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Harkers Island, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Harkers Island is a Census CDP of 1,060 people across 2.24 square miles of land, in Carteret County. Median household income is $60,000, 89.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Harkers Island
What Harkers Island is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.24 sq mi
- Water area1.61 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land473 plus or minus 104
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarteret County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Harkers Island
How many people live in Harkers Island
- Population1,060 plus or minus 233
- Median age61.5
- Population under 18122 plus or minus 46
- Share under 1811.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Population 65 and over378 plus or minus 114
- Share 65 and over35.7 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Households462 plus or minus 104
- Family households322 plus or minus 87
- Share of households that are families69.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Harkers Island
- Median household income$60,000
- Per capita income$36,684
- Civilian labor force428 plus or minus 145
- Employed428 plus or minus 145
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over904 plus or minus 208
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.5 percent plus or minus 29.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.3 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.7 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Harkers Island
- Housing units1,170
- Occupied units462 plus or minus 104
- Vacant units708
- Vacancy rate60.5 percent
- Owner occupied413 plus or minus 104
- Renter occupied49 plus or minus 22
- Ownership rate89.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$313,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,125
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.5 percent
- Single family units734
- Share single family62.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more1.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Mobile homes424 plus or minus 114
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Harkers Island gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute381 plus or minus 141
- Commuting under 15 minutes102 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.8 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more199 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.2 percent plus or minus 26.8
- Drove alone79.0 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport2.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carteret County, not Harkers Island
Carteret County context, not Harkers Island figures
- Establishments in Carteret County2,249
- Covered employment, Carteret County25,022
- Average annual pay, Carteret County$45,708
- Housing units permitted, Carteret County935
Every figure in this section is published for Carteret County as a whole and is not a measurement of Harkers Island.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Harkers Island questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Harkers Island, North Carolina?
1,060, in 462 households. Harkers Island CDP covers 2.24 square miles of land, which is 473 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Harkers Island in?
Carteret County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Harkers Island?
$60,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $313,100. Median gross rent is $1,125 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Harkers Island figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carteret County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Harkers Island.
Is zoning published for Harkers Island?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.