Southport, NC Demographic Data
Southport, NC Summary
Southport is located in Brunswick County in North Carolina
- Population: 2,887
- Area: 3.78 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.75 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 764.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 10.17 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Southport, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,797
55%
50.8
Male
1,494
45%
49.2
Total Population
3,291
323,128,000
Southport, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
220
6.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
209
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
86
2.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
119
3.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
231
7.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
207
6.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
288
8.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
535
16.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
336
10.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
238
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
460
14.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
245
7.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
117
3.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,699
82.0%
77.2
Female
1,503
55.7%
51.3
Male
1,196
44.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,653
80.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
968
29.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
822
25.0%
15.2
Female
520
63.3%
55.8
Male
302
36.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
51
0.0%
0.0
Southport, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,202
97.3%
96.8
White
2,815
85.5%
72.6
Black or African American
368
11.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
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
19
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
89
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
83
2.5%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
83
2.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,208
97.5%
82.2
Southport, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
49
2.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
153
6.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
654
27.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
515
21.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
261
10.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
577
23.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
217
8.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
202
8.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,224
91.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
794
32.7%
31.2
Southport, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
665
24.0%
33.7%
Now Married
1,289
46.4%
47.5
Divorced
426
15.3%
11.0%
Separated
23
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
373
13.4
5.8%
Southport, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,938
95.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
133
4.3%
21.6%
Spanish
100
3.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
33
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Southport, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
90
7.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
61
4.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
149
11.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
172
13.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
139
11.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
224
17.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
212
16.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
116
9.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
65
5.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
39
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
56,042
57,617
Per capita income
34,545
31,128
Southport, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
105
7.9%
9.8
Construction
189
14.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
327
24.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
177
13.2%
6.6
Information
6
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
84
6.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
17
1.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
199
14.9%
11.4
Public administration
10
0.7%
4.6
Retail trade
95
7.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
128
9.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
166
12.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
402
30.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
105
7.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
418
31.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
246
18.4%
18.1%
Southport, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,310
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
966
73.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
140
10.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
66
5.0%
5.1
Walked
14
1.1%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
124
9.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.4
26.6
Southport, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
91
7.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
428
33.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
609
48.1%
37.1
3 or more
139
11.0%
21.0
Southport, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,267
77.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
813
64.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
454
35.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
361
22.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Southport, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,628
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
63
3.9%
2.7
3 rooms
78
4.8%
9.1
4 rooms
265
16.3%
16.5
5 rooms
300
18.4%
19.8
6 rooms
363
22.3%
17.8
7 rooms
254
15.6%
12.0
8 rooms
195
12.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
110
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Southport, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,628
1-unit, detached
1,161
71.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
74
4.5%
5.9
2-units
73
4.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
78
4.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
51
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
86
5.3%
4.4
20 or more units
31
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
74
4.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Southport, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
214
13.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
19
1.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
94
5.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
101
6.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
260
16.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
171
10.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
287
17.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
460
28.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
22
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Southport, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
32
2.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
100
7.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,104
87.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
13
1.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
6
0.5%
1.1
Southport, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
519
47295100.0
Less than $500
7
1.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
49
9.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
52
10.0%
10.3%
$500 to $999
57
11.0%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
64
12.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
139
26.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
151
29.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
145
27.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
49
9.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
107
20.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
58
11.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
160
30.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Southport, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
444
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
18
4.1%
4.4%
Less than $500
64
14.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
91
20.5%
11.9%
$500 to $999
125
28.2%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
146
32.9%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
10
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,085
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
52
11.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
32
7.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
51
11.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
30
6.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
99
22.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
180
40.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Southport, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
813
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
19
2.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
42
5.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
59
7.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
110
13.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
248
30.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
237
29.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
80
9.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
18
2.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
260,300
205,000
