| ECONOMY | Oak Island | Caswell Beach | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.40% | 10.40% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -1.44% | -1.44% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 26.72% | 26.72% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.75% | 6.75% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 7.00% | 7.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $28,860 | $39,994 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $48,470 | $55,875 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 9.86% | 6.70% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 9.98% | 10.06% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 13.51% | 13.97% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 18.39% | 13.41% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 24.50% | 22.35% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 11.76% | 11.73% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 8.60% | 13.41% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 2.21% | 6.15% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.07% | 2.79% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.12% | 0.56% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 13.70% | 19.59% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 16.24% | 16.22% | 20.61% |
| Service | 16.28% | 10.81% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 28.96% | 31.76% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.42% | 0.00% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 17.38% | 10.14% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 7.08% | 9.46% | 14.05% |
