Emerald Isle, North Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,699
Male Share of the Population	48.9%
Female Share of the Population	51.1%
Senior Citizens	31%
Employed Population 16+	1,532
Age of the Population	56

Families

% of people married	63.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	68%
Median Earnings25+	$43,750
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$60,156
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$28,625

Wealth

Median Family Income	$82,330
% Above Poverty Level	93.6%
% Below Poverty Level	6.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	31 minutes
% Working from Home	15.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	25.7%
Median Gross Rent	$1,367
Median House Value	$363,900

Ancestry

English	18.8%
Irish	18.2%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	15.7%
Italian	5.7%
Scottish	5.2%
French Except Basque	3.3%
Polish	3%
Dutch	2.1%
Ukrainian	1.1%
Canadian	1.1%
Swedish	1%
Russian	0.8%
Czech	0.7%
Portuguese	0.6%
Swiss	0.6%
Welsh	0.6%
Norwegian	0.5%
Arab	0.4%
Austrian	0.4%
Lebanese	0.4%
Hungarian	0.4%
Danishn	0.2%
Greek	0.1%
Belgian	0.1%
German	0.1%
Icelander	0.1%
Serbian	0.1%
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Emerald Isle Almanac

Category	Value
County	Carteret County
Standard Zip Codes	28594
Phone Area Codes	252
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	34.69
Approximate Longitude	-76.97

Emerald Isle Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MOREHEAD CITY 2 WNW
Distance	13 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 57 F
Apr Temp	51 to 72 F
Jul Temp	72 to 89 F
Oct Temp	55 to 77 F
Annual Precip	58.2 inches

Station	NEW BERN CRAVEN CO AP
Distance	27.5 miles
Jan Temp	34 to 54 F
Apr Temp	50 to 72 F
Jul Temp	71 to 88 F
Oct Temp	53 to 74 F
Annual Precip	54.6 inches

Station	BAYBORO 3 E
Distance	35.3 miles
Jan Temp	34 to 56 F
Apr Temp	48 to 74 F
Jul Temp	70 to 89 F
Oct Temp	52 to 76 F
Annual Precip	54.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cape Carteret	2,376	$86,944
Cedar Point	1,899	$89,130
Newport	4,624	$65,059
Peletier	821	$47,813
Pine Knoll Shores	1,368	$85,357
Swansboro	3,145	$63,462

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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