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Nags Head, North Carolina Economy Profile
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| Nags Head, North Carolina | United States | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| City | Nags Head | |
| Total population | 2,700 | 281,421,906 |
| Male | 1,337 | 138,053,563 |
| Female | 1,363 | 143,368,343 |
| Median age (years) | 42.7 | 35.3 |
| Total households | 1,138 | 105,480,101 |
| Median household income (dollars) | 53,095 | 41,994 |
Nags Head, North Carolina Economy
12.35% Nags Head, North Carolina households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.19.39% Nags Head, North Carolina households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Nags Head, North Carolina household is $53,095. Nags Head, North Carolina households with supplemental security income account for 0.76% of Nags Head, North Carolina households. There are 0.36% households with public assistance income in Nags Head, North Carolina.
sixty-six point nine two percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Nags Head, North Carolina. Government workers account for 18.1% of Nags Head, North Carolina workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Nags Head, North Carolina are thirty-three thousand, two hundred and eighty-nine dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches thirty thousand, one hundred and thirty-nine dollars.
sixty-six point nine nine percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Nags Head, North Carolina. Among them 31.72% are females aged 16 and over. 11.03% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 12.48% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Nags Head, North Carolina.
| Nags Head, North Carolina | %, Nags Head, North Carolina | United States | |
| Population 16 years and over | 2,251 | 217,168,077 | |
| In labor force | 1,508 | 66.99% | 63.92% |
| - Civilian labor force | 1,508 | 66.99% | 63.39% |
| - - Employed | 1,442 | 64.06% | 59.73% |
| - - Unemployed | 66 | 2.93% | 3.66% |
| - - - Percent of civilian labor force | 4.4 | 5.8 | |
| - Armed Forces | 0 | 0.53% | |
| Not in labor force | 743 | 33.01% | 36.08% |
| Females 16 years and over | 1,133 | 50.33% | 51.66% |
| In labor force | 714 | 31.72% | 29.72% |
| - Civilian labor force | 714 | 31.72% | 29.65% |
| - - Employed | 679 | 30.16% | 27.92% |
| Own children under 6 years | 128 | 5.69% | 10.05% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 85 | 12,787,501 | |
| COMMUTING TO WORK | |||
| Workers 16 years and over | 1,410 | 128,279,228 | |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 1,133 | 80.35% | 75.7% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 127 | 9.01% | 12.19% |
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 4 | 0.28% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 39 | 2.77% | 2.93% |
| Other means | 15 | 1.06% | 1.19% |
| Worked at home | 92 | 6.52% | 3.26% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 19.5 | 1.38% | 25.5 |
| Employed civilian population 16 years and over | 1,442 | 129,721,512 | |
| OCCUPATION | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 549 | 38.07% | 33.65% |
| Service occupations | 170 | 11.79% | 14.86% |
| Sales and office occupations | 425 | 29.47% | 26.69% |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 32 | 2.22% | 0.73% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations | 204 | 14.15% | 9.45% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 62 | 4.3% | 14.62% |
| INDUSTRY | |||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 25 | 1.73% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 175 | 12.14% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 56 | 3.88% | 14.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 49 | 3.4% | 3.6% |
| Retail trade | 250 | 17.34% | 11.73% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 22 | 1.53% | 5.2% |
| Information | 63 | 4.37% | 3.08% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing | 180 | 12.48% | 6.89% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services | 98 | 6.8% | 9.3% |
| Educational, health and social services | 159 | 11.03% | 19.92% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services | 180 | 12.48% | 7.87% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 62 | 4.3% | 4.87% |
| Public administration | 123 | 8.53% | 4.79% |
| CLASS OF WORKER | |||
| Private wage and salary workers | 965 | 66.92% | 78.47% |
| Government workers | 261 | 18.1% | 14.59% |
| Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business | 216 | 14.98% | 6.63% |
| Unpaid family workers | 0 | 0.31% | |
| Nags Head, North Carolina | %, Nags Head, North Carolina | United States | |
| INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Households | 1,150 | 105,539,122 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 67 | 5.83% | 9.54% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 21 | 1.83% | 6.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 91 | 7.91% | 12.83% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 142 | 12.35% | 12.81% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 223 | 19.39% | 16.53% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 246 | 21.39% | 19.46% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 178 | 15.48% | 10.23% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 113 | 9.83% | 7.72% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 31 | 2.7% | 2.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 38 | 3.3% | 2.37% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 53,095 | 41,994 | |
| With earnings | 960 | 42.65% | 39.12% |
| - Mean earnings (dollars) | 62,525 | 56,604 | |
| With Social Security income | 315 | 13.99% | 12.47% |
| - Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 11,211 | 11,320 | |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 17 | 0.76% | 2.13% |
| - Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 7,741 | 6,320 | |
| With public assistance income | 8 | 0.36% | 1.67% |
| - Mean public assistance income (dollars) | 1,313 | 3,032 | |
| With retirement income | 265 | 11.77% | 8.13% |
| - Mean retirement income (dollars) | 25,583 | 17,376 | |
| Families | 747 | 72,261,780 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 23 | 3.08% | 5.75% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 10 | 1.34% | 4.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 44 | 5.89% | 10.74% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 73 | 9.77% | 12.02% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 139 | 18.61% | 17.13% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 168 | 22.49% | 22.32% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 147 | 19.68% | 12.47% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 78 | 10.44% | 9.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 31 | 4.15% | 2.75% |
| $200,000 or more | 34 | 4.55% | 2.92% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 61,302 | 50,046 | |
| Per capita income (dollars) | 30,157 | 21,587 | |
| Median earnings (dollars): | |||
| Male full-time, year-round workers | 33,289 | 37,057 | |
| Female full-time, year-round workers | 30,139 | 27,194 | |
| POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level) | |||
| Families | 33 | 6,620,945 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 17 | 51.52% | 77.87% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 4 | 12.12% | 38.7% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 8 | 3,315,916 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 8 | 100.0% | 88.68% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 0 | 42.27% | |
| Individuals | 158 | 33,899,812 | |
| 18 years and over | 118 | 74.68% | 65.35% |
| - 65 years and over | 15 | 9.49% | 9.7% |
| Related children under 18 years | 40 | 25.32% | 33.59% |
| - Related children 5 to 17 years | 26 | 16.46% | 23.52% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 55 | 34.81% | 31.63% |