CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Holly Ridge

North Carolina · 723 residents · 4.23 sq mi

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Holly Ridge is a city of 723 people in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. 25.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 36%. The typical home is worth $49,600. Households take in $16,932 at the median, 44% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

723

−13%vs 2000

vs 831 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 32.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.23 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(56)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1912.4%(90)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(42)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(90)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(100)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(87)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(73)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.1%(8)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,932

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,573 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,422

−41%vs 2000

vs $12,585 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.3%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,600

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$243

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $493 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.4%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.2% in 2000

39.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.5%(652)

Black14.6%(121)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(32)

Asian0.6%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.2%(645)

Black7.3%(53)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0.7%(5)

Other2.8%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(178)

Asian origin

Korean1.5%(76)

Ancestry

Irish13.7%(673)

German13.3%(652)

Italian11.5%(563)

English11%(541)

American9.3%(457)

Hungarian4.5%(219)

Dutch3.7%(183)

Scotch-Irish3.3%(161)

Scottish3.2%(158)

Polish1.7%(83)

Greek1.4%(71)

Romanian0.9%(45)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.8%(38)

Portuguese0.8%(38)

Swedish0.7%(33)

British0.6%(28)

Lithuanian0.6%(28)

Swiss0.6%(28)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.9%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.9%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 21.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married18.5%(373)

Married66.4%(1,337)

Widowed1.6%(33)

Divorced13.4%(270)

Women 15+

Never married13.1%(258)

Married68.2%(1,344)

Widowed3.4%(67)

Divorced15.3%(301)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.8%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 23.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.1%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.5%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 7.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

9.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 7.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.8%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 73.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.0%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)71.9%(424)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.4%(38)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era5.6%(33)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 590 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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