Nags Head, NC Population

Overview

3,096

Total Population

55.6

Median age

51.10%

Female population %

95.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

97.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

88

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Nags Head's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Nags Head is 55.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nags Head's population under 18 was 13.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nags Head's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 37.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nags Head, 12.27% were under the age of 15, 11.05% aged 15 to 29, 39.60% aged 30 to 64, 35.53% aged 65 to 84, and 1.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 68 more females than males in Nags Head:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.10% females and 48.90% males in Nags Head, NC.
The Nags Head, NC gender ratio is 95.7:100 i.e. 95.7 men to 100 women (0.957).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 252.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 204.

Nags Head's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Nags Head population: 94.15% are White, 0.81% are Black or African American, 1.07% are Asian, 1.07% are some other race and 2.91% are multiracial.
Nags Head's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 88 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,008 (97.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nags Head is White with a population of 2,915 (94.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,199 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Nags Head's population increased by 57 (2.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nags Head's population increased by 413 (14.94%), 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, Nags Head's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,707.