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Population (year 2000): 831. Estimated
population in July 2005: 761 (-8.4% change)
Males: 385 (46.3%), Females: 446 (53.7%)
Onslow County
Zip code:
28445
Median resident age: 32.9 years
Median household income: $25,573 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,400 (year 2000)
Races in Holly Ridge:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.5%)
- Black (14.6%)
- Hispanic (3.9%)
- Other race (2.5%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (16.7%), Irish
(12.2%), English (11.8%), German (10.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%),
French (2.9%).
Elevation: 50 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Holly Ridge
- High school or higher: 73.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 17.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Holly Ridge town
- Never married: 29.4%
- Now married: 46.6%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 11.9%
2.3% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.6%
Europe, 0.2% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +103 (+14.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Holly Ridge:
- BRYNN MARR HOSP (about 20 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC)
- ONSLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, NC)
- NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Holly Ridge:
- ALBERT J ELLIS (about 23 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC;
ID: OAJ)
- WILMINGTON INTL (about 29 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; ID:
ILM)
- CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 54 miles; NEW BERN,
NC; ID: EWN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Holly Ridge:
- HOLLY RIDGE/TOPSAIL ISLAND (about 3 miles; HOLLY
RIDGE, NC; ID: N21)
- SKY MANOR (about 16 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; ID:
N22)
- FLYING W (about 34 miles; POTTERS HILL, NC; ID: 6N9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Holly Ridge:
- COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 30
miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
- CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 102 miles;
CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
Public high school in Holly Ridge:
- DIXON HIGH (Students: 576; Location: 160
DIXON SCHOOL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Holly Ridge:
- DIXON ELEMENTARY (Students: 707; Location:
130 BETTY DIXON RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- DIXON MIDDLE (Students: 500; Location: 200
DIXON SCHOOL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
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