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Holly Springs

North Carolina · 50,288 residents (2025 est.) · 19.0 sq mi
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With 45,248 people, Holly Springs is a city in North Carolina. 67% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Households here earn about 87% more than in North Carolina as a whole. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 36,056 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
67% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
45,248
+392%since 2000
from 9,192 in 2000
50,288 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,387 / sq mi
+138%since 2009
from 1,004 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.5
+19%since 2000
from 30.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
19.0 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
012K25K37K50K19902000201020202024Holly Springs
202445K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.7%(3,025)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.9%(3,588)
US avg: 6%
10 to 1411.7%(5,288)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.9%(3,595)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.5%(1,578)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.2%(4,608)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4418.2%(8,222)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5416.2%(7,322)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648.8%(3,973)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.1%(2,743)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.6%(1,169)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.3%(137)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$135,578
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $69,550 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$53,656
+88%since 2000
from $28,580 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
80.8%
+25.5 ptssince 2009
from 55.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
4.8%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 4.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.362
+4%since 2010
from 0.349 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade10%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services9.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Information7.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration7.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food3.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Wholesale trade3.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance3.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical2.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$535,800
+83%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $160,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,021
+51%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $734 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
80.6%
−5.1 ptssince 2000
from 85.7% in 2000
19.4% rent
Vacancy rate
4.1%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.02 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.03 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.1%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 23.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.7%
+22.1 ptssince 2009
from 25.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
+47%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
78
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic75.7%(6,960)
Black18.5%(1,700)
Hispanic / Latino3%(278)
Asian1.2%(113)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic70.5%(31,917)
Black8.4%(3,812)
Hispanic / Latino6.8%(3,065)
Asian8.7%(3,929)
Other5.6%(2,525)
Diversity Score
60
+47%since 2009
from 41 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2%(927)
Puerto Rican1.3%(608)
Colombian0.7%(315)
Spaniard0.5%(209)
Cuban0.4%(173)
Argentine0.2%(97)
Panamanian0.2%(95)
Venezuelan0.2%(84)
Guatemalan0.2%(73)
Dominican0.2%(72)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(63)
Honduran0.1%(32)
Nicaraguan0.1%(24)
Chilean0%(11)
Asian origin
Asian Indian5.8%(2,639)
Chinese0.7%(320)
Vietnamese0.7%(319)
Korean0.5%(213)
Nepalese0.3%(139)
Japanese0.2%(86)
Filipino0.2%(84)
Pakistani0.1%(35)
Taiwanese0.1%(34)
Okinawan0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.1%(47)
Ancestry
English18.1%(8,206)
German14.5%(6,580)
Irish13.7%(6,195)
Italian7.5%(3,412)
American4.8%(2,162)
Scottish2.8%(1,276)
Polish2.5%(1,145)
Scotch-Irish1.9%(860)
French1.8%(828)
Swedish1.4%(613)
Arab1.1%(494)
Greek0.9%(410)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.8%(376)
Norwegian0.8%(375)
Hungarian0.7%(327)
Egyptian0.5%(211)
Dutch0.4%(197)
Swiss0.4%(187)
West Indian0.4%(186)
Welsh0.4%(175)
British0.4%(166)
Iranian0.3%(140)
Serbian0.3%(139)
Czech0.3%(120)
Jamaican0.2%(112)
Portuguese0.2%(105)
Ukrainian0.2%(94)
Iraqi0.2%(93)
Danish0.2%(92)
Lebanese0.2%(89)
Slovak0.2%(86)
Austrian0.2%(82)
Lithuanian0.2%(79)
Turkish0.2%(79)
Moroccan0.2%(70)
Canadian0.1%(61)
Brazilian0.1%(56)
Ethiopian0.1%(50)
Belgian0.1%(47)
Slovene0.1%(33)
Syrian0%(17)
Armenian0%(15)
Nigerian0%(14)
Romanian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
67.3%
+16.6 ptssince 2000
from 50.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.3%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 92.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
26.9%
+14.7 ptssince 2000
from 12.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.8 min
+24%since 2000
from 23.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
60.2%
−22.2 ptssince 2009
from 82.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
3.9%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
33.5%
+27.0 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
1.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.4%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 6.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
72.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 74.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 75.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 14.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
65.8%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 54.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
11.4%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.1%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
6.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2012
from 6.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.4%
−3.1 ptssince 2013
from 6.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
98.1%
+6.3 ptssince 2017
from 91.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 97.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 86.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.4%
−6.7 ptssince 2016
from 92.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 3.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married27.3%(4,546)
Married68.4%(11,384)
Widowed0.7%(120)
Divorced3.6%(599)
Women 15+
Never married19.2%(3,212)
Married64.8%(10,819)
Widowed4%(665)
Divorced12%(2,002)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.4%
−3.1 ptssince 2013
from 6.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
77.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 78.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.4%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
9.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 8.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
5.1%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 6.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
89.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
14.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.1% 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)40.9%(762)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)44.7%(833)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.1%(319)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,865 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Holly Springs, North Carolina?

Holly Springs, North Carolina has about 45,248 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Holly Springs, North Carolina?

The typical household in Holly Springs, North Carolina earns about $135,578 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Holly Springs, North Carolina expensive?

In Holly Springs, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $535,800, and the typical rent is about $2,021 a month.

How educated are people in Holly Springs, North Carolina?

About 67.3% of adults age 25 and over in Holly Springs, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Holly Springs, North Carolina?

About 4.8% of people in Holly Springs, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Holly Springs, North Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Holly Springs, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 44,328 residents, a change of about 4818 percent over that period.

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