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Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 5,897. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,550 (+11.1% change)
Males: 3,021 (51.2%), Females: 2,876 (48.8%)

Dare County

Zip code: 27948

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $39,712
Median house value: $104,500

Population by Race

Races in Kill Devil Hills:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (19.2%), German (16.0%), Irish (11.9%), United States (9.5%), Italian (5.6%), Scottish (3.8%).

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 5.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kill Devil Hills

  • High school or higher: 91.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kill Devil Hills town

  • Never married: 26.6%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

3.3% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 1.0% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,609 (+37.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kill Devil Hills:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kill Devil Hills:

  • OCEANA NAS /APOLLO SOUCEK FIELD/ (about 60 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Abbreviation: NTU)
  • NORFOLK INTL (about 70 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Abbreviation: ORF)
  • NORFOLK NS (about 76 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Abbreviation: NGU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kill Devil Hills:

  • FIRST FLIGHT (about 1 miles; KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC; Abbreviation: FFA)
  • DARE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 8 miles; MANTEO, NC; Abbreviation: MQI)
  • CURRITUCK COUNTY (about 34 miles; CURRITUCK, NC; Abbreviation: 9W7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kill Devil Hills:

  • ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 66 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,083)
  • NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,820)
  • TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
  • OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 13,330)
  • HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,249)
  • THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)
  • CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)

Public primary/middle schools in Kill Devil Hills:

  • FIRST FLIGHT MIDDLE (Students: 745; Location: 109 RUN HILL ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • FIRST FLIGHT ELEMENTARY (Students: 573; Location: 107 RUN HILL ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)

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