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Population (year 2000): 1,525
Males: 742 (48.7%), Females: 783 (51.3%)
Carteret County
Zip code:
28531
Median resident age: 49.1 years
Median household income: $33,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $109,000 (year 2000)
Races in Harkers Island:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (29.6%), United States
(25.6%), German (3.3%), Irish (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%),
French (1.2%).
Elevation: 6 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Harkers Island
- High school or higher: 62.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Harkers Island CDP
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 65.1%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 6.8%
0.1% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Harkers Island:
- CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MOREHEAD
CITY, NC)
- CRAVEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 44 miles; NEW
BERN, NC)
- PUNGO DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 59 miles; BELHAVEN,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Harkers Island:
- CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 26
miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; ID: NKT)
- CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 42 miles; NEW BERN,
NC; ID: EWN)
- ALBERT J ELLIS (about 73 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC;
ID: OAJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harkers Island:
- MICHAEL J. SMITH FIELD (about 8 miles; BEAUFORT, NC;
ID: MRH)
- OCRACOKE ISLAND (about 51 miles; OCRACOKE, NC; ID:
W95)
- HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND (about 69 miles; HOLLY
RIDGE, NC; ID: N21)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Harkers Island:
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 98
miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 150 miles;
NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 11,042)
- ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 151 miles;
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
Public primary/middle school in Harkers Island:
- HARKERS ISLAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 163;
Location: 1163 ISLAND ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
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