What is the median household income in Ocean Isle Beach, NC?

Name: Income and affordability in Ocean Isle Beach, NC, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Ocean Isle Beach, NC is $96,786 (±$18,148) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

In Ocean Isle Beach, the median household income went from $93,750 in 2015–2019 to $96,786 in 2020–2024 (+3.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $96,786 (±$18,148)

Income in Ocean Isle Beach against Brunswick County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ocean Isle Beach	Brunswick County	North Carolina	United States
Median household income	$96,786 (±$18,148)	$77,024 (±$2,734)	$72,388 (±$324)	$80,734
Median renter household income	—	$48,968 (±$3,548)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,250 (±$19,196)	$82,429 (±$2,941)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009
Median gross rent	—	$1,351 (±$52)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Ocean Isle Beach, median household income is higher than in Brunswick County ($77,024).

It is also higher than in North Carolina ($72,388).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($80,734).

In Brunswick County, Ocean Isle Beach ranks 5 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 81 of 643.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$93,750 (±$12,333)	$96,786 (±$18,148)	+3.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$520,800 (±$43,791)	$835,500 (±$54,345)	+60.4%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near Ocean Isle Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ocean Isle Beach
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Ocean Isle Beach	—	$96,786 (±$18,148)	—
Sunset Beach	2.6 mi	$81,976 (±$14,932)	Not measurably different
Calabash	4.9 mi	$65,310 (±$8,980)	Lower
Carolina Shores	6.5 mi	$76,087 (±$8,447)	Lower
Shallotte	7.8 mi	$88,367 (±$21,272)	Not measurably different
Holden Beach	8.3 mi	$116,250 (±$19,500)	Not measurably different
Little River	10 mi	$65,786 (±$7,900)	Lower
Varnamtown	14 mi	$54,844 (±$32,602)	Lower
North Myrtle Beach	15 mi	$72,722 (±$3,862)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Calabash, NC ($65,310), Carolina Shores, NC ($76,087), Little River, SC ($65,786).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Brunswick County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Bald Head Island	$209,219 (±$51,590)
2	Caswell Beach	$130,750 (±$29,868)
3	St. James	$116,383 (±$17,360)
4	Holden Beach	$116,250 (±$19,500)
5	Ocean Isle Beach	$96,786 (±$18,148)
6	Leland	$91,977 (±$5,999)
7	Shallotte	$88,367 (±$21,272)
8	Southport	$87,641 (±$13,080)
9	Oak Island	$85,872 (±$7,281)
10	Sunset Beach	$81,976 (±$14,932)
11	Belville	$81,944 (±$18,524)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Brunswick County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ocean Isle Beach

What is the median household income in Ocean Isle Beach?

The median household income in Ocean Isle Beach is $96,786 (±$18,148) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have incomes in Ocean Isle Beach kept up with inflation?

In Ocean Isle Beach, the median household income went from $93,750 in 2015–2019 to $96,786 in 2020–2024 (+3.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ocean Isle Beach town, North Carolina (place:48700, in state:37).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.