Emerald Isle, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,651 (Urban population: 3,509 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 142 (all nonfarm))

Emerald Isle, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,968 (1,646 occupied: 1,319 owner occupied, 327 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	31%

Housing density: 1138 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $833 (lower quartile is $698, upper quartile is $988)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $892

Median gross rent in Emerald Isle, NC in 2007: $927

Housing units in Emerald Isle with a mortgage: 656 (41 second mortgage, 158 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 436

Emerald Isle,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $271,194 (it was $185,600 in 2000)

Emerald Isle:	$271,194
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $188,714 - $393,131

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $342,162
Here: $342,162
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $185,665
Here: $185,665
State: $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $370,342
Here: $370,342
State: $153,934

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $193,735
Here: $193,735
State: $169,602

Mobile homes: $44,355
Here: $44,355
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,491

In family households: 2,862 (945 male householders, 176 female householders)
1,006 spouses, 594 children (526 natural, 40 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 18 other relatives, 55 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 629 (278 male householders (220 living alone)), 240 female householders (208 living alone)), 111 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 747 2-persons, 186 3-persons, 128 4-persons, 60 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 428 1-person, 72 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

357 married couples with children.
71 single-parent households (20 men, 51 women).

97.1% of residents of Emerald Isle speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 63 (1.8%)
(55.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Emerald Isle, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 34 4 rooms: 170 5 rooms: 321 6 rooms: 286 7 rooms: 245 8 rooms: 127 9 or more rooms: 130

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Emerald Isle, North Carolina:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 94 5 rooms: 120 6 rooms: 14 7 rooms: 49 8 rooms: 12 9 or more rooms: 9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 191
1995 to 1998: 629
1990 to 1994: 1,005
1980 to 1989: 2,730
1970 to 1979: 1,006
1960 to 1969: 243
1950 to 1959: 132
1940 to 1949: 12
1939 or earlier: 20

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Emerald Isle:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 195 3 bedrooms: 778 4 bedrooms: 237 5 or more bedrooms: 96

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Emerald Isle:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 22 2 bedrooms: 87 3 bedrooms: 177 4 bedrooms: 28 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Emerald Isle in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 393 2 vehicles: 642 3 vehicles: 212 4 vehicles: 60 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Emerald Isle in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 38 1 vehicle: 91 2 vehicles: 113 3 vehicles: 54 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Emerald Isle, NC:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 6
$80,000 to $89,999: 21
$90,000 to $99,999: 34
$100,000 to $124,999: 91
$125,000 to $149,999: 112
$150,000 to $174,999: 159
$175,000 to $199,999: 116
$200,000 to $249,999: 187
$250,000 to $299,999: 176
$300,000 to $399,999: 87
$400,000 to $499,999: 84
$500,000 to $749,999: 6
$750,000 to $999,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Emerald Isle rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Emerald Isle:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 6
$350 to $399: 3
$400 to $449: 3
$450 to $499: 7
$500 to $549: 4
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 14
$650 to $699: 22
$700 to $749: 27
$750 to $799: 18
$800 to $899: 34
$900 to $999: 32
$1,000 to $1,249: 77
$1,250 to $1,499: 15
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 47

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 7 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 26

Emerald Isle, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 46.1%
Number of people working at home: 54 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 82
5 to 9 minutes: 235
10 to 14 minutes: 171
15 to 19 minutes: 153
20 to 24 minutes: 78
25 to 29 minutes: 67
30 to 34 minutes: 245
35 to 39 minutes: 179
40 to 44 minutes: 104
45 to 59 minutes: 114
60 to 89 minutes: 51
90 or more minutes: 48

Emerald Isle mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,362 (86%)
Carpooled: 103 (7%)
Taxi: 9 (1%)
Walked: 42 (3%)
Other means: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 54 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 42
$10,000 to $14,999: 97
$15,000 to $19,999: 94
$20,000 to $24,999: 81
$25,000 to $29,999: 82
$30,000 to $34,999: 94
$35,000 to $39,999: 73
$40,000 to $44,999: 79
$45,000 to $49,999: 72
$50,000 to $59,999: 210
$60,000 to $74,999: 231
$75,000 to $99,999: 237
$100,000 to $124,999: 122
$125,000 to $149,999: 28
$150,000 to $199,999: 58
$200,000 or more: 39

First ancestries reported:

English: 730

United States or American: 442

Irish: 424

German: 333

Other groups: 148

Italian: 100

Scottish: 94

French (except Basque): 75

Scotch-Irish: 73

Dutch: 64

European: 35

Polish: 31

French Canadian: 29

Hungarian: 28

British: 26

Subsaharan African:: 16

South African: 16

Swiss: 15

Albanian: 14

Greek: 14

Swedish: 11

Finnish: 10

Russian: 8

Macedonian: 7

Slovak: 7

Lithuanian: 7

Norwegian: 6

Portuguese: 6

Croatian: 5

Carpatho Rusyn: 5

Slovene: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

South Africa (25%)
Yugoslavia (22%)
United Kingdom (21%)
Canada (13%)
Germany (11%)
Poland (8%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1300
Northeast: 813
Midwest: 330
South: 776
West: 157

52% of Emerald Isle residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 260
Less than 1 year of college: 110
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 179
Associate degree: 108
Bachelor's degree: 449
Master's degree: 179
Professional school degree: 46
Doctorate degree: 34

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 339
Less than 1 year of college: 103
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 312
Associate degree: 146
Bachelor's degree: 297
Master's degree: 126
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 58.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $62,069
Black householders: $73,018
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $59,265
Asian householders: $79,006
Two or more races householders: $34,866

Emerald Isle household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Emerald Isle household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Emerald Isle household income for Two or more races householders

Emerald Isle marital status for males

Emerald Isle marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $307,369
Black or African American householders: $418,241
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $196,497
Two or more races householders: $209,120

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,505
One, attached: 184
Two: 511
3 or 4: 185
5 to 9: 59
10 to 19: 88
20 to 49: 411
50 or more: 21
Mobile homes: 994
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $74,736

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Emerald Isle:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (85%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Utility gas (1%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (88%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52

Here:	30.6%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22

Here:	15.5%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18

Here:	12.7%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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