2020 census As of the
2020 census, Kure Beach had a population of 2,191. The median age was 58.1 years. 11.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 33.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males age 18 and over. There were 1,037 households in Kure Beach, including 601 family households. Of all households, 15.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 56.4% were married-couple households, 16.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,121 housing units, of which 51.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 45.6%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,507 people, 723 households, and 495 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,560 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.74%
White, 0.07%
African American, 0.13%
Native American, 0.07%
Asian, 0.07% from
other races, and 0.93% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population. There were 723 households, out of which 15.1% had children under 18 living with them, 61.3% were
married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08, and the average family size was 2.48. The population was spread out in the town, with 12.0% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 42.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $47,143, and the median income for a family was $55,875. Males had a median income of $32,708 versus $30,735 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $26,759. About 4.1% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over. ==New Hanover County School System==