Atlantic vs Harkers Island

A side-by-side comparison of Atlantic and Harkers Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Atlantic and Harkers Island are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Harkers Island has the higher population (1,080 vs 541 in Atlantic). Harkers Island has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $48,750 in Atlantic). Harkers Island has the higher median home value ($295,500 vs $157,000 in Atlantic).

Population, income & housing

	Atlantic	Harkers Island
Population	541	1,080
Median age	33.8 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$58,750
Median home value	$157,000	$295,500
Median gross rent	—	$968
Housing units	397	1,155
Homeownership rate	89.3%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atlantic	Harkers Island
Population	522 → 541 (+3.6%)	1,260 → 1,080 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$43,173 → $48,750 (+12.9%)	$54,444 → $58,750 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $157,000 (-3.0%)	$234,000 → $295,500 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,066 → $968 (-9.2%)

Atlantic

Population

522541

Median household income

$43,173$48,750

Median home value

$161,800$157,000

Harkers Island

Population

1,2601,080

Median household income

$54,444$58,750

Median home value

$234,000$295,500

Median gross rent

$1,066$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atlantic	Harkers Island
Under 5	8.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	19.4%	7.8%
18 to 24	4.3%	4.4%
25 to 34	19.4%	7.6%
35 to 44	9.2%	7.8%
45 to 54	3.3%	10.8%
55 to 64	15.2%	24.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	20.0%
75 and over	7.8%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atlantic	Harkers Island
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atlantic	Harkers Island
No high school diploma	10.4%	16.2%
High school graduate	37.7%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atlantic	Harkers Island
Drove alone	78.2%	83.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	11.1%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	5.4%
Other means	10.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atlantic	Harkers Island
1-unit, detached	86.4%	61.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	38.3%

Poverty & households

	Atlantic	Harkers Island
Poverty rate	21.6%	11.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1949	1983