Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,563
| This zip code: | $60,563 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 28584, 28575, 28570, 28582, 28539, 28512.
Housing units in zip code 28594 with a mortgage: 656 (41 second mortgage, 158 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 436
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,540
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $421
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 193
- 1995 to 1998: 629
- 1990 to 1994: 1,005
- 1980 to 1989: 2,937
- 1970 to 1979: 1,016
- 1960 to 1969: 245
- 1950 to 1959: 132
- 1940 to 1949: 12
- 1939 or earlier: 20
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Emerald Isle, NC (28594): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 13
- 2 bedrooms: 198
- 3 bedrooms: 778
- 4 bedrooms: 237
- 5 or more bedrooms: 96
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 7
- 1 bedrooms: 22
- 2 bedrooms: 87
- 3 bedrooms: 177
- 4 bedrooms: 31
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 28594 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 6
- 1 vehicle: 396
- 2 vehicles: 642
- 3 vehicles: 212
- 4 vehicles: 60
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 41
- 1 vehicle: 91
- 2 vehicles: 113
- 3 vehicles: 54
- 4 vehicles: 31
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 28594:
- Less than $10,000: 17
- $10,000 to $14,999: 9
- $15,000 to $19,999: 5
- $20,000 to $24,999: 5
- $25,000 to $29,999: 5
- $30,000 to $34,999: 4
- $35,000 to $39,999: 4
- $40,000 to $49,999: 5
- $50,000 to $59,999: 11
- $60,000 to $69,999: 6
- $70,000 to $79,999: 10
- $80,000 to $89,999: 18
- $90,000 to $99,999: 10
- $100,000 to $124,999: 27
- $125,000 to $149,999: 60
- $150,000 to $174,999: 67
- $175,000 to $199,999: 75
- $200,000 to $249,999: 212
- $250,000 to $299,999: 207
- $300,000 to $399,999: 268
- $400,000 to $499,999: 170
- $500,000 to $749,999: 160
- $750,000 to $999,999: 17
- $1,000,000 or more: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 28594:
- $100 to $149: 5
- $150 to $199: 5
- $200 to $249: 3
- $250 to $299: 5
- $350 to $399: 8
- $400 to $449: 5
- $450 to $499: 16
- $500 to $549: 26
- $550 to $599: 49
- $600 to $649: 33
- $650 to $699: 46
- $700 to $749: 13
- $750 to $799: 35
- $800 to $899: 141
- $900 to $999: 50
- $1,000 to $1,249: 49
- No cash rent: 59
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $269,955.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 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
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $269,194 (it was $185,600 in 2000)
| 28594: | $269,194 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $190,387 - $392,144
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $339,337| Here: | $339,337 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $185,720| Here: | $185,720 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 2-unit structures: $374,151| Here: | $374,151 | | State: | $153,934 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $198,639| Here: | $198,639 | | State: | $169,602 |
Mobile homes: $44,355| Here: | $44,355 | | State: | $45,354 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,519
- One, attached: 186
- Two: 511
- 3 or 4: 185
- 5 to 9: 59
- 10 to 19: 88
- 20 to 49: 411
- 50 or more: 226
- Mobile homes: 994
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

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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%)
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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
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 46.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,503
- In family households: 2,871 (949 male householders, 176 female householders)
1,011 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: 632 (281 male householders (223 living alone)), 240 female householders (208 living alone)), 111 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 751 2-persons, 186 3-persons, 128 4-persons, 60 5-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 431 1-person, 72 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
358 married couples with children.
71 single-parent households (20 men, 51 women).
97.1% of residents of 28594 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% very well, 24% not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 18% not well).
Foreign born population: 63 (1.8%)
(55.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- South Africa (25%)
- Yugoslavia (22%)
- United Kingdom (21%)
- Canada (13%)
- Germany (11%)
- Poland (8%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 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
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White population: 3,385
Black population: 28
American Indian population: 16
Asian population: 22
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 10
Two or more races population: 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 |
|  British: 30 |
|  French Canadian: 29 |
|  Hungarian: 28 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 16 |
|  South African: 16 |
|  Swiss: 15 |
|  Albanian: 14 |
|  Greek: 14 |
|  Norwegian: 11 |
|  Swedish: 11 |
|  Finnish: 10 |
|  Russian: 8 |
|  Macedonian: 7 |
|  Slovak: 7 |
|  Lithuanian: 7 |
|  Portuguese: 6 |
|  Croatian: 5 |
|  Carpatho Rusyn: 5 |
|  Slovene: 2 |
Median worth of mobile homes: $74,737
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (86%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1300
- Northeast: 813
- Midwest: 339
- South: 779
- West: 157
52% of the 28594 zip code 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.
Population in 1990: 2,432. Population change in the 1990s: +1,069 (+44.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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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
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- SAILAWAY ENTERPRISES I INC (8700 EMERALD DR in EMERALD ISLE, NC; small business): $432,157 in 10 contracts from 1999 to 2001
Contracts for Bakery and Cereal Products by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $151,619; 2001: $248,508; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$91,041 with Navy for Bakery and Cereal Products. Signed on 2000-01-21. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$85,047, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$60,278, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$42,605, same as above. Signed on 2001-01-08. Completion date: 2001-04-03.
- BRENDANPATRICK WALKER (209 EAST SHOREWOOD CIRCLE in EMERALD ISLE, NC; small business)
$36,749 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2000-02-09. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
- LEN BRAND (5506 EMERALD DR in EMERALD ISLE, NC; small business)
$16,710 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Ammunition Storage Buildings. Signed on 2001-04-20. Completion date: 2001-07-20.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 9)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: New Housing Operative Builders (20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 89
Total length: 3,494 meters
Total costs: 11,895,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 368,160
Total average daily truck traffic: 622
New bridges - historical statistics |
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- Built before 1900: 0
- Built in 1900-1910: 0
- Built in 1910-1920: 0
- Built in 1920-1930: 4
- Built in 1930-1940: 2
- Built in 1940-1950: 2
- Built in 1950-1960: 20
- Built in 1960-1970: 8
- Built in 1970-1980: 11
- Built in 1980-1990: 20
- Built in 1990-2000: 17
- Built in 2000-2010: 5
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