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27948

Kill Devil Hills, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
12,436
Median household income
$86,193
People below poverty
8.6%
Median home value
$437,500

Income

The median income of households in 27948 was $86,193. An estimated 3.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 27948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.5
$15,000 to $24,999 4.4
$25,000 to $34,999 8.2
$35,000 to $49,999 6.4
$50,000 to $74,999 19.4
$75,000 to $99,999 13.6
$100,000 to $149,999 21.8
$150,000 to $199,999 12
$200,000 or more 9.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 27948 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60071
Female 54613

An estimated 80.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 38% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,451. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 27948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.1
Social Security 38
Retirement income 29.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.1
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 11.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 27948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 11.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.2

In 2020-2024, 7.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 65.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 27948 in 2020-2024, 89% had health insurance coverage and 11% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 72% and public coverage was 33.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.8%.


In 2020-2024, 27948 had a total population of 12,436 - 6,395 (51.4%) females and 6,041 (48.6%) males. The median age was 48.4 years. An estimated 17.4% of the population was under 18 years, 27.1% was 19 to 44 years, 32.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 21 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 27948 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 291 304
5 to 9 407 99
10 to 14 204 412
15 to 19 318 334
20 to 24 232 261
25 to 29 234 236
30 to 34 308 344
35 to 39 403 460
40 to 44 431 454
45 to 49 383 398
50 to 54 686 483
55 to 59 429 695
60 to 64 607 417
65 to 69 489 433
70 to 74 384 571
75 to 79 169 252
80 to 84 23 164
85 and over 43 78

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 84.1% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 16.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.8% of the people in 27948 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 83.5% of the people in 27948 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,586 households in 27948. The average household size was 2.22 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.8% of the households in 27948 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.5% of all households, while 20.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.7% of all households.

In 27948, 23.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 27948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45.8
Cohabiting Couples 11.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.3% of males and 51.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.5 23.2
Now married, except separated 51.3 51.1
Separated 0.5 2
Widowed 3.5 9.5
Divorced 16.1 14.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 27948, 79 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 13.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.7% of the people living in 27948 were U.S. natives. 23.8% of the 27948 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.3% of 27948 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 78.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 27948 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 27948.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 27948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 60
Asia 20.5
Europe 16.4
Africa 0
Northern America 3.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 27948 in 2020-2024, 10.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.4% of people at least five years old; 3.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 27948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.4
Other Indo-European languages 2.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 27948 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 27948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.9
Different house, same county 3.1
Different county, same state 1.7
Different state 4.2
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 43.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 27948 was 2,139 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 164 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,567. College or graduate school enrollment was 408.

Educational Attainment of People in 27948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.8
High school diploma or equivalency 17.5
Some college, no degree 24.5
Associate's degree 9.6
Bachelor's degree 29.3
Graduate or professional degree 14.2

Disability

In 27948, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.1% of people under 18 years old, to 6.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 27948, 60.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,961 76.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 732 11.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 763 11.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 27948 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 27948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.2
Construction 15.7
Manufacturing 5.2
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 13.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.5
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.6
Other Services, except public administration 4.7
Public administration 2.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 27948 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,528 39.1
Service occupations 818 12.6
Sales and office occupations 1,561 24.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,069 16.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 491 7.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76% of 27948 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 27948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.8
Other means 1.8
Worked from home 12.5

In 2020-2024, 27948 had a total of 10,173 housing units. Of these housing units, 82% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 14.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 27948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 82
Apartments in multi-unit structures 14.6
Mobile homes 3.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 27948 was 4.7 rooms, and of these housing units 73.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 27948 had 5,586 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 4,587 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.2% while renters occupied 25.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.21 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.26.

2.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.2% and another 31.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 27948:

House Heating Fuel Used in 27948 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 3.9
Electricity 95.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.3
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 27948 was $437,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.7 % had a mortgage. 36.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,048 and for owners without a mortgage it was $659.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 27948 was $1,673. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.