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Population (year 2000): 10,918. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,881 (+8.8% change)
Males: 4,851 (44.4%), Females: 6,067 (55.6%)
Moore County
Zip codes:
28387.
Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $38,822 (year 2000)
Median house value: $130,700 (year 2000)
Races in Southern Pines:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.8%)
- Black (26.6%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (13.7%), German (10.7%),
United States (8.8%), Irish (7.8%), Scottish (5.3%),
Scotch-Irish (4.4%).
Elevation: 512 feet
Land area: 15.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Southern Pines
- High school or higher: 87.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.3%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Southern Pines town
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 8.7%
2.8% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.7% Latin
America, 0.5% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,182 (+12.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Southern Pines:
- FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
PINEHURST, NC)
- CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SANFORD,
NC)
- SCOTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
LAURINBURG, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Southern Pines:
- MOORE COUNTY (about 4 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN
PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
- POPE AFB (about 28 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 40 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: FAY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Southern Pines:
- P K AIRPARK (about 19 miles; RAEFORD, NC; ID: 5W4)
- LAURINBURG-MAXTON (about 28 miles; MAXTON, NC; ID:
MEB)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 31 miles; STAR, NC; ID:
43A)
Amtrak station:
SOUTHERN PINES (N. WEST BROAD ST.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Southern Pines:
- CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles;
SANFORD, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,400)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 37
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 49 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
- NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
Public high school in Southern Pines:
- PINECREST HIGH (Students: 1,841; Location:
100 PINECREST SCHOOL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Southern Pines:
- THE O'NEAL SCHOOL (Students: 392; Location:
PO DRAWER 290 AIRPORT ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 164;
Location: 400 S BENNETT STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Southern Pines:
- SOUTHERN PINES ELEMENTARY (Students: 429;
Location: 255 S MAY ST; Grades: 03 - 07)
- SOUTHERN PINES PRIMARY (Students: 401;
Location: 1250 W NEW YORK AVE; Grades: KG - 02)
- THE ACADEMY OF MOORE COUNTY (Students: 72;
Location: 105 TURNER STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Southern Pines:
- EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL (Students: 217;
Location: 340 E MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Southern Pines:
- SOUTHERN PINES PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $584,175; Location: 170 WEST CONNECTICUT AVENUE;
52,868 books; 1,239 audio materials; 400 video
materials; 148 serial subscriptions)
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