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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Oak City is $17,230, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Oak City median household income is $31,250, which has grown by 18.11% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 19.16% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Oak City residents spend 26.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #537

Oak City, NC	17,230 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oak City, NC	18,500 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oak City, NC	16,719 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oak City, NC	19,750 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #529

Oak City, NC	31,250 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Oak City, NC	42,370 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #288

Oak City, NC	18.11%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Oak City, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.06%	$13,990, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	47.58%	$15,593, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.81%	$1,300, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	32.26%	$13,198, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Oak City, NC	48,750 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Oak City, NC	51,400 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Oak City, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$43,750, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$27,500, see rank	$32,930	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Oak City, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$17,250, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,333, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$26,125, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Oak City, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	258, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	120, 46.51%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	67, 55.83%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	67, 55.83%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	53, 79.10%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 20.90%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	53, 44.17%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	138, 53.49%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	69, 50.00%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	69, 50.00%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	65, 94.20%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4, 5.80%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	69, 50.00%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Oak City, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	118, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	88, 74.58%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	14, 11.86%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	16, 13.56%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Oak City, NC	26.5 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Oak City, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	118	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	53, 44.92%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6, 11.32%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	9, 16.98%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7, 13.21%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	27, 50.94%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	65, 55.08%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	23, 35.38%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	11, 16.92%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17, 26.15%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 4.62%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11, 16.92%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Oak City, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	118, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	8, 6.78%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	5, 4.24%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	26, 22.03%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 1.69%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9, 7.63%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7, 5.93%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	2, 1.69%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 9.32%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	17, 14.41%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18, 15.25%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	7, 5.93%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6, 5.08%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Oak City, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	46	14.65%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11	13.10%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.