Brunswick County, NC Demographic Data
Brunswick County, NC Summary
Brunswick County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 112,257
- Area: 1,049.82 sq. miles
- Land Area: 846.97 sq. miles
- Water Area: 202.85 sq. miles
- Population Density: 106.92 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 26.25 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Brunswick County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
65,805
52%
50.8
Male
61,148
48%
49.2
Total Population
126,953
323,128,000
Brunswick County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6,464
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
5,461
4.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
4,855
3.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
5,329
4.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
5,098
4.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
12,195
9.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
12,303
9.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
14,154
11.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
10,591
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
12,398
9.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
25,654
20.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
9,919
7.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,532
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
106,869
84.2%
77.2
Female
56,083
52.5%
51.3
Male
50,786
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
103,311
81.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
46,511
36.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
38,105
30.0%
15.2
Female
19,726
51.8%
55.8
Male
18,379
48.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
53
0.0%
0.0
Brunswick County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
123,565
97.3%
96.8
White
105,877
83.4%
72.6
Black or African American
13,110
10.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,056
0.8%
0.8
Asian
708
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,814
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
3,388
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,980
4.7%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
120,973
95.3%
82.2
Brunswick County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,096
2.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,425
6.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
29,090
29.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
23,582
23.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
11,569
11.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
17,306
17.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
9,678
9.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
8,521
8.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
91,225
91.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
26,984
27.1%
31.2
Brunswick County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
22,356
20.3%
33.7%
Now Married
62,645
56.9%
47.5
Divorced
13,295
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
3,365
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
8,512
7.7
5.8%
Brunswick County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
78.4
Languages other than english
21.6
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Brunswick County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,489
10.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,345
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,503
10.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,183
9.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
7,209
13.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
11,446
21.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
6,248
11.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
6,725
12.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,847
3.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,336
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
50,692
57,617
Per capita income
30,616
31,128
Brunswick County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
516
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4,691
10.2%
9.8
Construction
5,953
13.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,993
15.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2,915
6.4%
6.6
Information
1,252
2.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,473
5.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,057
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
6,446
14.0%
11.4
Public administration
2,145
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
7,433
16.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,594
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
426
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6,541
14.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
12,747
27.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,133
9.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
12,707
27.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
9,766
21.3%
18.1%
Brunswick County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
44,513
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
35,409
79.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
3,843
8.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
48
0.1%
5.1
Walked
946
2.1%
2.7
Other means
818
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
3,449
7.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.0
26.6
Brunswick County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,989
5.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
18,044
33.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
23,864
43.9%
37.1
3 or more
9,434
17.4%
21.0
Brunswick County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
54,331
63.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
40,468
74.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
13,863
25.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
30,841
36.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Brunswick County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
85,172
1 room
1,359
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
1,077
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
10,256
12.0%
9.1
4 rooms
19,982
23.5%
16.5
5 rooms
18,341
21.5%
19.8
6 rooms
13,702
16.1%
17.8
7 rooms
8,309
9.8%
12.0
8 rooms
6,544
7.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,602
6.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Brunswick County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
85,172
1-unit, detached
52,763
61.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3,396
4.0%
5.9
2-units
731
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,284
1.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,760
3.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,138
3.7%
4.4
20 or more units
1,029
1.2%
9.0
Mobile home
20,071
23.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Brunswick County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
878
1.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
557
0.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,639
1.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,703
4.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6,694
7.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
18,294
21.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
19,834
23.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
26,508
31.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,861
5.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,204
2.6%
1.4%
Brunswick County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,355
2.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,709
6.8%
4.7
Electricity
48,594
89.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
215
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
201
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
45
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
15
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
197
0.4%
1.1
Brunswick County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
24,786
47295100.0
Less than $500
549
2.2%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
804
3.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,317
5.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,713
6.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
5,006
20.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
7,043
28.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,354
33.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
9,383
38.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,189
17.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,714
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,075
8.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6,081
24.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
344
0.0%
0.0%
Brunswick County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
897
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,297
10.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
595
5.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,973
16.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
691
5.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
596
5.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
6,727
56.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,984
0.0%
0.0%
Brunswick County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
40,468
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,136
5.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,629
11.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5,629
13.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7,324
18.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9,172
22.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
8,848
21.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,291
5.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
439
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
205,300
205,000
