Surf City

Population: 4,160
Median household income: $84,833
Median home value: $478,600

Located in Pender County, North Carolina, Surf City is a community with a population of 4,160. The median household income of $84,833 is above the Pender County median ($76,838).

Between 2019 and 2023, Surf City's population grew 20.6% from 3,449 to 4,160, while its median home value rose 73.6% from $275,700 to $478,600.

Owners occupy 76.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,160
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $84,833
Median home value: $478,600
Median gross rent: $1,421
Housing units: 4,447
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4494,160

Median household income

$75,556$84,833

Median home value

$275,700$478,600

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,421

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,449	$75,556	$275,700	$1,146
2020	3,187	$75,104	$285,800	$1,355
2021	3,637	$77,202	$327,500	$1,655
2022	3,888	$85,714	$451,900	$1,470
2023	4,160	$84,833	$478,600	$1,421

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	137	3.3%
5 to 17	839	20.2%
18 to 24	272	6.5%
25 to 34	405	9.7%
35 to 44	670	16.1%
45 to 54	372	8.9%
55 to 64	686	16.5%
65 to 74	634	15.2%
75 and over	145	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,595	86.4%
Black or African American	182	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	25	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.2%
Two or more races	109	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	238	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate17.9%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree21.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	2.4%
High school graduate	521	17.9%
Some college or associate's	842	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	845	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	634	21.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home25.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,294	66.1%
Carpooled	132	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	1.7%
Bicycle	8	0.4%
Worked from home	490	25.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	628	42.8%
15 to 29 min	250	17.0%
30 to 44 min	327	22.3%
45 to 59 min	221	15.1%
60+ min	42	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 4.9% (202 of 4,131)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,042	63.1%
Nonfamily households	610	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,652	37.1%
Vacant	2,795	62.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,263	76.5%
Renter-occupied	389	23.5%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,090	69.5%
1-unit, attached	223	5.0%
2 to 4 units	127	2.9%
5 to 19 units	184	4.1%
20 or more units	234	5.3%
Mobile home & other	589	13.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3766040
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 7.68 sq mi
Water area: 2.28 sq mi
Center point: 34.4373, -77.5349