Kill Devil Hills, NC

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
37,875
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
49
1.03% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.62%
12.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$88,994
9.58% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$460,400
8.23% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
19,254
1.43% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Kill Devil Hills, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Kill Devil Hills, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Kill Devil Hills, NC was $460,400, and the homeownership rate was 78.4%.

Most people in Kill Devil Hills, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Kill Devil Hills, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kill Devil Hills, NC is home to a population of 37.9k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.74% of Kill Devil Hills, NC residents were born outside of the country (1.8k people).

In 2024, there were 26.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.3k people) in Kill Devil Hills, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.06k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%
2024 Citizenship
97%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Kill Devil Hills, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kill Devil Hills, NC was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kill Devil Hills, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    32.3k ± 350
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.2k ± 383
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    1.06k ± 371
7.36%
Hispanic Population
2.79k people

In 2024, there were 26.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.3k people) in Kill Devil Hills, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.06k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.36% of the people in Kill Devil Hills, NC are hispanic (2.79k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kill Devil Hills, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.74%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.8k people
4.96%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.86k people

As of 2024, 4.74% of Kill Devil Hills, NC residents (1.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kill Devil Hills, NC was 4.96%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    878 ± 209
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    626 ± 215
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    292 ± 98

Kill Devil Hills, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kill Devil Hills, NC employs 19.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kill Devil Hills, NC were Retail Trade (2,480 people), Construction (2,159 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,954 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($198,295), Finance & Insurance ($130,625), and Wholesale Trade ($90,560).

Employment

Occupations

19.3k
2024 Value
± 1,127
1.43%
1 Year growth
± 8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kill Devil Hills, NC grew at a rate of 1.43%, from 19k employees to 19.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kill Devil Hills, NC, are Management Occupations (2,856 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,491 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,742 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kill Devil Hills, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

19.3k
2024 Value
± 1,127
1.43%
1 Year growth
± 8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kill Devil Hills, NC grew at a rate of 1.43%, from 19k employees to 19.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kill Devil Hills, NC, are Retail Trade (2,480 people), Construction (2,159 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,954 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kill Devil Hills, NC, though some of these residents may live in Kill Devil Hills, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,507
Median earning men ± $3,892
$41,697
Median earning women ± $3,628

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($95,833), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($87,794), and Public Administration ($79,773).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($106,895), and Construction ($55,524).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 240
    Retail Trade
  2. 210
    Construction
  3. 127
    Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $156k
    Accommodation and Food Services
  2. $140k
    Retail Trade
  3. $87.7k
    Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Kill Devil Hills, NC was $460,400 in 2024, which is 1.38 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $425,400 to $460,400, a 8.23% increase. The homeownership rate in Kill Devil Hills, NC is 78.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kill Devil Hills, NC have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kill Devil Hills, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$460,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$16,420
$13,202
Median Property Taxes
±$879

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kill Devil Hills, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kill Devil Hills, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

78.4%
Homeownership
2024
67.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 78.4% of the housing units in Kill Devil Hills, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$88,994
Median Household Income
± $5,211
16.8k
Number of Households
± 975

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.8k households in Kill Devil Hills, NC grew to $88,994 from the previous year's value of $81,214.

The following chart displays the households in Kill Devil Hills, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kill Devil Hills, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.2%)
  3. Carpooled (8.5%)

In 2024, 72.7% of workers in Kill Devil Hills, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kill Devil Hills, NC have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.61% of the workforce in Kill Devil Hills, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kill Devil Hills, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kill Devil Hills, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.62% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kill Devil Hills, NC (2.5k out of 37.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kill Devil Hills, NC is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.4% of the population of Kill Devil Hills, NC has health coverage, with 38.9% on employee plans, 8.32% on Medicaid, 19.3% on Medicare, 23% on non-group plans, and 1.9% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,413 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,413 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.1% under 18 years, 13.7% between 18 and 34 years, 42% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.63%
Uninsured
38.9%
Employer Coverage
8.32%
Medicaid
19.3%
Medicare
23%
Non-Group
1.9%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kill Devil Hills, NC declined by 2.59% from 8.86% to 8.63%.

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