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Kitty Hawk, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Kitty Hawk is a Census town of 3,724 people across 8.12 square miles of land, in Dare County. Median household income is $94,450, 72.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kitty Hawk
What Kitty Hawk is
- Census place typetown
- Land area8.12 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land459
- 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 Kitty Hawk
- Population3,724
- Median age49.3
- Population under 18713 plus or minus 175
- Share under 1819.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over744 plus or minus 150
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households1,619
- Family households1,100
- Share of households that are families67.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Kitty Hawk
- Median household income$94,450
- Per capita income$59,825
- Civilian labor force2,164
- Employed1,971
- Unemployed193 plus or minus 92
- Unemployment rate8.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over2,824
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.4 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kitty Hawk
- Housing units3,217
- Occupied units1,619
- Vacant units1,598
- Vacancy rate49.7 percent
- Owner occupied1,175
- Renter occupied444 plus or minus 163
- Ownership rate72.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$535,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,309
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units2,307
- Share single family71.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more819 plus or minus 256
- Share in buildings of two or more25.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Kitty Hawk gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,594
- Commuting under 15 minutes549 plus or minus 176
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.4 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more511 plus or minus 160
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.1 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone70.3 percent
- Carpooled11.5 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home18.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Kitty Hawk (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$6,222,600
- Average approval$622,260
- Median approval$298,500
- Largest approval$2,990,400
- Jobs supported83
- Jobs per approval8.3
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kitty Hawk, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
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SBA loans in Kitty Hawk (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,120,000
- Average approval$373,333
- Median approval$330,000
- Largest approval$660,000
- Jobs supported19
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kitty Hawk, 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 Kitty Hawk
- NFIP communityTown of Kitty Hawk
- NFIP community number370439
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date06/19/20
The Town of Kitty Hawk participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370439 and carries Community Rating System class 6, 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 Kitty Hawk
Dare County context, not Kitty Hawk 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 Kitty Hawk.
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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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
Kitty Hawk questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
3,724, in 1,619 households. Kitty Hawk town covers 8.12 square miles of land, which is 459 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kitty Hawk 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 Kitty Hawk?
$94,450. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $535,000. Median gross rent is $1,309 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kitty Hawk businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $6.2 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $298,500, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kitty Hawk, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kitty Hawk borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kitty Hawk. Only 2 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 Kitty Hawk in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kitty Hawk appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kitty Hawk, town of, community 370439, carrying Community Rating System class 6, 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 Kitty Hawk 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 Kitty Hawk.
Is zoning published for Kitty Hawk?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.