Harkers Island

Population: 1,080
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $295,500

Harkers Island, a community in Carteret County, North Carolina, has 1,080 residents. Its median household income of $58,750 runs below the Carteret County figure of $70,235.

Between 2019 and 2023, Harkers Island's population declined 14.3% from 1,260 to 1,080, while its median home value rose 26.3% from $234,000 to $295,500.

23.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,080
Median age: 59.5 yrs
Median household income: $58,750
Median home value: $295,500
Median gross rent: $968
Housing units: 1,155
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2601,080

Median household income

$54,444$58,750

Median home value

$234,000$295,500

Median gross rent

$1,066$968

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,260	$54,444	$234,000	$1,066
2020	1,314	$53,125	$243,300	$1,079
2021	1,250	$60,500	$213,300	$1,056
2022	1,104	$67,888	$264,300	$1,028
2023	1,080	$58,750	$295,500	$968

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 177.8%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6424.4%

65 to 7420.0%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	4.9%
5 to 17	84	7.8%
18 to 24	47	4.4%
25 to 34	82	7.6%
35 to 44	84	7.8%
45 to 54	117	10.8%
55 to 64	264	24.4%
65 to 74	216	20.0%
75 and over	133	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,029	95.3%
Black or African American	40	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.2%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	145	16.2%
High school graduate	232	25.9%
Some college or associate's	311	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	108	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	100	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit11.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	337	83.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	45	11.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	5.4%
Other means	2	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	108	28.1%
15 to 29 min	58	15.1%
30 to 44 min	58	15.1%
45 to 59 min	137	35.7%
60+ min	23	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 11.9% (129 of 1,080)

	Count	Share
Family households	338	77.5%
Nonfamily households	98	22.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	436	37.7%
Vacant	719	62.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	367	84.2%
Renter-occupied	69	15.8%

1-unit, detached61.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other38.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	705	61.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	8	0.7%
Mobile home & other	442	38.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3729560
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.24 sq mi
Water area: 1.61 sq mi
Center point: 34.6980, -76.5555