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Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Kill Devil Hills is a Census town of 7,761 people across 5.61 square miles of land, in Dare County. Median household income is $89,773, 73.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kill Devil Hills
What Kill Devil Hills is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.61 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,384
- County holding the largest share of its areaDare 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.
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How many people live in Kill Devil Hills
- Population7,761
- Median age48.5
- Population under 181,499 plus or minus 304
- Share under 1819.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over1,471
- Share 65 and over19.0 percent
- Households3,384
- Family households2,135
- Share of households that are families63.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Kill Devil Hills
- Median household income$89,773 plus or minus $19,071
- Per capita income$47,427
- Civilian labor force4,526
- Employed4,205
- Unemployed321 plus or minus 202
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over5,792
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kill Devil Hills
- Housing units7,119
- Occupied units3,384
- Vacant units3,735
- Vacancy rate52.5 percent
- Owner occupied2,500
- Renter occupied884 plus or minus 259
- Ownership rate73.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$442,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,626
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units5,658
- Share single family79.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,374 plus or minus 399
- Share in buildings of two or more19.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes87 plus or minus 57
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Kill Devil Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,511
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,676 plus or minus 437
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.7 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more703 plus or minus 243
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone75.0 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home13.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Kill Devil Hills (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$15,380,300
- Average approval$961,269
- Median approval$525,750
- Largest approval$4,200,000
- Jobs supported321
- Jobs per approval20.1
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.8 percent
- Share to franchises6.3 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kill Devil Hills, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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SBA loans in Kill Devil Hills (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$3,322,000
- Average approval$369,111
- Median approval$306,000
- Largest approval$847,000
- Jobs supported34
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kill Devil Hills, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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Flood risk in Kill Devil Hills
- NFIP communityTown of Kill Devil Hills
- NFIP community number375353
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The Town of Kill Devil Hills participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 375353 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dare County, not Kill Devil Hills
Dare County context, not Kill Devil Hills figures
- Establishments in Dare County2,079
- Covered employment, Dare County20,359
- Average annual pay, Dare County$46,480
- Housing units permitted, Dare County371
Every figure in this section is published for Dare County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kill Devil Hills.
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.
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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
Kill Devil Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina?
7,761, in 3,384 households. Kill Devil Hills town covers 5.61 square miles of land, which is 1,384 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kill Devil Hills in?
Dare 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 Kill Devil Hills?
$89,773. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $442,200. Median gross rent is $1,626 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kill Devil Hills businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $15.4 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $525,750, plus 9 504 approvals worth $3.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kill Devil Hills, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kill Devil Hills borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kill Devil Hills. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Kill Devil Hills in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kill Devil Hills appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kill Devil Hills, town of, community 375353, carrying Community Rating System class 5, 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 Kill Devil Hills figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dare 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 Kill Devil Hills.
Is zoning published for Kill Devil Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.