COMPARING TWO PLACES
Parkton vs Spring Lake
PLACE A
Parkton, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Spring Lake, Florida
Parkton is 9% smaller than Spring Lake. Spring Lake earns more, with a median household income $36,364 higher. Parkton has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 2%).
PARKTONSPRING LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population514563−9% vs Spring Lake
Population density659169+490
Population growth15.6%1.5%+14.1 pts
Median age40.953.5−12.6
Male45.7%50.6%−4.9 pts
Female54.3%49.4%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born3.0%24.9%−21.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.4%54.0%−5.6 pts
Black28.9%0.0%+28.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%45.6%−37.9 pts
Asian1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Other13.6%0.4%+13.3 pts
Median household income$56,250$92,614−$36,364
Per capita income$26,747$36,061−$9,314
Poverty rate20.8%4.0%+16.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4250.530−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%16.8%+0.3 pts
Graduate degree5.9%7.8%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%0.0%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation52.5%39.7%+12.8 pts
Median home value$151,900$448,400−$296,500
Median gross rent$1,700$0+$1,700
Owner-occupied90.9%100.0%−9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%0.0%+13.2 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%0.0%+66.7 pts
Average commute32.543.1−10.6
Worked from home3.0%11.5%−8.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.7%7.4%+5.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024