Southern Pines is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 16,596 people and five associated neighborhoods, Southern Pines is the 68th largest community in North Carolina. Southern Pines has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Southern Pines, where the median household income is $81,867.00.

Southern Pines real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Southern Pines house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Southern Pines is a military town: the armed forces employs 8.62% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Healthcare and Retail are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 15.75% and 11.71% of the civilian workforce respectively.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.11% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Southern Pines is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Southern Pines, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Southern Pines is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.30% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Southern Pines in 2018 was $50,199, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $200,796 for a family of four. However, Southern Pines contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Southern Pines is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Southern Pines home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Southern Pines residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Southern Pines include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Southern Pines is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.