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Population: 8,098. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,197 (+1.2% change)
Males: 4,066 (50.2%), Females: 4,032 (49.8%)

Cumberland County

Zip code: 28390

Demographics

Median resident age: 26.0 years
Median household income: $27,322
Median house value: $77,200

Population by Race

Races in Spring Lake:

  • Black (51.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (29.5%)
  • Hispanic (11.9%)
  • Two or more races (5.2%)
  • Other race (4.9%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Korean (1.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (6.3%), United States (5.3%), Irish (5.0%), Subsaharan African (2.0%), English (2.0%), West Indian (1.4%).

Elevation: 240 feet

Land area: 3.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Spring Lake

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 9.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spring Lake town

  • Never married: 27.0%
  • Now married: 48.5%
  • Separated: 8.1%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

10.3% Foreign born (5.1% Latin America, 3.0% Asia, 2.1% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -294 (-3.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Spring Lake:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spring Lake:

  • POPE AFB (about 2 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 16 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)
  • MOORE COUNTY (about 29 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Abbreviation: SOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Spring Lake:

  • P K AIRPARK (about 19 miles; RAEFORD, NC; Abbreviation: 5W4)
  • HARNETT COUNTY (about 22 miles; ERWIN, NC; Abbreviation: HRJ)
  • GRAYS CREEK (about 23 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 2GC)

Amtrak station near Spring Lake:

  • 11 miles: FAYETTEVILLE (472 HAY ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spring Lake:

  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,815)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 23 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
  • CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 37 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 48 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)

Public primary/middle schools in Spring Lake:

  • OVERHILLS MIDDLE (Students: 873; Location: 2711 RAY ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SPRING LAKE MIDDLE (Students: 652; Location: 612 SPRING AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY (Students: 416; Location: 611 SPRING AVENUE; Grades: 01 – 05)
  • LILLIAN BLACK ELEMENTARY (Students: 260; Location: 125 S 3RD STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MAE R WILLAMS KINDERGARTEN (Students: 86; Location: 901 LILLINGTON HWY; Grades: KG – KG)

Private primary/middle school in Spring Lake:

  • CHILDRENS WORLD CREATIVE SCHOO (Students: 156; Location: 408 SPRING AVENUE; Grades: PK – 2)

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