Southport, NC Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Southport home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

3,966
Population Estimate
$252,576
Median Home Value
91.8%
Employment Rate
28.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$259
Median Listing Price$539,495
Median Days on Market64
Active Listings380
New Listings104
Total Listings (Active + Pending)508
Avg Listing Price$796,962
Avg Listing Price Change MoM4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.1
Family Dual Income32.6
Median Household Income$52,917
Median Individual Income$25,403
Home Ownership77.3%
Home Value$252,576
Median Rent$980
Rent Burden34.7%
Poverty10.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.8%
  • Highschool Education28.4%
  • Some College34.9%
  • Bachelors Degree19.4%
  • Graduate Degree9.5%
  • Total College or Above28.9%
  • Stem Degree44.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male37.9%
  • Female62.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married55.4%
  • Divorced15.7%
  • Never Married18.4%
  • Widowed10.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySouthport
State IDNC
Population3,966

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1819.1%
19–298.5%
30–398.1%
40–499.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.1%
60–6920.8%
70–7916.2%
80+5.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation42.5%
Unemployment Rate8.2%
Disabled12.1%

ETHNICITY

White91.0%
Black7.4%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.3%
Multiple1.3%

OTHER

Hispanic3.2%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured9.1%
Veteran10.9%

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Neighborhoods in Southport, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Southport, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • St James Plantation Real Estate

    St James Plantation ↗

    Median asking price
    $509,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    195
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5/10 · 4 schools

  • Harbor Oaks Condominium

    Harbor Oaks ↗

    Median asking price
    $669,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    17
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Southport

    Southport Way ↗

    Median asking price
    $364,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    15
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Oakwood Glen

    Oakwood Glen ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    4
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Beaver Creek by True Homes

    Beaver Creek ↗

    Median asking price
    $435,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    2
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5/10 · 4 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.