2020 census As of the
2020 census, Southern Shores had a population of 3,090. The median age was 58.8 years. 15.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 36.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.9 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,355 households in Southern Shores, of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 65.4% were married-couple households, 10.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,506 housing units, of which 45.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 23.3%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,201 people, 946 households, and 725 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,921 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.23%
White, 0.09%
African American, 0.23%
Native American, 0.23%
Asian, 0.09%
Pacific Islander, 0.64% from
other races, and 0.50% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population. There were 946 households, out of which 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were
married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.64. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.6% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 36.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $61,676, and the median income for a family was $68,250. Males had a median income of $41,563 versus $31,875 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $35,933. About 1.6% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 0.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Climate==