Anderson Creek vs Spout Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson Creek and Spout Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Anderson Creek and Spout Springs are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Anderson Creek has the higher population (14,021 vs 11,073 in Spout Springs). Spout Springs has the higher median household income ($87,905 vs $86,661 in Anderson Creek). Spout Springs has the higher median home value ($310,100 vs $251,600 in Anderson Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson Creek	Spout Springs
Population	14,021	11,073
Median age	31.1 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,661	$87,905
Median home value	$251,600	$310,100
Median gross rent	$1,248	$1,794
Housing units	5,189	3,871
Homeownership rate	67.8%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson Creek	Spout Springs
Population	14,899 → 14,021 (-5.9%)	9,879 → 11,073 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$68,033 → $86,661 (+27.4%)	$94,176 → $87,905 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$191,700 → $251,600 (+31.2%)	$233,400 → $310,100 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,248 (+11.7%)	$1,700 → $1,794 (+5.5%)

Anderson Creek

Population

14,89914,021

Median household income

$68,033$86,661

Median home value

$191,700$251,600

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,248

Spout Springs

Population

9,87911,073

Median household income

$94,176$87,905

Median home value

$233,400$310,100

Median gross rent

$1,700$1,794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson Creek	Spout Springs
Under 5	11.2%	11.2%
5 to 17	20.7%	21.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	4.4%
25 to 34	17.8%	22.8%
35 to 44	14.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	8.7%	7.4%
65 to 74	5.1%	4.3%
75 and over	3.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson Creek	Spout Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	48.4%	48.8%
Black or African American	27.3%	20.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.1%
Asian	2.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	0.3%	1.3%
Two or more races	5.3%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson Creek	Spout Springs
No high school diploma	6.5%	4.6%
High school graduate	23.0%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson Creek	Spout Springs
Drove alone	85.3%	80.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	7.4%	8.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson Creek	Spout Springs
1-unit, detached	72.3%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Anderson Creek	Spout Springs
Poverty rate	15.7%	5.8%
Average household size	3.05	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	2004	2009