Harkers Island vs Peletier

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

Harkers Island and Peletier 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 779 in Peletier). Harkers Island has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $44,375 in Peletier). Harkers Island has the higher median home value ($295,500 vs $151,400 in Peletier).

Population, income & housing

	Harkers Island	Peletier
Population	1,080	779
Median age	59.5 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$44,375
Median home value	$295,500	$151,400
Median gross rent	$968	$1,082
Housing units	1,155	605
Homeownership rate	84.2%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harkers Island	Peletier
Population	1,260 → 1,080 (-14.3%)	754 → 779 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$54,444 → $58,750 (+7.9%)	$39,479 → $44,375 (+12.4%)
Median home value	$234,000 → $295,500 (+26.3%)	$119,900 → $151,400 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,066 → $968 (-9.2%)	$769 → $1,082 (+40.7%)

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

Peletier

Population

754779

Median household income

$39,479$44,375

Median home value

$119,900$151,400

Median gross rent

$769$1,082

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harkers Island	Peletier
Under 5	4.9%	2.8%
5 to 17	7.8%	12.1%
18 to 24	4.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	7.6%	10.0%
35 to 44	7.8%	17.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	8.0%
55 to 64	24.4%	13.5%
65 to 74	20.0%	16.9%
75 and over	12.3%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harkers Island	Peletier
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	86.8%
Black or African American	3.7%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harkers Island	Peletier
No high school diploma	16.2%	9.6%
High school graduate	25.9%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harkers Island	Peletier
Drove alone	83.0%	80.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.1%
Public transit	11.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	6.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harkers Island	Peletier
1-unit, detached	61.0%	33.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.3%	44.6%

Poverty & households

	Harkers Island	Peletier
Poverty rate	11.9%	14.5%
Average household size	2.39	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1983	1993