COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sunset Beach vs Oak Island
PLACE A
Sunset Beach, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Oak Island, Texas
Sunset Beach is 1211% larger than Oak Island. Sunset Beach earns more, with a median household income $26,922 higher. Sunset Beach has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 2%).
SUNSET BEACHOAK ISLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population4,642354+1211% vs Oak Island
Population density666295+371
Population growth16.9%2.2%+14.7 pts
Median age69.167.1+2.0
Male40.5%34.5%+6.0 pts
Female59.5%65.5%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born2.9%34.2%−31.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%44.6%+49.6 pts
Black2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%27.7%−26.1 pts
Asian0.2%24.9%−24.7 pts
Other2.2%2.8%−0.7 pts
Median household income$81,976$55,054+$26,922
Per capita income$57,169$25,644+$31,525
Poverty rate5.7%41.0%−35.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4510.435+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher40.0%10.9%+29.1 pts
Graduate degree14.3%0.0%+14.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation32.9%17.5%+15.4 pts
Median home value$410,900$96,700+$314,200
Median gross rent$537––
Owner-occupied86.4%85.8%+0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate54.5%36.2%+18.4 pts
Rent-burdened households17.0%0.0%+17.0 pts
Average commute19.544.5−25.0
Worked from home22.2%0.0%+22.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.6%22.9%−21.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024