Southern Shores, NC Demographic Data
Southern Shores, NC Summary
Southern Shores is located in Dare County in North Carolina
- Population: 2,707
- Area: 4.15 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.95 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.20 sq. miles
- Population Density: 652.13 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 9.84 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Southern Shores, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,457
52%
50.8
Male
1,370
49%
49.2
Total Population
2,827
323,128,000
Southern Shores, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
73
2.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
110
3.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
143
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
120
4.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
92
3.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
216
7.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
201
7.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
417
14.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
238
8.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
216
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
704
24.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
244
8.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
53
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,404
85.0%
77.2
Female
1,288
53.6%
51.3
Male
1,116
46.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,348
83.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,120
39.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,001
35.4%
15.2
Female
518
51.7%
55.8
Male
483
48.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
56
0.0%
0.0
Southern Shores, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,709
95.8%
96.8
White
2,645
93.6%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
57
2.0%
0.8
Asian
7
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
7
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
118
4.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
93
3.3%
17.8
Mexican
37
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
18
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
38
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,734
96.7%
82.2
Southern Shores, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
17
0.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
33
1.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
355
15.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
514
22.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
155
6.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
728
31.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
487
21.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
50
2.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,239
97.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,215
53.1%
31.2
Southern Shores, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
460
18.4%
33.7%
Now Married
1,643
65.7%
47.5
Divorced
231
9.2%
11.0%
Separated
29
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
138
5.5
5.8%
Southern Shores, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,687
97.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
67
2.4%
21.6%
Spanish
37
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
30
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Southern Shores, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
18
1.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
19
1.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
43
3.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
67
5.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
125
10.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
164
14.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
193
16.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
313
27.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
99
8.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
102
8.9%
6.4
Median household income
91,850
57,617
Per capita income
44,390
31,128
Southern Shores, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
4
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
204
14.8%
9.8
Construction
71
5.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
231
16.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
215
15.6%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
38
2.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
51
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
207
15.0%
11.4
Public administration
35
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
261
18.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
30
2.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
35
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
48
3.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
539
39.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
57
4.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
432
31.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
306
22.1%
18.1%
Southern Shores, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,354
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,120
82.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
69
5.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
7
0.5%
2.7
Other means
14
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
144
10.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.4
26.6
Southern Shores, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
14
1.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
285
24.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
526
46.0%
37.1
3 or more
318
27.8%
21.0
Southern Shores, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,143
48.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,042
91.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
101
8.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,231
51.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
58
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Southern Shores, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,374
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
10
0.4%
9.1
4 rooms
69
2.9%
16.5
5 rooms
420
17.7%
19.8
6 rooms
571
24.1%
17.8
7 rooms
382
16.1%
12.0
8 rooms
333
14.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
589
24.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Southern Shores, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,374
1-unit, detached
2,303
97.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
38
1.6%
5.9
2-units
13
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
20
0.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Southern Shores, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
0
0.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
5
0.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
56
2.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
82
3.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
346
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
937
39.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
457
19.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
458
19.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
28
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
5
0.2%
1.4%
Southern Shores, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
29
2.5%
4.7
Electricity
1,090
95.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
5
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
11
1.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.7%
1.1
Southern Shores, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
761
47295100.0
Less than $500
14
1.8%
1.6%
$500 to $999
39
5.1%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
73
9.6%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
92
12.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
145
19.1%
20.1%
$3,000 or more
181
23.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
217
28.5%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
234
30.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
103
13.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
102
13.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
92
12.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
230
30.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Southern Shores, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
81
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$500 to $999
6
7.4%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
16.0%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
22
27.2%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
40
49.4%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
20
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,656
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
40
49.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
9.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
9
11.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
4.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
20
24.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
20
0.0%
0.0%
Southern Shores, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,042
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
22
2.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
15
1.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4
0.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
21
2.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
55
5.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
563
54.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
349
33.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
13
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
444,000
205,000