Spring Lake, North Carolina demographics

Spring Lake, NC demographics: median age 26.1; 25.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Spring Lake town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3764180. The survey estimates a population of 11,573 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Spring Lake is 26.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 4,519 households (±243). 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	26.1 ±1.0	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	2,920 ±337	25.2% ±2.9 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	4,955 ±477	42.8% ±4.1 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	2,785 ±368	24.1% ±3.2 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	913 ±169	7.9% ±1.5 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	5,665 ±302	49.0% ±2.6 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	5,908 ±297	51.0% ±2.6 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: 11,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	4,395 ±542	38.0% ±4.7 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,012 ±540	34.7% ±4.7 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	109 ±80 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	255 ±88	2.2% ±0.8 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	14 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	784 ±279	6.8% ±2.4 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,004 ±378	17.3% ±3.3 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,514 ±386	82.2% ±3.3 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,059 ±380	17.8% ±3.3 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: 4,519
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,859 ±196	41.1% ±3.7 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	218 ±98	4.8% ±2.2 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	759 ±179	16.8% ±3.9 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,432 ±240	31.7% ±5.0 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	251 ±95	5.6% ±2.1 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,519
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,494 ±151	33.1% ±2.8 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,025 ±321	66.9% ±6.1 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,519
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,432 ±240	31.7% ±5.0 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,560 ±243	34.5% ±5.1 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	717 ±129	15.9% ±2.7 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	472 ±162	10.4% ±3.5 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	178 ±85	3.9% ±1.9 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	135 ±76 · low precision	3.0% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	25 ±35 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 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: 11,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	10,681 ±269	92.3% ±2.3 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	892 ±263	7.7% ±2.3 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,447
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	9,032 ±370	86.5% ±3.3 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	935 ±214	8.9% ±2.0 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	22 ±25 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	34 ±31 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	21 ±22 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	56 ±44 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	52 ±37 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	56 ±58 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	58 ±48 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	31 ±31 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	150 ±166 · low precision	1.4% ±1.6 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: 6,170
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	424 ±151	6.9% ±2.4 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,749 ±256	28.3% ±3.8 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,629 ±253	26.4% ±3.8 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	813 ±229	13.2% ±3.6 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,145 ±297	18.6% ±4.7 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	410 ±155	6.6% ±2.5 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: 11,315
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	7,727 ±553	68.3% ±4.8 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	896 ±255	7.9% ±2.3 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	542 ±211	4.8% ±1.9 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,037 ±476	18.0% ±4.2 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	113 ±96 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 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

9.1% of Spring Lake residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 91.0% 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	Spring Lake	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.1% ±2.3 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.0% ±2.8 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	21.4% ±4.0 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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