Oriental

Population: 930
Median household income: $57,875
Median home value: $406,800

Located in Pamlico County, North Carolina, Oriental is a community with a population of 930. The median household income of $57,875 is below the Pamlico County median ($61,624).

Between 2019 and 2023, Oriental's population declined 6.4% from 994 to 930, while its median home value rose 48.8% from $273,300 to $406,800.

The median resident is 68.7 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 39.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 930
Median age: 68.7 yrs
Median household income: $57,875
Median home value: $406,800
Median gross rent: $1,106
Housing units: 817
Homeownership rate: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

994930

Median household income

$53,631$57,875

Median home value

$273,300$406,800

Median gross rent

$963$1,106

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	994	$53,631	$273,300	$963
2020	1,136	$62,734	$315,600	$882
2021	989	$50,250	$320,900	$963
2022	968	$51,563	$392,600	$1,121
2023	930	$57,875	$406,800	$1,106

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

Age distribution

Under 50.4%

5 to 172.4%

18 to 240.8%

25 to 340.4%

35 to 441.8%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 6424.1%

65 to 7439.9%

75 and over23.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	0.4%
5 to 17	22	2.4%
18 to 24	7	0.8%
25 to 34	4	0.4%
35 to 44	17	1.8%
45 to 54	63	6.8%
55 to 64	224	24.1%
65 to 74	371	39.9%
75 and over	218	23.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	854	91.8%
Black or African American	11	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	4	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.4%
Two or more races	8	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate14.4%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree25.5%

Graduate or professional degree27.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	2.2%
High school graduate	129	14.4%
Some college or associate's	276	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	229	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	243	27.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home28.8%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	168	67.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	4	1.6%
Worked from home	72	28.8%
Other means	6	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	114	64.0%
15 to 29 min	30	16.9%
30 to 44 min	24	13.5%
45 to 59 min	10	5.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.62
Poverty rate: 6.3% (59 of 930)

	Count	Share
Family households	317	55.2%
Nonfamily households	257	44.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	574	70.3%
Vacant	243	29.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	468	81.5%
Renter-occupied	106	18.5%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	621	76.0%
1-unit, attached	13	1.6%
2 to 4 units	105	12.9%
5 to 19 units	44	5.4%
20 or more units	12	1.5%
Mobile home & other	22	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3749380
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 35.0309, -76.6808