Holly Ridge vs Swansboro

A side-by-side comparison of Holly Ridge and Swansboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Holly Ridge and Swansboro are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Holly Ridge has the higher population (4,532 vs 3,887 in Swansboro). Swansboro has the higher median household income ($112,382 vs $106,230 in Holly Ridge). Swansboro has the higher median home value ($356,900 vs $291,100 in Holly Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Holly Ridge	Swansboro
Population	4,532	3,887
Median age	35.8 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$106,230	$112,382
Median home value	$291,100	$356,900
Median gross rent	$1,491	$1,380
Housing units	2,375	1,783
Homeownership rate	85.8%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.4%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holly Ridge	Swansboro
Population	2,421 → 4,532 (+87.2%)	3,217 → 3,887 (+20.8%)
Median household income	$73,250 → $106,230 (+45.0%)	$48,922 → $112,382 (+129.7%)
Median home value	$211,600 → $291,100 (+37.6%)	$202,000 → $356,900 (+76.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,371 → $1,491 (+8.8%)	$1,108 → $1,380 (+24.5%)

Holly Ridge

Population

2,4214,532

Median household income

$73,250$106,230

Median home value

$211,600$291,100

Median gross rent

$1,371$1,491

Swansboro

Population

3,2173,887

Median household income

$48,922$112,382

Median home value

$202,000$356,900

Median gross rent

$1,108$1,380

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holly Ridge	Swansboro
Under 5	8.8%	8.4%
5 to 17	12.8%	16.3%
18 to 24	1.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	23.1%	10.4%
35 to 44	19.2%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	7.5%	16.6%
75 and over	2.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holly Ridge	Swansboro
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	86.2%
Black or African American	4.4%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holly Ridge	Swansboro
No high school diploma	7.8%	4.1%
High school graduate	13.6%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	18.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holly Ridge	Swansboro
Drove alone	72.6%	64.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.6%	18.3%
Other means	0.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holly Ridge	Swansboro
1-unit, detached	76.5%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Holly Ridge	Swansboro
Poverty rate	0.8%	9.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	31	22
Median year structure built	2013	2002