Sunset Beach, NC Population

Overview

4,091

Total Population

64.4

Median age

57.17%

Female population %

74.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

114.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Sunset Beach's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Sunset Beach is 64.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sunset Beach's population under 18 was 6.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sunset Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 48.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sunset Beach, 5.18% were under the age of 15, 4.28% aged 15 to 29, 42.36% aged 30 to 64, 46.17% aged 65 to 84, and 2.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 587 more females than males in Sunset Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.17% females and 42.83% males in Sunset Beach, NC.
The Sunset Beach, NC gender ratio is 74.9:100 i.e. 74.9 men to 100 women (0.749).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 334.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 470.

Sunset Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sunset Beach population: 97.16% are White, 0.39% are Black or African American, 1.03% are Asian, 0.73% are some other race and 0.68% are multiracial.
Sunset Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,071 (99.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sunset Beach is White with a population of 3,975 (97.16% of the total population).

Sunset Beach's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 4,391 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Sunset Beach's population increased by 1,427 (66.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sunset Beach's population increased by 631 (17.63%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Sunset Beach's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,153.