Topsail Beach, NC population between 2000 and 2023
Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Topsail Beach increased by 21. In this period, the peak population was 588 in the year 2009. The numbers suggest that the population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline.
| Year | Population | Year on Year Change | Change in Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 476 | - | - |
| 2001 | 479 | 3 | 0.63% |
| 2002 | 491 | 12 | 2.51% |
| 2003 | 501 | 10 | 2.04% |
| 2004 | 516 | 15 | 2.99% |
| 2005 | 533 | 17 | 3.29% |
| 2006 | 557 | 24 | 4.50% |
| 2007 | 573 | 16 | 2.87% |
| 2008 | 580 | 7 | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 588 | 8 | 1.38% |
| 2010 | 369 | -219 | -37.24% |
| 2011 | 374 | 5 | 1.36% |
| 2012 | 377 | 3 | 0.80% |
| 2013 | 385 | 8 | 2.12% |
| 2014 | 390 | 5 | 1.30% |
| 2015 | 405 | 15 | 3.85% |
| 2016 | 409 | 4 | 0.99% |
| 2017 | 420 | 11 | 2.69% |
| 2018 | 428 | 8 | 1.90% |
| 2019 | 427 | -1 | -0.23% |
| 2020 | 466 | 39 | 9.13% |
| 2021 | 478 | 12 | 2.58% |
| 2022 | 490 | 12 | 2.51% |
| 2023 | 497 | 7 | 1.43% |
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Topsail Beach, NC population from 2000 to 2023
From 2000 to 2010, Topsail Beach's population decreased by 107 (22.48%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Topsail Beach's population increased by 97 (26.29%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.18% .
After the COVID19 pandemic and, between the year 2020 and 2023, Topsail Beach's population increased by 31 (6.65%).For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 1.02%.
FIGURE 1
Topsail Beach's population from 2000 to 2023.
The estimated population at the end of 2023 was 497.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Topsail Beach's population peaked in year 2009 at 588.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Topsail Beach's population was lowest in year 2010 at 369.
Topsail Beach, NC annual population growth rate
Between the years 2000 and 2023, i.e. 23 annual cycles, the population of Topsail Beach grew year by year for 21 years and declined for 2 years.
From 2000 to 2023, Topsail Beach had an average annual population growth rate of 0.19% per year. Overall the population grew 4.41% between 2000 and 2023.
FIGURE 2
Topsail Beach annual population growth rate
The average annual growth rate from 2000 to 2023 was 0.19% per year.
From 2019 to 2020 Topsail Beach population grew the most, with an increase of 39 people (a 9.13% year-on-year increase)..
From 2009 to 2010 Topsail Beach population experienced the most significant decrease, with a decline of 219 people (a 37.24% year-on-year decline).
Things to know
Is Topsail Beach, NC population increasing or decreasing?
According to the latest data from U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates, Topsail Beach's population increased by 19 between 2021 and 2023. The increase was 12 (increased) between 2021 and 2022; and increase of 7 (1.43%) between 2022 and 2023.
How has the population of Topsail Beach, NC changed in the last 10 years?
Between 2013 and 2023, population of Topsail Beach increased by 112 (29.09%). The population was highest at 497 in the year 2023 and lowest at 390 in the year 2014. Overall the average growth rate witnessed for the last 10 years was 2.61%.
References
- US Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)