Kure Beach, NC Population

Overview

2,474

Total Population

53.7

Median age

49.92%

Female population %

100.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

48.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

78

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Kure Beach's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Kure Beach is 53.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kure Beach's population under 18 was 12.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kure Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kure Beach, 10.02% were under the age of 15, 8.65% aged 15 to 29, 58.49% aged 30 to 64, 22.15% aged 65 to 84, and 0.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 less females than males in Kure Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.92% females and 50.08% males in Kure Beach, NC.
The Kure Beach, NC gender ratio is 100.3:100 i.e. 100.3 men to 100 women (1.003).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 178.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 207.

Kure Beach's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Kure Beach population: 96.56% are White, 0.20% are Asian and 3.23% are multiracial.
Kure Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 78 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,396 (96.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kure Beach is White with a population of 2,389 (96.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,534 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Kure Beach's population increased by 477 (31.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kure Beach's population increased by 170 (8.44%), 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, Kure Beach's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,538.