Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  8.0% | | Whole state: |  12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Oak Island compared to North Carolina state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Oak Island (2007 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Oak Island Branch at 8905 East Oak Island Drive, branch established on 1967-05-08. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Security Savings Bank, SSB: 4815 S.E. Oak Island Drive Branch at 4815 East Oak Island Drive, branch established on 1986-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $368.2 mil, Deposits: $258.5 mil, headquarters in Southport, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Brunswick County North Carolina:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
14 | $37,056 | $31,762 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
5 | $14,192 | $34,061 | 8 | $6,974 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $5,725 | $22,900 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $9,007 | $36,028 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
10 | $27,580 | $33,096 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
6 | $15,735 | $31,470 | 7 | $7,864 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
25 | $68,530 | $32,894 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $332 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $28,915 | $34,698 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $17,194 | $34,388 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
20 | $47,568 | $28,541 | 6 | $11,528 |
| Totals for Government |
102 | $271,501 | $31,941 | 22 | $26,699 |
Oak Island government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,078,000
Solid Waste Management: $646,000
All Other: $205,000
Parks and Recreation: $106,000
- Construction - General - Other: $1,220,000
Sewerage: $507,000
Water Utilities: $217,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,704,000
Police Protection: $1,598,000
Sewerage: $1,598,000
Liquor Stores: $1,131,000
General - Other: $1,000,000
Regular Highways: $802,000
Water Utilities: $685,000
Solid Waste Management: $663,000
Parks and Recreation: $625,000
Natural Resources - Other: $611,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $570,000
Local Fire Protection: $503,000
General Public Buildings: $346,000
Health - Other: $122,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $232,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $50,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health - Other: $5,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,826,000
All Other: $591,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $281,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $1,256,000
Interest Earnings: $462,000
Sale of Property: $121,000
General Revenue, NEC: $61,000
Donations From Private Sources: $31,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,609,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,328,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $1,338,000
Local Fire Protection: $312,000
Police Protection: $170,000
Regular Highways: $152,000
Sewerage: $133,000
General - Other: $103,000
Solid Waste Management: $94,000
Parks and Recreation: $93,000
General Public Building: $64,000
Water Utilities: $57,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,842,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $1,253,000
Water Utilities: $790,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $383,000
Highways: $335,000
All Other: $272,000
- Tax - Property: $4,763,000
Other Selective Sales: $790,000
Other License: $322,000
NEC: $187,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $102,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $33,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,582,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $180,000
12.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,566 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.99% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($251 average AGI)| Brunswick County: | 0.05% | | North Carolina average: | 0.17% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,155 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.89% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Oak Island:
- WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WAAV (980 AM; 5 kW; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WSMO (1120 AM; 20 kW; CAMP LEJEUNE, NC; Owner: CTC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
- WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WMFD (630 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oak Island:
- WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WGNI (102.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WAZO (98.3 FM; OAK ISLAND, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
- WWQQ-FM (101.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSFM (107.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
- WMNX (97.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLTT (106.3 FM; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: GARY E. BURNS)
- WYNA (104.9 FM; CALABASH, NC; Owner: COASTLINE COMMUNICATIONS OF CAROLINA INC)
- WKXS-FM (94.1 FM; LELAND, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRQR (104.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
- WBNU (103.7 FM; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: GARY E. BURNS)
- WKVC (88.9 FM; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WKXB (99.9 FM; BURGAW, NC; Owner: SEA-COMM, INC.)
- WUIN (106.7 FM; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: OCEAN BROADCASTING II, LLC)
- WDZD (93.5 FM; OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WDVV (89.7 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WWIL-FM (90.5 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Oak Island:
- WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W47CK (Channel 47; SHALLOTTE, NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING INC.)
- WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- W51CW (Channel 51; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WILM-LP (Channel 10; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: WILM, INC.)
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