Bald Head Island vs Northwest

A side-by-side comparison of Bald Head Island and Northwest: population, income, housing, and more.

Bald Head Island and Northwest are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Northwest has the higher population (690 vs 149 in Bald Head Island). Bald Head Island has the higher median household income ($205,000 vs $53,143 in Northwest). Bald Head Island has the higher median home value ($1,375,000 vs $183,700 in Northwest).

Population, income & housing

	Bald Head Island	Northwest
Population	149	690
Median age	69.1 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$205,000	$53,143
Median home value	$1,375,000	$183,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,006
Housing units	1,110	376
Homeownership rate	100.0%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.2%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bald Head Island	Northwest
Population	230 → 149 (-35.2%)	856 → 690 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$108,958 → $205,000 (+88.1%)	$35,469 → $53,143 (+49.8%)
Median home value	$852,600 → $1,375,000 (+61.3%)	$100,700 → $183,700 (+82.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$750 → $1,006 (+34.1%)

Bald Head Island

Population

230149

Median household income

$108,958$205,000

Median home value

$852,600$1,375,000

Northwest

Population

856690

Median household income

$35,469$53,143

Median home value

$100,700$183,700

Median gross rent

$750$1,006

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bald Head Island	Northwest
Under 5	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	2.0%	9.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.0%
35 to 44	2.0%	8.1%
45 to 54	8.1%	14.8%
55 to 64	24.2%	16.7%
65 to 74	49.0%	15.9%
75 and over	14.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bald Head Island	Northwest
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	29.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	65.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bald Head Island	Northwest
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.0%
High school graduate	3.4%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	12.3%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	40.4%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	43.8%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bald Head Island	Northwest
Drove alone	9.8%	75.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	64.7%	12.3%
Other means	21.6%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bald Head Island	Northwest
1-unit, detached	90.9%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	27.1%

Poverty & households

	Bald Head Island	Northwest
Poverty rate	5.4%	17.1%
Average household size	1.73	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	2000	1994