Population: 29,967
Metro area: Kill Devil Hills

DARE COUNTY

NC

US

POPULATION

Number

Number

Number

Total population

29,967

Square miles (land)

383.58

Population per square mile

78.13

165.25

79.56

GENDER

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

Male

15,098

50.4

49.0

49.1

Female

14,869

49.6

51.0

50.9

AGE

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

15 or younger

5,307

17.7

20.5

21.4

16-24

3,002

10.0

13.9

13.9

25-44

9,219

30.8

31.1

30.2

45-64

8,315

27.7

22.5

22.0

65+

4,124

13.8

12.0

12.4

Number

Number

Number

Average age (years)

39.55

36.32

36.22

RACE AND ETHNICITY

Number

Pct

Pct

Pct

White

28,393

94.7

72.1

75.1

Black or African American

797

2.7

21.6

12.3

American Indian and Alaska native

83

0.3

1.2

0.9

Asian

111

0.4

1.4

3.6

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander

13

0.0

0.0

0.1

Some other race

269

0.9

2.3

5.5

Two or more races

301

1.0

1.3

2.4

Hispanic or Latino

666

2.2

4.7

12.5

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau