Holly Springs

Population & Demographics

Holly Springs, NC

Holly Springs is home to 45,248 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,964 resident workers commute each day.

North CarolinaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
45,248
people
Population

45,248 residents

Median age 36.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Holly Springs population & demographics

Who lives in Holly Springs — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
45,248
Median age
36.5yrs
Median household income
$135,578
Median home value
$535,800
Median gross rent
$2,021/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
67.3%
Poverty rate
4.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Holly Springs

How Holly Springs breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White70.5%
Asian8.7%
Black8.4%
Hispanic or Latino6.8%
Two or more races4.4%
Some other race1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Holly Springs

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Holly Springs.

Holly Springs at a glance
Employed Residents
21,964
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
33.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Raleigh
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Holly Springs proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Holly Springs commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

47 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Holly Springs

21,964 commutes, one dot at a time

Holly Springs

Where 21,964 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Holly Springs, by worker count.

1Raleigh16.2 mi5,253
2Cary9.3 mi3,024
3Durham23.0 mi2,247
4Holly Springs0.0 mi1,693
5Charlotte116.7 mi889
6Apex5.8 mi880
7Morrisville12.7 mi788
8Fuquay-Varina4.9 mi504

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Holly Springs.

1Holly Springs0.0 mi1,693
2Raleigh16.2 mi1,290
3Cary9.3 mi876
4Fuquay-Varina4.9 mi760
5Apex5.8 mi581
6Durham23.0 mi445
7Charlotte116.7 mi201
8Garner12.6 mi161

Top industries

The sectors that employ Holly Springs’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services17.4%
RTRetail Trade15.4%
WSWholesale Trade12.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services11.0%
EDEducational Services10.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.7%
PAPublic Administration4.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.1%
COConstruction3.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Holly Springs

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

8 providers · 4 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps96%
5 Gbps91%
8 Gbps39%
See all internet providers in Holly Springs

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