Spring Lake

Population: 11,613
Median household income: $50,497
Median home value: $101,300

Spring Lake, a community in Cumberland County, North Carolina, has 11,613 residents. At $50,497, its median household income sits below Cumberland County's $58,780.

From 2019 to 2023, Spring Lake's population declined 4.2% from 12,119 to 11,613, while its median home value rose 7.4% from $94,300 to $101,300.

41.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1988.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,613
Median age: 25.4 yrs
Median household income: $50,497
Median home value: $101,300
Median gross rent: $1,228
Housing units: 5,161
Homeownership rate: 21.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,11911,613

Median household income

$39,559$50,497

Median home value

$94,300$101,300

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,228

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,119	$39,559	$94,300	$1,032
2020	12,093	$39,898	$93,800	$1,024
2021	11,629	$39,659	$96,800	$1,038
2022	11,710	$44,447	$104,000	$1,151
2023	11,613	$50,497	$101,300	$1,228

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 2422.3%

25 to 3420.0%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 647.0%

65 to 744.6%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,129	9.7%
5 to 17	1,977	17.0%
18 to 24	2,588	22.3%
25 to 34	2,325	20.0%
35 to 44	1,304	11.2%
45 to 54	688	5.9%
55 to 64	816	7.0%
65 to 74	535	4.6%
75 and over	251	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,002	34.5%
Black or African American	4,142	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61	0.5%
Asian	228	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.1%
Some other race	229	2.0%
Two or more races	1,112	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,826	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate26.4%

Some college or associate's41.4%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	439	7.4%
High school graduate	1,562	26.4%
Some college or associate's	2,452	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,122	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	344	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.9%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,163	73.9%
Carpooled	780	13.8%
Public transit	53	0.9%
Walked	395	7.0%
Bicycle	4	0.1%
Worked from home	190	3.4%
Other means	48	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,145	39.4%
15 to 29 min	2,151	39.5%
30 to 44 min	701	12.9%
45 to 59 min	204	3.7%
60+ min	242	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 20.9% (2,255 of 10,800)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,791	64.6%
Nonfamily households	1,530	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,321	83.7%
Vacant	840	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	927	21.5%
Renter-occupied	3,394	78.5%

1-unit, detached41.0%

1-unit, attached8.7%

2 to 4 units16.0%

5 to 19 units20.3%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,114	41.0%
1-unit, attached	451	8.7%
2 to 4 units	828	16.0%
5 to 19 units	1,050	20.3%
20 or more units	476	9.2%
Mobile home & other	242	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3764180
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 35.1846, -78.9947