Holly Ridge, NC Housing Market & City Data

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2,827
Population Estimate
$204,175
Median Home Value
95.5%
Employment Rate
43.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$275
Median Listing Price$639,400
Median Days on Market78
Active Listings218
New Listings64
Total Listings (Active + Pending)284
Avg Listing Price$752,336
Avg Listing Price Change MoM3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-7%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.86
Family Dual Income51.7
Median Household Income$73,250
Median Individual Income$38,438
Home Ownership64.6%
Home Value$204,175
Median Rent$1,371
Rent Burden27.2%
Poverty6.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.7%
  • Highschool Education20.5%
  • Some College31.3%
  • Bachelors Degree31.7%
  • Graduate Degree11.8%
  • Total College or Above43.5%
  • Stem Degree41.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male55.4%
  • Female44.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married67.1%
  • Divorced13.0%
  • Never Married17.2%
  • Widowed2.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHolly Ridge
State IDNC
Population2,827

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.6%
19–2923.8%
30–3918.0%
40–4911.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–597.9%
60–699.7%
70–795.2%
80+0.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation70.9%
Unemployment Rate4.5%
Disabled13.6%

ETHNICITY

White86.9%
Black4.1%
Asian0.5%
Native American2.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.4%
Multiple4.8%

OTHER

Hispanic9.7%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured7.5%
Veteran21.9%

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