Brunswick County, North Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Brunswick County, North Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside North Carolina and the United States.

Brunswick County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for median age (41st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (143rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Brunswick County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	152,568	10,730,404	334,922,499	456th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,024	$72,388	$80,734	725th of 3,221
Median Age	56.4	39.1	38.9	41st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.7%	35.7%	35.7%	477th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$349,800	$288,900	$332,700	417th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,351	$1,228	$1,413	363rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.2%	13.0%	12.5%	2613th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.7%	5.2%	1445th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	179.5	220.7	n/a	672nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.6%	9.1%	14.1%	1345th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.8	n/a	n/a	828th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.6%	66.6%	65.2%	143rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.7	25.1	26.4	1257th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.7%	16.3%	15.1%	454th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.2%	n/a	n/a	1197th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.0%	47.2%	46.9%	388th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.6%	n/a	n/a	140th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Statistic	Brunswick County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.6%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	8.3%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	33.5	58.4	61.4

Age in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Statistic	Brunswick County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	56.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	14.0%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.2%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.1%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.6%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	33.8%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Statistic	Brunswick County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	69,124	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.8%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.8%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.7%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.0%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	19.4%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Statistic	Brunswick County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,985	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.1%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.8%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.2%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.6%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.5%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Statistic	Brunswick County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	99,077	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.5%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.1%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	30.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,002.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.4%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,890	$1,896	n/a

Education in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Statistic	Brunswick County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	6.5%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.8%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.0%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.9%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.7%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Statistic	Brunswick County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.1%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.5%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.4%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.9%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.4%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Statistic	Brunswick County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	41.1%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.1%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.6%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.2%	10.0%	16.7%

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