Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

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Coordinates: 33.894558°′N 78.438895°′W
Ocean Isle Beach

Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Brunswick County
Mayor	Debbie Smith
Area
- City	11.3 km² (4.4 sq mi)
Population
- City (2000)	426
- Density	48/km² (124.2/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern Standard (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern Daylight (UTC-4)
Website: Town of Ocean Isle Beach

Ocean Isle Beach is a town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 426 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Ocean Isle Beach is located at 33°53′40″N, 78°26′20″W (33.894558, -78.438895)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.3 km² (4.4 mi²). 8.9 km² (3.4 mi²) of it is land and 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (21.51%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 426 people, 209 households, and 141 families residing in the town. The population density was 48.0/km² (124.2/mi²). There were 2,507 housing units at an average density of 282.2/km² (731.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.59% White, 0.94% Native American and 0.47% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 209 households out of which 11.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.40.

In the town the population was spread out with 10.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 17.8% from 25 to 44, 45.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $67,639, and the median income for a family was $65,625. Males had a median income of $37,188 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $42,605. About 3.5% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.