COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boiling Spring Lakes vs Oak Island
PLACE A
Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Oak Island, Texas
Boiling Spring Lakes is 1842% larger than Oak Island. Boiling Spring Lakes earns more, with a median household income $7,622 higher. Boiling Spring Lakes has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 2%).
BOILING SPRING LAKESOAK ISLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population6,875354+1842% vs Oak Island
Population density285295−9
Population growth10.6%2.2%+8.4 pts
Median age47.167.1−20.0
Male51.7%34.5%+17.2 pts
Female48.3%65.5%−17.2 pts
Foreign-born0.9%34.2%−33.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%44.6%+49.8 pts
Black2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%27.7%−26.7 pts
Asian0.1%24.9%−24.8 pts
Other2.6%2.8%−0.3 pts
Median household income$62,676$55,054+$7,622
Per capita income$36,816$25,644+$11,172
Poverty rate8.5%41.0%−32.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4110.435−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%10.9%+12.8 pts
Graduate degree7.4%0.0%+7.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Labor force participation59.3%17.5%+41.8 pts
Median home value$292,300$96,700+$195,600
Median gross rent$1,385––
Owner-occupied81.6%85.8%−4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.6%36.2%−25.6 pts
Rent-burdened households16.1%0.0%+16.1 pts
Average commute23.344.5−21.3
Worked from home16.7%0.0%+16.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.3%22.9%−13.6 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024