Southport, NC Population

Overview

3,842

Total Population

63.2

Median age

60.59%

Female population %

65:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

115.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

87

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Southport is 63.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Southport's population under 18 was 12.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Southport's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 43.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Southport, 10.36% were under the age of 15, 8.75% aged 15 to 29, 37.69% aged 30 to 64, 38.13% aged 65 to 84, and 5.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 814 more females than males in Southport:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.59% females and 39.41% males in Southport, NC.
The Southport, NC gender ratio is 65:100 i.e. 65 men to 100 women (0.650).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 327.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 334.

Southport's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Southport population: 85.55% are White, 12.31% are Black or African American and 2.13% are multiracial.
Southport's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 87 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,755 (97.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Southport is White with a population of 3,287 (85.55% of the total population).

Southport's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 4,260 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Southport's population increased by 445 (17.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Southport's population increased by 1,108 (37.76%), 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, Southport's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,489.