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Kitty Hawk, NC

3,724 Population
8.1 square miles 458.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.3 ±5.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: 49 ±0.4
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$59,825 ±$10,493 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: $56,589 ±$4,704
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$94,450 ±$16,986 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: $88,994 ±$5,211
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.7% ±2.5% (176  ±94) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: 6.6% † 2,497 (±1.4% / ±522)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.3 minutes ±3.7 (38,710  ±7,967) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: 22.4 366,240 (±1.6 / ±29,655)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,619 ±121 Number of households
  • the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: 16,836 ±642
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (3,724  ±20) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: 2.2 37,656 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.2% ±3.8% (21  ±25) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: 3.6% † 262 (±2% / ±147)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,217 ±239 Number of housing units
  • the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: 35,278 ±74
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$535,000 ±$54,804 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: $460,400 ±$16,420
  • nearly double the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.1% ±3.6% (264  ±134.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: 10% † 3,783 (±1.9% / ±715.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.5% ±11.6% (2,696  ±350.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: 94.7% 27,351 (±4.1% / ±1,174.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
43.5% ±8.1% (1,227  ±235.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: 43.2% 12,479 (±2.6% / ±750.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.9% ±4.8% (331  ±178) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: 4.7% 1,785
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9% ±4.1% (272  ±124) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Kill Devil Hills, NC Micro Area: 8.1% † 2,498 (±1% / ±317)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
272 Total veterans ±124 255 Male ±116 17 Female ±33

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