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Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 426. Estimated population in July 2024: 504 (+18.3% change)
Males: 212 (49.8%), Females: 214 (50.2%)

Brunswick County

Zip code: 28469

Demographics

Median resident age: 53.4 years
Median household income: $67,639
Median house value: $340,700

Population by Race

Races in Ocean Isle Beach:

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

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

Elevation: 9 feet

Land area: 3.4 square miles

Population by Education

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%

3.3% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.5% Africa).

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

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ocean Isle Beach:

  • BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SUPPLY, NC)
  • J ARTHUR DOSHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; SOUTHPORT, NC)
  • LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; LORIS, SC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ocean Isle Beach:

  • MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 37 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Abbreviation: MYR)
  • WILMINGTON INTL (about 46 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: ILM)
  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 81 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ocean Isle Beach:

Colleges and Universities

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)
  • COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 45 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 76 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,815)

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