6.6% of Kill Devil Hills, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 92.7% less than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 6.4% of high school graduates and 4.0% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 4.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 79.3%. For comparison, it was 19.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Kill Devil Hills, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Kill Devil Hills:
6.6%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Kill Devil Hills:
2.2%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Kill Devil Hills:
4.5%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 12.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Kill Devil Hills:
8.5%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
79.3%
Residents above poverty level:
19.0%
Poverty by age in Kill Devil Hills, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Kill Devil Hills,NC (percentage below poverty level)
14.6%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
42.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
24.8%16 and 17 years
12.8%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
5.7%45 to 54 years
2.7%55 to 64 years
23.3%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Kill Devil Hills,NC (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
4.7%35 to 44 years
10.8%45 to 54 years
3.1%55 to 64 years
6.6%65 to 74 years
3.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Kill Devil Hills,NC (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
1.0%12 to 17 years
7.9%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
0.0%35 to 44 years
4.2%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
3.0%65 to 74 years
2.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Kill Devil Hills, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kill Devil Hills, NC (%)
8.0%White
3.2%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Other race
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Kill Devil Hills, NC (absolute numbers)
501White
5Black
6.8%Below poverty level
93.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Kill Devil Hills, NC
Children below poverty level:
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina:
6.5%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Kill Devil Hills:
6.4%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Kill Devil Hills:
4.0%
North Carolina:
26.6%
3.8%Married-couple family
51.2%Male, no wife present
45.0%Female, no husband present
10.0%Worked full-time, year-round
58.6%Worked part-time
31.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
5.3%1999 to 2000
9.1%1995 to 1998
4.5%1990 to 1994
42.4%1980 to 1989
29.5%1970 to 1979
9.1%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
4.8%1999 to 2000
9.2%1995 to 1998
13.1%1990 to 1994
38.6%1980 to 1989
20.7%1970 to 1979
7.2%1960 to 1969
5.5%1950 to 1959
0.4%1940 to 1949
0.4%1939 or earlier
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