Engelhard vs Ocracoke

A side-by-side comparison of Engelhard and Ocracoke: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ocracoke has the higher population (709 vs 230 in Engelhard). Ocracoke has the higher median home value ($472,200 vs $112,000 in Engelhard). Since 2019, Ocracoke's population has grown faster (+0.4% vs -44.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Engelhard	Ocracoke
Population	230	709
Median age	63.5 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,775	—
Median home value	$112,000	$472,200
Median gross rent	$804	$1,412
Housing units	140	720
Homeownership rate	66.1%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Engelhard	Ocracoke
Population	413 → 230 (-44.3%)	706 → 709 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$16,887 → $52,775 (+212.5%)	$61,591 → $65,672 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$113,300 → $112,000 (-1.1%)	$444,300 → $472,200 (+6.3%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $804 (+2.7%)	$725 → $1,412 (+94.8%)

Engelhard

Population

413230

Median household income

$16,887$52,775

Median home value

$113,300$112,000

Median gross rent

$783$804

Ocracoke

Population

706709

Median household income

$61,591$65,672

Median home value

$444,300$472,200

Median gross rent

$725$1,412

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Engelhard	Ocracoke
Under 5	0.0%	10.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	17.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	3.2%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.7%
45 to 54	5.2%	16.1%
55 to 64	59.6%	17.6%
65 to 74	14.8%	13.3%
75 and over	5.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Engelhard	Ocracoke
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	83.8%
Black or African American	11.7%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Engelhard	Ocracoke
No high school diploma	22.6%	7.9%
High school graduate	52.2%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	3.5%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Engelhard	Ocracoke
Drove alone	65.9%	85.2%
Carpooled	22.5%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	11.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Engelhard	Ocracoke
1-unit, detached	78.6%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.4%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Engelhard	Ocracoke
Poverty rate	35.2%	16.8%
Average household size	1.90	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	36	20
Median year structure built	1938	1980