Spring Hope, NC Population

Overview

1,484

Total Population

47.2

Median age

54.58%

Female population %

83.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

65.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

79

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Spring Hope is 47.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Spring Hope's population under 18 was 16.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Spring Hope's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Spring Hope, 11.66% were under the age of 15, 26.01% aged 15 to 29, 34.50% aged 30 to 64, 24.66% aged 65 to 84, and 3.17% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 136 more females than males in Spring Hope:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.58% females and 45.42% males in Spring Hope, NC.
The Spring Hope, NC gender ratio is 83.2:100 i.e. 83.2 men to 100 women (0.832).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 125.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 113.

Spring Hope's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Spring Hope population: 35.85% are White, 54.25% are Black or African American, 0.74% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.92% are some other race and 4.25% are multiracial.
Spring Hope's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 79 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,405 (94.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Spring Hope is Black or African American with a population of 805 (54.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,358 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Spring Hope's population increased by 6 (0.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Spring Hope's population decreased by 10 (0.76%), 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, Spring Hope's population was lowest in year 2016 at 1,304.