Demographics of Spring Lake town, North Carolina

Spring Lake town, North Carolina had 11,252 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −265 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Spring Lake town, in four figures

11,252
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,573 ±41.; −2.3%
Change since July 2020: −265 people.; 26.1 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,958 ±$6,554
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Spring Lake town, North Carolina's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Spring Lake town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Spring Lake town, North Carolina's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Spring Lake town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,517	100.0	100.0
2021	11,516	100.0	100.2
2022	11,285	98.0	100.7
2023	11,222	97.4	101.6
2024	11,174	97.0	102.5
2025	11,252	97.7	103.1

Population of Spring Lake town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,517	—
2021	11,516	−1
2022	11,285	−231
2023	11,222	−63
2024	11,174	−48
2025	11,252	+78

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 26.1 ±1.0: for men 25.6 ±1.2 and for women 26.6 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Spring Lake town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,126 ±192	9.7% ±1.7	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,794 ±277	15.5% ±2.4	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,483 ±344	21.5% ±3.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,827 ±410	33.1% ±3.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,430 ±276	12.4% ±2.4	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	913 ±169	7.9% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,958 ±$6,554, and income per person $25,899 ±$1,925, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Spring Lake town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	929 ±244	20.6% ±5.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,260 ±210	27.9% ±4.4	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,092 ±241	24.2% ±5.2	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	705 ±156	15.6% ±3.3	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	406 ±107	9.0% ±2.3	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	24 to 114	0.5% to 2.5%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 122	0% to 2.7%	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Spring Lake town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,907 ±417	17.7% ±3.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	659 ±191	22.6% ±5.9	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	823 ±200	12.6% ±3.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	209 to 641	31.3% ±14.4	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Spring Lake town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Spring Lake town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	5,393 ±255	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.8% ±2.1	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.2% ±2.4	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	19.8% ±3.9	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	80.2% ±3.3	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$124,000 ±$28,923	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,351 ±$57	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Spring Lake town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,059 ±380	17.8% ±3.3	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,936 ±552	34.0% ±4.8	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,961 ±531	34.2% ±4.6	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	255 ±88	2.2% ±0.8	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 123	< 0.1% to 1.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	26 to 462	0.2% to 4.0%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,041 ±319	9.0% ±2.8	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Spring Lake town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	3,366 ±485	29.1% ±4.2	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,871 ±512	59.4% ±4.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	444 ±187	3.8% ±1.6	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	892 ±263	7.7% ±2.3	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	429 ±159	3.7% ±1.4	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	463 ±172	4.0% ±1.5	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Spring Lake town among the places of North Carolina

87th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Spring Lake town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	12,494 ±1,014
Smithfield town	12,116 ±25
Archdale city	12,087 ±256
Kings Mountain city	12,039 ±443
Lincolnton city	11,783 ±28
Spring Lake town	11,573 ±41
Spout Springs CDP	11,242 ±1,190
Summerfield town	11,116 ±26
Pineville town	11,055 ±58
Elon town	11,032 ±26
Tarboro town	10,770 ±23

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026