Kitty Hawk is a city of 3,724 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 49.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 30% ahead of the North Carolina median. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $535,000. The population is up 25% since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $94,450, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 111%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kitty Hawk
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.5 → 49.3(+13.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population1,937 → 3,724(+92%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.4% → 43.4%(+24.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Kitty Hawk's population equals 9.8% of Dare County's. Its number of households without a car equals 3.8% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 19% of the county's.
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)39.7%(108)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)47.8%(130)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era7.4%(20)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.9%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.7%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 272 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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Over time
Kitty Hawk, decade by decade
Kitty Hawk population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,937
$73,253
$308,889
19.4%
6.9
2000
2,991
$77,991
$253,210
24.3%
6.2
2010
3,272
$90,946
$542,629
33.9%
14.3
2020
3,689
$90,657
$449,909
43.6%
23.1
2024
3,724
$94,450
$535,000
43.4%
35.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
