Oak City

Population: 472
Median household income: $60,739
Median home value: $87,400

Oak City, a community in Martin County, North Carolina, has 472 residents. At $60,739, its median household income sits above Martin County's $46,793.

Between 2019 and 2023, Oak City's population grew 83.7% from 257 to 472, while its median home value rose 4.5% from $83,600 to $87,400.

Households average 2.47 people. The median gross rent is $950.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 472
Median age: 50.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,739
Median home value: $87,400
Median gross rent: $950
Housing units: 250
Homeownership rate: 42.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

257472

Median household income

$40,417$60,739

Median home value

$83,600$87,400

Median gross rent

$615$950

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	257	$40,417	$83,600	$615
2020	368	$50,417	—	$650
2021	445	$53,598	$82,000	$775
2022	420	$57,769	$89,300	$863
2023	472	$60,739	$87,400	$950

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7421.6%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	6.4%
5 to 17	57	12.1%
18 to 24	13	2.8%
25 to 34	56	11.9%
35 to 44	42	8.9%
45 to 54	53	11.2%
55 to 64	76	16.1%
65 to 74	102	21.6%
75 and over	43	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	126	26.7%
Black or African American	336	71.2%
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)	10	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate48.9%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	14.2%
High school graduate	182	48.9%
Some college or associate's	111	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	16	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone87.0%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	208	87.0%
Carpooled	5	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	9.6%
Other means	3	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11	5.1%
15 to 29 min	25	11.6%
30 to 44 min	158	73.1%
45 to 59 min	11	5.1%
60+ min	11	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 3.6% (17 of 472)

	Count	Share
Family households	162	84.8%
Nonfamily households	29	15.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	191	76.4%
Vacant	59	23.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	82	42.9%
Renter-occupied	109	57.1%

1-unit, detached88.4%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	221	88.4%
1-unit, attached	1	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	10.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3748060
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.9625, -77.3051