Health care · Small-town market · North Carolina
Dentists and orthodontists in the Kill Devil Hills, NC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Kill Devil Hills, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #331 of 526 scored small-town markets
#12 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,227 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,245
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 dentists and orthodontists in the Kill Devil Hills area. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.3, 14% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Kill Devil Hills area comes to about $20.7M a year: $1,227 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per practice, 11% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Kill Devil Hills area in 2023. That is one for every 1,052 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kill Devil Hills area grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Kill Devil Hills area is 43 (lower middle), #331 of 526 scored small-town markets and #12 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Kill Devil Hills area compares
The same measures for North Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Kill Devil Hills area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,052 | 1,206 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,227 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,994 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 130
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Kill Devil Hills area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Kill Devil Hills area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,245+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,836
- Median age
- 49.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 383 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $88,994+49.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,955
- Median home value
- $460,400
- Jobs located here
- 17,198
- Daytime population
- 38,549Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Kill Devil Hills area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 78 | 30 | 6.0 | $1.8M | +12.3% | #38 of 526 |
| 2Marion, NC | 71 | 9 | 4.8 | $2M | +1.5% | #67 of 526 |
| 3Brevard, NC | 71 | 10 | 6.9 | $1.5M | +2.9% | #76 of 526 |
| 4Lumberton, NC | 69 | 20 | 4.6 | $1.9M | +3.4% | #82 of 526 |
| 5Wilson, NC | 63 | 18 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +1.7% | #141 of 526 |
| 6Albemarle, NC | 60 | 22 | 8.7 | $1.2M | +9.8% | #171 of 526 |
| 7Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 59 | 31 | 8.0 | $1.2M | +3.4% | #181 of 526 |
| 8Washington, NC | 55 | 12 | 6.2 | $1.6M | 0.0% | #218 of 526 |
| 9North Wilkesboro, NC | 55 | 16 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +0.6% | #219 of 526 |
| 10Forest City, NC | 54 | 18 | 6.8 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #225 of 526 |
| 12Kill Devil Hills, NC | 43 | 19 | 11.3 | $1.1M | +3.3% | #331 of 526 |
Other business types in the Kill Devil Hills area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics45
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors67
- Physical therapy49
- Optometrists and eye care69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Kill Devil Hills, NC area?
The Kill Devil Hills area has 19 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in the Kill Devil Hills, NC area spend on medical and dental services?
About $20.7M a year, or $1,227 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,836 households in the Kill Devil Hills area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kill Devil Hills, NC area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Kill Devil Hills area has 11.3 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Kill Devil Hills area would have about 21, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,052 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is the Kill Devil Hills, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Kill Devil Hills area at 38,245 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,836 households. The median household income in the Kill Devil Hills area is $88,994 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 49.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Kill Devil Hills area scores 43 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #331 of 526 scored small-town markets.
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