Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina demographics

Kill Devil Hills, NC demographics: median age 48.5; 44.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kill Devil Hills town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3735720. The survey estimates a population of 7,761 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kill Devil Hills is 48.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.2 years. There are 3,384 households (±269). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	48.5 ±2.2	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,761
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	1,499 ±304	19.3% ±3.9 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,201 ±277	15.5% ±3.6 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	3,590 ±464	46.3% ±6.0 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	1,471 ±286	19.0% ±3.7 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,761
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	3,804 ±237	49.0% ±3.0 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	3,957 ±233	51.0% ±3.0 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,761
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	6,354 ±408	81.9% ±5.3 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	93 ±113 · low precision	1.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	19 ±30 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	98 ±74 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	230 ±154 · low precision	3.0% ±2.0 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	967 ±388	12.5% ±5.0 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,761
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,894 ±326	88.8% ±4.2 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	867 ±328	11.2% ±4.2 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,647 ±233	48.7% ±5.7 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	212 ±133 · low precision	6.3% ±3.9 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	276 ±111	8.2% ±3.2 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,032 ±258	30.5% ±7.2 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	217 ±116 · low precision	6.4% ±3.4 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	802 ±165	23.7% ±4.5 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,582 ±314	76.3% ±7.0 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,032 ±258	30.5% ±7.2 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,313 ±272	38.8% ±7.4 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	389 ±144	11.5% ±4.2 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	506 ±211	15.0% ±6.1 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	76 ±66 · low precision	2.2% ±1.9 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	46 ±53 · low precision	1.4% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	22 ±39 · low precision	0.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,761
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	7,300 ±150	94.1% ±1.9 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	461 ±148	5.9% ±1.9 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,287
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	6,209 ±434	85.2% ±5.6 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	673 ±276	9.2% ±3.8 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	148 ±189 · low precision	2.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	39 ±49 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	120 ±160 · low precision	1.6% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	10 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	67 ±66 · low precision	0.9% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	21 ±29 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,792
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	334 ±194 · low precision	5.8% ±3.3 pp · low precision	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,010 ±214	17.4% ±3.6 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,315 ±276	22.7% ±4.7 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	539 ±183	9.3% ±3.1 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,743 ±359	30.1% ±6.1 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	851 ±217	14.7% ±3.7 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,686
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	6,899 ±343	89.8% ±4.4 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	295 ±212 · low precision	3.8% ±2.8 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	132 ±137 · low precision	1.7% ±1.8 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	350 ±210 · low precision	4.6% ±2.7 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	10 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.9% of Kill Devil Hills residents (±3.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 92.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kill Devil Hills	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.9% ±3.7 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.6% ±4.3 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.1% ±2.2 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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