Indian Springs, NC Demographics

Population 463 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Indian Springs

Household size in Indian Springs

Household size, people per household
PeriodIndian SpringsNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–102.652.532.68
2010–142.782.582.73
2015–192.932.562.71
2020–243.022.522.65
Change+0.37−0.01−0.03
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Households in Indian Springs are large by national standards, averaging 3.02 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Household size has climbed from 2.65 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Indian Springs

Median age, years
PeriodIndian SpringsNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–1034.937.937.7
2010–1436.938.938.6
2015–1936.340.239.6
2020–2436.140.340.1
Change+1.2+2.3+2.3
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The median resident of Indian Springs is 36.1 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Indian Springs

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodIndian SpringsNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–1012.1%12.3%12.3%
2010–1413.6%12.5%12.3%
2015–1916.0%11.6%11.6%
2020–2419.9%11.4%11.6%
Change+7.8 pts−1.0 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are common in Indian Springs: 19.9% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Indian Springs

Renters in Indian Springs

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodIndian SpringsNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–1038.2%31.9%33.3%
2010–1442.0%34.2%35.6%
2015–1927.5%34.8%36.0%
2020–2417.9%33.4%34.8%
Change−20.3 pts+1.4 pts+1.5 pts
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Indian Springs is largely a place of homeowners: only 17.9% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Nearly six in ten owners (56.4%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Indian Springs

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodIndian SpringsNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–109.4%12.8%11.4%
2010–1412.3%12.8%11.4%
2015–1912.7%12.5%11.1%
2020–2426.0%11.4%9.6%
Change+16.7 pts−1.5 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Indian Springs: 26.0% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Indian Springs

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodIndian SpringsNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–10198719831974
2010–14198619851975
2015–19198719861977
2020–24198819901980
Change+1+7+6
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Indian Springs has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1988, versus 1980 nationally. North Carolina as a whole looks much the same.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Indian Springs

Rent, per month
PeriodIndian SpringsNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–10$435$789$965
2010–14$505$868$1,040
2015–19$715$981$1,213
2020–24$863$1,317$1,571
Change+$428+$528+$606
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Rent in Indian Springs runs $863 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 34.6% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Indian Springs

Bachelor's degrees in Indian Springs

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodIndian SpringsNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–1013.5%27.8%28.4%
2010–1411.4%29.0%29.6%
2015–1910.7%32.0%32.1%
2020–2410.4%36.2%35.6%
Change−3.2 pts+8.4 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Indian Springs have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 10.4%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Indian Springs

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodIndian SpringsNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–1068.7%84.5%84.9%
2010–1460.7%86.0%86.1%
2015–1971.4%88.1%87.7%
2020–2466.7%90.2%89.3%
Change−2.0 pts+5.7 pts+4.3 pts
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About a third of adults in Indian Springs never finished high school, well above the national share: only 66.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Indian Springs

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodIndian SpringsNorth CarolinaU.S.
2006–108.5%8.8%8.1%
2010–146.9%10.6%9.4%
2015–196.0%5.7%5.6%
2020–2411.7%4.8%5.4%
Change+3.2 pts−4.0 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in Indian Springs: 11.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Indian Springs compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Indian Springs3.0236.119.9%17.9%26.0%1988$86310.4%66.7%11.7%
Hopewell2.9632.515.4%9.7%10.3%1990$82111.1%71.0%2.2%
Seven Springs2.9837.124.4%24.4%22.4%1987$82511.5%66.2%12.5%
Dudley2.9831.621.4%28.3%17.1%1985$93310.4%70.0%5.7%
Walnut Creek2.7935.810.2%19.5%1.0%2000$1,64951.7%95.6%5.5%
Jenny Lind2.3143.29.4%40.0%5.2%1985$85113.2%78.5%7.5%
Goldsboro2.3140.314.8%47.4%10.6%1983$1,06124.9%88.7%7.0%
La Grange2.5039.513.8%36.7%10.1%1990$80418.2%84.1%4.8%
Liddell2.1843.515.8%17.2%12.8%1992$1,07814.0%88.7%1.2%
Calypso2.2445.99.0%23.9%14.7%1971$78413.0%84.1%4.6%
Mount Olive2.4842.814.6%29.3%11.7%1976$90920.2%80.7%8.3%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Indian Springs. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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