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Moving to Nags Head, North Carolina

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Population: 2,700. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,076 (+13.9% change)
Males: 1,337 (49.5%), Females: 1,363 (50.5%)

Dare County

Zip code: 27959

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $53,095
Median house value: $143,900

Population by Race

Races in Nags Head:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (23.8%), German (14.3%), Irish (14.0%), United States (9.7%), Italian (5.0%), French (3.5%).

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 6.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Nags Head

  • High school or higher: 94.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nags Head town

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 60.4%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

1.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +871 (+47.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Nags Head:

  • OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL INC,THE (4800 S CROATAN HWY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Nags Head:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nags Head:

  • OCEANA NAS /APOLLO SOUCEK FIELD/ (about 68 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Abbreviation: NTU)
  • NORFOLK INTL (about 77 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Abbreviation: ORF)
  • NORFOLK NS (about 83 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Abbreviation: NGU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Nags Head:

  • DARE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 5 miles; MANTEO, NC; Abbreviation: MQI)
  • FIRST FLIGHT (about 7 miles; KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC; Abbreviation: FFA)
  • HYDE COUNTY (about 36 miles; ENGELHARD, NC; Abbreviation: 7W6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nags Head:

  • ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 73 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,083)
  • NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,820)
  • TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
  • OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 13,330)
  • HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,249)
  • THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)
  • CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)

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