Moving to Oak Island, North Carolina

Population: 6,571
Males: 3,205 (48.8%), Females: 3,366 (51.2%)

Brunswick County

Zip code: 28465

Demographics

Median resident age: 49.2 years
Median household income: $40,496
Median house value: $119,400

Population by Race

Races in Oak Island:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
• American Indian (0.9%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)
• Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (19.4%), United States (17.5%), German (14.3%), Irish (10.5%), Scotch-Irish (5.1%), Scottish (4.1%).

Elevation: 5 feet

Land area: 8.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oak Island

• High school or higher: 87.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
• Unemployed: 3.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oak Island town

• Never married: 13.9%
• Now married: 64.3%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 12.9%

1.8% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oak Island:

• J ARTHUR DOSHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SOUTHPORT, NC)
• BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SUPPLY, NC)
• WILMINGTON TREATMENT CENTER (about 26 miles; WILMINGTON, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oak Island:

• WILMINGTON INTL (about 29 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: ILM)
• MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 58 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Abbreviation: MYR)
• ALBERT J ELLIS (about 72 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: OAJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oak Island:

• BRUNSWICK COUNTY (about 5 miles; OAK ISLAND, NC; Abbreviation: SUT)
• OCEAN ISLE (about 21 miles; OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC; Abbreviation: 60J)
• GRAND STRAND (about 42 miles; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Abbreviation: CRE)

Colleges and Universities

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

• CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 28 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
• HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
• COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)
• COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 91 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
• FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)