Ocean Isle Beach, NC Demographics

A map of Ocean Isle Beach's Population by Race

Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina had a population of 867 in 2020. It was 94.8% White, 0.0% Black, 0.7% Asian, 1.7% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 2.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Ocean Isle Beach, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Ocean Isle Beach is the 466th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Ocean Isle Beach's White Population

822 residents of Ocean Isle Beach identify as White, or 94.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Ocean Isle Beach considerably larger than the White share of the population of North Carolina (60.5% White). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Ocean Isle Beach is ranked #19 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Ocean Isle Beach is more White than neighboring Sunset Beach (94.3% White), Shallotte (79.5% White), Calabash (80.6% White), Holden Beach (92.8% White), and Carolina Shores (91.5% White).

Ocean Isle Beach's Black Population

0 residents of Ocean Isle Beach identify as Black, or 0.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Ocean Isle Beach considerably less than the Black share of the population of North Carolina (20.2% Black). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Ocean Isle Beach is ranked #743 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Ocean Isle Beach is less Black than neighboring Sunset Beach (0.6% Black), Shallotte (9.5% Black), Calabash (3.5% Black), Holden Beach (0.5% Black), and Carolina Shores (2% Black).

Ocean Isle Beach's Asian Population

6 residents of Ocean Isle Beach identify as Asian, or 0.7%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Ocean Isle Beach roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of North Carolina (3.3% Asian). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Ocean Isle Beach is ranked #337 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Ocean Isle Beach is more Asian than neighboring Calabash (0.5% Asian), Holden Beach (0.4% Asian), and Carolina Shores (0.6% Asian). Ocean Isle Beach is less Asian than neighboring Sunset Beach (0.8% Asian), and Shallotte (1.3% Asian).

Ocean Isle Beach's Hispanic Population

15 residents of Ocean Isle Beach identify as Hispanic, or 1.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Ocean Isle Beach slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of North Carolina (10.7% Hispanic). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Ocean Isle Beach is ranked #709 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Ocean Isle Beach is less Hispanic than neighboring Sunset Beach (2.3% Hispanic), Shallotte (4.4% Hispanic), Calabash (9.9% Hispanic), Holden Beach (2.3% Hispanic), and Carolina Shores (2.7% Hispanic).

Ocean Isle Beach's Native American/Other Population

5 residents of Ocean Isle Beach identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Ocean Isle Beach roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of North Carolina (1.5% Native American/Other). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Ocean Isle Beach is ranked #468 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Ocean Isle Beach is more Native American/Other than neighboring Sunset Beach (0.5% Native American/Other), Holden Beach (0.4% Native American/Other), and Carolina Shores (0.5% Native American/Other). Ocean Isle Beach is less Native American/Other than neighboring Shallotte (1.1% Native American/Other), and Calabash (1.4% Native American/Other).

Ocean Isle Beach's Multiracial Population

19 residents of Ocean Isle Beach identify as Multiracial, or 2.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Ocean Isle Beach roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Carolina (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Ocean Isle Beach is ranked #671 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Ocean Isle Beach is more Multiracial than neighboring Sunset Beach (1.6% Multiracial). Ocean Isle Beach is less Multiracial than neighboring Shallotte (4.3% Multiracial), Calabash (4.1% Multiracial), Holden Beach (3.5% Multiracial), and Carolina Shores (2.8% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.