ZIP 28469 · Ocean Isle Beach
Who lives in ZIP code 28469 (Ocean Isle Beach, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ocean Isle Beach, NC · Brunswick County
uszips 2026
People10,404
Median age61.2
Household income$90,684
Home value$463,533
Median rent$950/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+43.0%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 156 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,719
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
36.9% are 65 or older; 89.5% are adults.
Household income
43.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,013.
Education (adults 25+)
40.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 69.5%
- Never married
- 14.1%
- Divorced
- 6.8%
- Widowed
- 9.7%
- Family size
- 2.43
- Dual-income families
- 32.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.3%
- Rent burden
- 32.7%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 45.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 14.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 38.3%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 18.1%
- No health insurance
- 8.0%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.