 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Harkers Island

  • High school or higher: 62.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harkers Island CDP

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 65.1%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

0.1% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Harkers Island:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harkers Island:

  • CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 26 miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; Abbreviation: NKT)
  • CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 42 miles; NEW BERN, NC; Abbreviation: EWN)
  • ALBERT J ELLIS (about 73 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: OAJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Harkers Island:

  • MICHAEL J. SMITH FIELD (about 8 miles; BEAUFORT, NC; Abbreviation: MRH)
  • OCRACOKE ISLAND (about 51 miles; OCRACOKE, NC; Abbreviation: W95)
  • HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND (about 69 miles; HOLLY RIDGE, NC; Abbreviation: N21)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harkers Island:

  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 98 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
  • TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 150 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
  • ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 151 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,083)

Public primary/middle school in Harkers Island:

  • HARKERS ISLAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 163; Location: 1163 ISLAND ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)

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