Overview
413
Total Population
60.7
Median age
52.30%
Female population %
91.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
65-69 years
Largest age group
99.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Topsail Beach's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Topsail Beach is 60.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Topsail Beach's population under 18 was 12.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Topsail Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 40.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Topsail Beach, 9.44% were under the age of 15, 8.47% aged 15 to 29, 41.65% aged 30 to 64, 36.08% aged 65 to 84, and 4.36% were 85 years of age and older.
![Topsail Beach, NC population by age group The graph shows Topsail Beach's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/topsail-beach-nc-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 19 more females than males in Topsail Beach:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.30% females and 47.70% males in Topsail Beach, NC.
- The Topsail Beach, NC gender ratio is 91.2:100 i.e. 91.2 men to 100 women (0.912).
- For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 40.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 52.
![Topsail Beach, NC population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Topsail Beach, NC population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/topsail-beach-nc-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Topsail Beach's population is non diverse:
- Racial distribution of Topsail Beach population: 100% are White.
- Topsail Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 413 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Topsail Beach is White with a population of 413 (100% of the total population).
![Topsail Beach, NC population by race The bar chart shows Topsail Beach, NC population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/topsail-beach-nc-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Topsail Beach's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 588 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Topsail Beach's population decreased by 107 (22.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Topsail Beach's population increased by 98 (26.56%), 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, Topsail Beach's population was lowest in year 2010 at 369.
![Topsail Beach, NC population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Topsail Beach's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-topsail-beach-nc-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)