Nags Head

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  3. Nags Head Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Nags Head Employment Information
  5. Nags Head Family Information
  6. Nags Head Education Information
  7. Nags Head Public Benefits Information
  8. Nags Head Criminal Information
  9. Nags Head Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Nags Head Zip Codes


Nags Head Legal Resources Back to top

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Nags Head Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 6,863
  • Land Area (2000): 71.525 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 309.378 square kilometers
Nags Head Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 2,746 2003 2,912 2005 3,118
2002 Not Available 2004 Not Available 2006 3,137

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Houses (2000): 5,926
Nags Head Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 6,364 93.05%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 475 6.95%

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Nags Head Employment Information Back to top
Nags Head Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 334 17.22%
2. Public Administration 190 9.79%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 125 6.44%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 107 5.52%
5. Repair and Maintenance 83 4.28%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 72 3.71%
7. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 71 3.66%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 66 3.40%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 56 2.89%
10. Educational Services 56 2.89%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 54 2.78%
12. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 46 2.37%
13. Health Care 46 2.37%
14. Finance and Insurance 45 2.32%
15. Utilities 45 2.32%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 41 2.11%
17. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 40 2.06%
18. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 40 2.06%
19. Other Transportation 37 1.91%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 35 1.80%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 272 16.03%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 252 14.85%
3. Public Administration 147 8.66%
4. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 140 8.25%
5. Health Care 94 5.54%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 89 5.24%
7. Finance and Insurance 67 3.95%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 59 3.48%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 48 2.83%
10. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 44 2.59%
11. Social Assistance 38 2.24%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 36 2.12%
13. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 34 2.00%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 32 1.89%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 30 1.77%
16. Construction 29 1.71%
17. Department and Other General Stores 25 1.47%
18. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 23 1.36%
19. Florists 22 1.30%
20. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 18 1.06%

Nags Head Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Carpenters 151 7.78%
2. Other Management Occupations 148 7.63%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 126 6.49%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 104 5.36%
5. Vehicle Mechanics 98 5.05%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 75 3.87%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 69 3.56%
8. Top Executives 68 3.51%
9. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 61 3.14%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 54 2.78%
11. Other Construction Trades 53 2.73%
12. Law Enforcement Workers 48 2.47%
13. Other Production Occupations 48 2.47%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 45 2.32%
15. Construction Laborers 44 2.27%
16. Other Material Moving Workers 44 2.27%
17. Lawyers 34 1.75%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 34 1.75%
19. Other Construction Workers 32 1.65%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 31 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 141 8.31%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 127 7.48%
3. Secretaries and Admins 116 6.84%
4. Other Management Occupations 113 6.66%
5. Waiters and Waitresses 110 6.48%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 89 5.24%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 85 5.01%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 82 4.83%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 56 3.30%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 51 3.01%
11. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 51 3.01%
12. Business Operations Specialists 48 2.83%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 48 2.83%
14. Registered Nurses 45 2.65%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 37 2.18%
16. Cashiers 37 2.18%
17. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 35 2.06%
18. Art and Design Workers 33 1.94%
19. Child Care Workers 25 1.47%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 25 1.47%

Nags Head Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,383 60.85%
15-35 hours 722 12.99%
1-14 hours 131 2.36%
No regular hours 1,324 23.81%

Nags Head Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 92 2.70%
5 AM-5:29 AM 38 1.12%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 82 2.41%
6 AM-6:29 AM 159 4.67%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 345 10.13%
7 AM-7:29 AM 481 14.12%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 672 19.72%
8 AM-8:29 AM 608 17.85%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 205 6.02%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 346 10.16%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 123 3.61%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 13 0.38%
Noon-3:59 PM 146 4.29%
4 PM-11:59 PM 97 2.85%

Nags Head Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 286 8.39%
5-9 766 22.48%
10-14 729 21.40%
15-19 623 18.29%
20-24 415 12.18%
25-29 103 3.02%
30-34 210 6.16%
35-39 9 0.26%
40-44 11 0.32%
45-59 92 2.70%
60-89 101 2.96%
At least 90 62 1.82%

Nags Head Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 8 0.23% 2,914 85.53%
30-44 0 0.00% 230 6.75%
45-59 0 0.00% 92 2.70%
At least 60 0 0.00% 163 4.78%

Nags Head Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 16 0.45%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 495 13.99%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,797 79.08%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 2 0.06%
Color 4 Box Other 22 0.62%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 8 0.23%
Color 6 Box Walked 67 1.89%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 130 3.68%

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Nags Head Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,784 (6,652 people)
Families (2000): 1,929 (5,474 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 976
People at same address in 1995: 3,338
Nags Head Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 187 6.72%
$10,000-$14,999 172 6.18%
$15,000-$19,999 119 4.27%
$20,000-$24,999 198 7.11%
$25,000-$29,999 165 5.93%
$30,000-$34,999 204 7.33%
$35,000-$39,999 130 4.67%
$40,000-$44,999 208 7.47%
$45,000-$49,999 167 6.00%
$50,000-$59,999 297 10.67%
$60,000-$74,999 279 10.02%
$75,000-$99,999 323 11.60%
$100,000-$124,999 117 4.20%
$125,000-$149,999 90 3.23%
$150,000-$199,999 59 2.12%
$200,000 or more 69 2.48%

Nags Head Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 627 22.93%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 918 33.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 168 6.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 427 15.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 25 0.91%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 378 13.83%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 135 4.94%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 36 1.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 10 0.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.04%

Nags Head Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,318 28.82%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,121 13.94%
Public Assistance 24 0.30%
Retirement 577 7.17%
Self Employment 519 6.45%
Social Security 768 9.55%
Supplemental Security 55 0.68%
Wage / Salary 2,219 27.59%
Other 443 5.51%

Nags Head Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,002 60.25%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 661 39.75%

Nags Head Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 233 8.14%
Color 1 Box Married 1,804 63.03%
Color 2 Box Never Married 745 26.03%
Color 3 Box Widowed 80 2.80%

Nags Head Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 327 11.73%
Color 1 Box Married 1,767 63.40%
Color 2 Box Never Married 413 14.82%
Color 3 Box Widowed 280 10.05%

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Nags Head Education Information Back to top
Nags Head Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 150 2.80%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 486 9.08%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,638 30.61%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,365 25.50%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 342 6.39%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 983 18.37%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 388 7.25%

Nags Head Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 31 0.45% 44 0.64% 75 1.09%
Kindergarten 56 0.82% 0 0.00% 56 0.82%
Grades 1-4 326 4.75% 21 0.31% 347 5.06%
Grades 5-8 390 5.68% 11 0.16% 401 5.84%
Grades 9-12 421 6.13% 20 0.29% 441 6.43%
Undergrad college 132 1.92% 29 0.42% 161 2.35%
Graduate or professional school 33 0.48% 14 0.20% 47 0.68%
Total 1,389 20.24% 139 2.03% 1,528 22.26%

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Nags Head Public Benefits Information Back to top
Nags Head Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 6,159 92.56%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 495 7.44%

Nags Head Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nags Head Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 44
Nags Head Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 1.821 0.728 0.000 0.728 3.277 0.364 41.879 98.689 2.549 143.481
2002 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2003 2.060 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.060 0.343 35.027 65.934 2.404 103.365
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 2.245 1.283 0.000 0.321 3.849 0.000 33.355 83.387 0.962 117.704
2006 4.463 1.913 0.000 0.956 7.332 0.319 23.589 68.856 2.550 94.995
2007 3.211 0.321 0.000 0.321 3.854 0.321 19.910 62.942 0.963 83.815

Nags Head Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 2 22
2005 2 20
2006 2 22
2007 2 18

Nags Head Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 403

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Nags Head Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Nags Head Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 766 11.16%
10-19 Years 946 13.78%
20-29 Years 697 10.16%
30-39 Years 991 14.44%
40-49 Years 1,271 18.52%
50-59 Years 944 13.75%
60-69 Years 662 9.65%
70-79 Years 387 5.64%
80-89 Years 164 2.39%
90+ Years 35 0.51%

Nags Head Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,453 50.31%
Color 1 Box Female 3,410 49.69%

Nags Head Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 5,938 86.52%
Color 1 Box African-American 588 8.57%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 204 2.97%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 88 1.28%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 20 0.29%
Color 2 Box Asian 19 0.28%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Nags Head Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 1,500 26.63%
2. United States Or American 886 15.73%
3. Irish 841 14.93%
4. German 792 14.06%
5. Italian 301 5.34%
6. French Non-Basque 223 3.96%
7. Scottish 160 2.84%
8. Scotch Irish 127 2.25%
9. Welsh 104 1.85%
10. Dutch 101 1.79%

Nags Head Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 6,234 95.64%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 176 2.70%
3. French 43 0.66%
4. Greek 18 0.28%
5. Japanese 10 0.15%
6. Hebrew 10 0.15%
7. Yiddish 7 0.11%
8. Other West Germanic 7 0.11%
9. Armenian 6 0.09%
10. Other Native North American 5 0.08%

Nags Head Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 6,658 97.35%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 69 1.01%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 112 1.64%

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Nags Head Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nags Head Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
27959