Spring Lake, NC Housing Market & City Data

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12,005
Population Estimate
$93,025
Median Home Value
88.2%
Employment Rate
27.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$158
Median Listing Price$324,998
Median Days on Market71
Active Listings151
New Listings28
Total Listings (Active + Pending)190
Avg Listing Price$330,542
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.31
Family Dual Income43.2
Median Household Income$39,559
Median Individual Income$26,122
Home Ownership20.4%
Home Value$93,025
Median Rent$1,032
Rent Burden31.7%
Poverty21.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.1%
  • Highschool Education24.8%
  • Some College40.4%
  • Bachelors Degree19.2%
  • Graduate Degree8.4%
  • Total College or Above27.6%
  • Stem Degree40.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male52.5%
  • Female47.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married44.8%
  • Divorced12.9%
  • Never Married39.7%
  • Widowed2.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySpring Lake
State IDNC
Population12,005

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1829.7%
19–2934.3%
30–3912.2%
40–499.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–597.1%
60–694.5%
70–792.5%
80+0.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation70.6%
Unemployment Rate11.8%
Disabled16.0%

ETHNICITY

White45.5%
Black37.2%
Asian2.7%
Native American0.9%
Pacific Islander0.5%
Other4.0%
Multiple9.3%

OTHER

Hispanic16.1%
Limited English2.5%
Health Uninsured9.6%
Veteran22.6%

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Neighborhoods in Spring Lake, NC

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

  • Anderson Creek Club

    Anderson Creek Club ↗

    Median asking price
    $292,450
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    94
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5/10 · 4 schools

  • Sierra Village at Overhills by Dream Finders Homes

    Sierra Villa ↗

    Median asking price
    $170,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    31
    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.