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Boiling Spring Lakes, NC Demographics

A map of Boiling Spring Lakes's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
5,04985.0%
Multiracial
3666.2%
Hispanic
2223.7%
Black
2103.5%
Native American/Other
671.1%
Asian
290.5%

Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina had a population of 5,943 in 2020. It was 85.0% White, 3.5% Black, 0.5% Asian, 3.7% Hispanic, 1.1% Native American/Other, and 6.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Boiling Spring Lakes, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Boiling Spring Lakes is the 141st most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Boiling Spring Lakes's White Population

5,049 residents of Boiling Spring Lakes identify as White, or 85.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Boiling Spring Lakes considerably larger than the White share of the population of North Carolina (60.5% White). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Boiling Spring Lakes is ranked #182 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Boiling Spring Lakes is less White than neighboring Bolivia (93.3% White), St. James (95.8% White), Southport (86.2% White), Oak Island (92.7% White), and Caswell Beach (96.5% White).

Boiling Spring Lakes's Black Population

210 residents of Boiling Spring Lakes identify as Black, or 3.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Boiling Spring Lakes less than the Black share of the population of North Carolina (20.2% Black). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Boiling Spring Lakes is ranked #566 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Boiling Spring Lakes is more Black than neighboring Bolivia (0% Black), St. James (0.4% Black), Oak Island (0.8% Black), and Caswell Beach (0% Black). Boiling Spring Lakes is less Black than neighboring Southport (7.2% Black).

Boiling Spring Lakes's Asian Population

29 residents of Boiling Spring Lakes identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Boiling Spring Lakes roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of North Carolina (3.3% Asian). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Boiling Spring Lakes is ranked #428 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Boiling Spring Lakes is more Asian than neighboring Bolivia (0% Asian), and Caswell Beach (0% Asian). Boiling Spring Lakes is less Asian than neighboring St. James (0.8% Asian), and Southport (0.6% Asian).

Boiling Spring Lakes's Hispanic Population

222 residents of Boiling Spring Lakes identify as Hispanic, or 3.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Boiling Spring Lakes slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of North Carolina (10.7% Hispanic). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Boiling Spring Lakes is ranked #560 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Boiling Spring Lakes is more Hispanic than neighboring Bolivia (2.7% Hispanic), St. James (1.2% Hispanic), Southport (2.7% Hispanic), Oak Island (1.7% Hispanic), and Caswell Beach (0.5% Hispanic).

Boiling Spring Lakes's Native American/Other Population

67 residents of Boiling Spring Lakes identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 1.1%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Boiling Spring Lakes roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of North Carolina (1.5% Native American/Other). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Boiling Spring Lakes is ranked #206 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Boiling Spring Lakes is more Native American/Other than neighboring Bolivia (0.7% Native American/Other), St. James (0.2% Native American/Other), Southport (0.9% Native American/Other), Oak Island (0.8% Native American/Other), and Caswell Beach (0.8% Native American/Other).

Boiling Spring Lakes's Multiracial Population

366 residents of Boiling Spring Lakes identify as Multiracial, or 6.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Boiling Spring Lakes roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of North Carolina (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 776 places in North Carolina, Boiling Spring Lakes is ranked #62 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Boiling Spring Lakes is more Multiracial than neighboring Bolivia (3.4% Multiracial), St. James (1.6% Multiracial), Southport (2.4% Multiracial), Oak Island (3.5% Multiracial), and Caswell Beach (2.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.