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Topsail Beach is a Census town of 406 people across 4.39 square miles of land, in Pender County. Median household income is $93,250, 96.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Topsail Beach
What Topsail Beach is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.39 sq mi
- Water area1.49 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land93 plus or minus 21
- County holding the largest share of its areaPender 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 Topsail Beach
- Population406 plus or minus 91
- Median age68.2
- Population under 1820 plus or minus 21
- Share under 184.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over235 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over57.9 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Households220 plus or minus 52
- Family households133 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families60.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Topsail Beach
- Median household income$93,250 plus or minus $35,077
- Per capita income$73,657
- Civilian labor force163 plus or minus 50
- Employed162 plus or minus 50
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate0.6 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over386 plus or minus 83
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.5 percent plus or minus 27.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher59.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree25.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Topsail Beach
- Housing units1,330
- Occupied units220 plus or minus 52
- Vacant units1,110
- Vacancy rate83.5 percent
- Owner occupied212 plus or minus 49
- Renter occupied8 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate96.4 percent plus or minus 31.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$691,200
- Single family units1,205
- Share single family90.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more125 plus or minus 56
- Share in buildings of two or more9.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Topsail Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute107 plus or minus 43
- Commuting under 15 minutes46 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.0 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more40 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.4 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Drove alone58.9 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Carpooled1.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home32.3 percent plus or minus 11.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Topsail Beach
- NFIP communityTown of Topsail Beach
- NFIP community number370187
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date02/16/07
The Town of Topsail Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370187 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.
Pender County, not Topsail Beach
Pender County context, not Topsail Beach figures
- Establishments in Pender County1,499
- Covered employment, Pender County14,704
- Average annual pay, Pender County$47,159
- Housing units permitted, Pender County944
Every figure in this section is published for Pender County as a whole and is not a measurement of Topsail Beach.
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
Topsail Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Topsail Beach, North Carolina?
406, in 220 households. Topsail Beach town covers 4.39 square miles of land, which is 93 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Topsail Beach in?
Pender 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 Topsail Beach?
$93,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $691,200. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Topsail Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Topsail Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Topsail Beach, town of, community 370187, 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 Topsail Beach figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pender 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 Topsail Beach.
Is zoning published for Topsail Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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