Kitty Hawk, NC Population

Overview

3,664

Total Population

50.0

Median age

48.50%

Female population %

106.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

63.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

112

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Kitty Hawk's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Kitty Hawk is 50.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kitty Hawk's population under 18 was 18.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kitty Hawk's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kitty Hawk, 15.58% were under the age of 15, 14.22% aged 15 to 29, 46.78% aged 30 to 64, 21.92% aged 65 to 84, and 1.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 110 less females than males in Kitty Hawk:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.50% females and 51.50% males in Kitty Hawk, NC.
The Kitty Hawk, NC gender ratio is 106.2:100 i.e. 106.2 men to 100 women (1.062).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 204.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 193.

Kitty Hawk's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Kitty Hawk population: 88.54% are White, 5.79% are some other race and 5.68% are multiracial.
Kitty Hawk's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 112 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,552 (96.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kitty Hawk is White with a population of 3,244 (88.54% of the total population).

Kitty Hawk's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,763 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Kitty Hawk's population increased by 301 (10.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kitty Hawk's population increased by 431 (13.16%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Kitty Hawk's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,975.