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Population (year 2000): 3,493. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,484 (-0.3% change)
Males: 1,575 (45.1%), Females: 1,918 (54.9%)
Robeson County
Zip code:
28377
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $24,194 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,800 (year 2000)
Races in Red Springs:
- Black (49.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (37.0%)
- American Indian (9.4%)
- Hispanic (3.7%)
- Other race (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: English (6.7%), United States
(6.1%), Scottish (5.8%), German (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%),
Irish (1.3%).
Elevation: 205 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Red Springs
- High school or higher: 69.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Red Springs town
- Never married: 32.6%
- Now married: 44.9%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 7.6%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -541 (-13.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Red Springs:
- SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19
miles; LUMBERTON, NC)
- SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
LAURINBURG, NC)
- BEHAVORIAL HEALTH OF CAPE FEAR VALLEY (about 21
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Red
Springs:
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 25 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
- POPE AFB (about 28 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
- MOORE COUNTY (about 32 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN
PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Red Springs:
- LAURINBURG-MAXTON (about 12 miles; MAXTON, NC; ID:
MEB)
- P K AIRPARK (about 14 miles; RAEFORD, NC; ID: 5W4)
- LUMBERTON MUNI (about 18 miles; LUMBERTON, NC; ID:
LBT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Red Springs:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 9
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 52 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
Public high school in Red Springs:
- RED SPRINGS HIGH (Students: 711; Location:
509 N VANCE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Red Springs:
- FLORA MACDONALD ACADEMY (Students: 224;
Location: 200 COLLEGE ST; Grades: PK - 12)
- UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHR SCHOOL (Students: 50;
Location: P O BOX 368; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Red Springs:
- PETERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 647; Location:
102 PHILLIPS AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- RED SPRINGS MIDDLE (Students: 634; Location:
302 W SECOND AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 08)
- SOUTH HOKE ELEMENTARY (Students: 530;
Location: 4321 OLD MAXTON ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
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