Atkinson vs Topsail Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Atkinson and Topsail Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Atkinson has the higher population (487 vs 444 in Topsail Beach). Topsail Beach has the higher median household income ($90,833 vs $60,000 in Atkinson). Topsail Beach has the higher median home value ($630,500 vs $135,900 in Atkinson).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	Topsail Beach
Population	487	444
Median age	33.8 yrs	66.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$90,833
Median home value	$135,900	$630,500
Median gross rent	$1,688	$1,250
Housing units	186	1,295
Homeownership rate	88.0%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	63.2%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	Topsail Beach
Population	392 → 487 (+24.2%)	409 → 444 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $60,000 (+47.7%)	$78,750 → $90,833 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $135,900 (+47.4%)	$552,300 → $630,500 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,688 (+90.5%)	$1,063 → $1,250 (+17.6%)

Atkinson

Population

392487

Median household income

$40,625$60,000

Median home value

$92,200$135,900

Median gross rent

$886$1,688

Topsail Beach

Population

409444

Median household income

$78,750$90,833

Median home value

$552,300$630,500

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson	Topsail Beach
Under 5	13.3%	0.5%
5 to 17	20.7%	6.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	0.5%
25 to 34	12.9%	1.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	6.1%
45 to 54	8.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	21.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	32.0%
75 and over	5.1%	20.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	Topsail Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	99.3%
Black or African American	5.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	Topsail Beach
No high school diploma	3.1%	1.2%
High school graduate	41.3%	8.8%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	36.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	26.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	Topsail Beach
Drove alone	96.0%	56.1%
Carpooled	1.5%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.2%
Worked from home	2.5%	37.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	Topsail Beach
1-unit, detached	79.6%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	Topsail Beach
Poverty rate	12.3%	10.6%
Average household size	2.93	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	33	38
Median year structure built	1957	1986