Another popular North Carolina city is Surf City, North Carolina. Surf City has a larger population, 1,393 as of the year 2000, yet is slightly smaller in size than Topsail, with an area of only 13.7 km˛, or 5.3 mi˛. 20.45% of Surf City is water, only 1.1 mi˛.
The 2000 census broke the population of 1,393 people into 689 households and 402 families. Surf City had a similar racial make up as that of Topsail Beach, with 97.77% of the population describing themselves as white, 0.43% as African American, 0.07% Native American, and 0.72% as Asian. 0.14% of the population identifies as Pacific Islander, and 0.22% come from other races. Surf City boasts an excellent base of vacation rentals, and beachfront rental homes and condos.
12.6% of the 689 households contained children, whereas married couples with no children accounted for 51.5% of the households in Surf City. Female householders made up 4.9% of the population, and 41.4% of households were made up of non-families. Individuals accounted for 32.4% of households in the city, with 7.7% of those individuals over the age of 65. 2.02 was the average size of a household, and 2.51 was the average size of a family household.
The population of children under the age of 18 was 12.6%, 6.2% were between 18 and 24 years of age, and a quarter of the population (25.4%) were between 25 and 44. The largest percentage of the population (39.6%) was between 45 and 64, and the remainder of the population (16.3%) was over the age of 65. The average age of the Population was 48 years. The ratio of males to females was similar to that of Topsail Beach, at 100 females to 102.2 males. For the adult population, those over 18 years of age, there were 104.7 males for every 100 females.
The average family income was $48,854, slightly higher than the average household income of $40,521. The male population averaged a slightly higher median income than females, with males averaging $36,000, while females averaged only $30,000. The town averaged a per capita of $25,242. Compared to Topsail Beach, a much higher percentage of the population of Surf City lives below the poverty line. 15.4% of the population, and 9.9% of families live in poverty. Children under the age of 18 account for 43.3% of the population of people living below the poverty level and only 3.9% of this population were adults 65 and older.
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