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Southport, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Southport is a Census city of 4,205 people across 4.06 square miles of land, in Brunswick County. Median household income is $87,641, 80.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 18 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Southport
What Southport is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.06 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,036
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrunswick County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Southport
How many people live in Southport
- Population4,205
- Median age64.2
- Population under 18477 plus or minus 206
- Share under 1811.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over2,014
- Share 65 and over47.9 percent
- Households1,878
- Family households1,422
- Share of households that are families75.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Southport
Income and work in Southport
- Median household income$87,641
- Per capita income$45,982
- Civilian labor force1,600
- Employed1,600
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over3,557
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Southport
Housing in Southport
- Housing units2,472
- Occupied units1,878
- Vacant units594 plus or minus 126
- Vacancy rate24.0 percent
- Owner occupied1,507
- Renter occupied371 plus or minus 144
- Ownership rate80.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$437,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,426 plus or minus $459
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units2,144
- Share single family86.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more317 plus or minus 145
- Share in buildings of two or more12.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built2003
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Southport
How Southport gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,181
- Commuting under 15 minutes546 plus or minus 201
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.2 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more393 plus or minus 164
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.3 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Drove alone67.7 percent
- Carpooled3.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home21.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Southport
SBA loans in Southport (7(a))
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$9,911,400
- Average approval$550,633
- Median approval$383,800
- Largest approval$2,302,900
- Jobs supported111
- Jobs per approval6.2
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.2 percent
- Share to franchises22.2 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Southport, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Southport
SBA loans in Southport (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$905,000
- Average approval$452,500
- Median approval$452,500
- Largest approval$538,000
- Jobs supported10
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Southport, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Southport
Flood risk in Southport
- NFIP communityCity of Southport
- NFIP community number370028
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date08/28/18
The City of Southport participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370028 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Brunswick County, not Southport
Brunswick County context, not Southport figures
- Establishments in Brunswick County3,093
- Covered employment, Brunswick County41,268
- Average annual pay, Brunswick County$51,701
- Housing units permitted, Brunswick County6,093
Every figure in this section is published for Brunswick County as a whole and is not a measurement of Southport.
All Brunswick County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Southport questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Southport, North Carolina?
4,205, in 1,878 households. Southport city covers 4.06 square miles of land, which is 1,036 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Southport in?
Brunswick County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Southport?
$87,641. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $437,700. Median gross rent is $1,426 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Southport businesses?
18 7(a) approvals totaling $9.9 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $383,800, plus 2 504 approvals worth $905,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Southport, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Southport borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Southport. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Southport in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Southport appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Southport, city of, community 370028, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Southport figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brunswick County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Southport.
Is zoning published for Southport?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.