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Oak Island, NC vs Nags Head, NC

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- Nags Head is 0% more densely populated than Oak Island.
- People are 1.1% less likely to be married in Nags Head.
- The Median Age is 4.7 years younger in Nags Head.
 Oak Island, NCNags Head, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,096329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock55.638.4
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 Population - 20106,816  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,700285,036,114
 Population - 19904,753  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock469.793.4
 Land Area18.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Oak Island, NCNags Head, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 345.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6413.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock27.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 849.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Oak Island, NCNags Head, NCUnited States
 White94.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.8%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Oak Island, NCNags Head, NCUnited States
 Married Population62.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.9%50.2%
 Never Married15.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households3,778  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock98280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children10.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock71.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,296  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Crystal · Bristol, VA
Living at the beach
Over 10 years ago

what is the cost to living at the  More

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Carolyn · Avon, NC
Avon, NC - location
Over 16 years ago

In your facts about Avon, NC you have it's location being in Hyde County. In reality, Avon, NC is in Dare County. Carolyn Honeycutt Avon, NC  More

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