Ocracoke

Population: 709
Median home value: $472,200

Ocracoke is a community in Hyde County, North Carolina, home to 709 residents. The median home value of $472,200 is above the Hyde County median ($119,600).

From 2019 to 2023, Ocracoke's population held roughly steady from 706 to 709, while its median home value rose 6.3% from $444,300 to $472,200.

Owners occupy 67.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 709
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $472,200
Median gross rent: $1,412
Housing units: 720
Homeownership rate: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

706709

Median household income

$61,591$65,672

Median home value

$444,300$472,200

Median gross rent

$725$1,412

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	706	—	$444,300	$725
2020	973	—	$380,000	$875
2021	810	$61,591	$387,500	$1,260
2022	715	$65,672	$484,800	—
2023	709	—	$472,200	$1,412

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

Age distribution

Under 510.9%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 241.8%

25 to 343.2%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	77	10.9%
5 to 17	127	17.9%
18 to 24	13	1.8%
25 to 34	23	3.2%
35 to 44	97	13.7%
45 to 54	114	16.1%
55 to 64	125	17.6%
65 to 74	94	13.3%
75 and over	39	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	594	83.8%
Black or African American	2	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	113	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree33.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	7.9%
High school graduate	132	26.8%
Some college or associate's	93	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	163	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	65	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	208	85.2%
Carpooled	36	14.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	178	73.0%
15 to 29 min	23	9.4%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	43	17.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.81
Poverty rate: 16.8% (119 of 709)

	Count	Share
Family households	217	55.6%
Nonfamily households	173	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	390	54.2%
Vacant	330	45.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	262	67.2%
Renter-occupied	128	32.8%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	622	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	47	6.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51	7.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3748740
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.6 sq mi
Water area: 1.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.0732, -75.9985