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Hightsville, NC

707 Population
1.5 square miles 484.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±4.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 45.1 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$38,781 ±$37,299 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $44,459 ±$925
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$16,289 ±$13,941 Median household income
  • about one-fifth of the amount in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: $73,687 ±$1,069
  • about one-quarter of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

35.8% ±26% (91  ±92) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 11.1% 48,102 (±0.6% / ±2,527)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

N/A

Families

176 ±116 Number of households
  • the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 190,964 ±1,258
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
1.4 ±0.4 (254  ±179) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 2.3 432,219 (±0 / ±157)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

311 ±146 Number of housing units
  • the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 242,220 ±110
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

50.4% ±19.7% (356  ±166.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 14.6% 63,646 (±0.7% / ±3,248.3)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

81.2% ±18.6% (489  ±147) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 93.1% 300,670 (±1.3% / ±4,311.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
14.8% ±14.8% (89  ±90.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 38.5% 124,423 (±0.8% / ±2,683.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

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

8.1% ±11% (57  ±79) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 4.9% 21,656
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

8% ±4.7% (54  ±34) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Wilmington, NC Metro Area: 8.8% 31,734 (±0.4% / ±1,422)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
54 Total veterans ±34 54 Male ±34 N/A Female ±14

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