Bladenboro

Population: 2,181
Median household income: $55,517
Median home value: $89,800

Located in Bladen County, North Carolina, Bladenboro is a community with a population of 2,181. The median household income of $55,517 is above the Bladen County median ($44,528).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bladenboro's population grew 31.5% from 1,659 to 2,181, while its median home value rose 38.6% from $64,800 to $89,800.

68.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,181
Median age: 29.0 yrs
Median household income: $55,517
Median home value: $89,800
Median gross rent: $646
Housing units: 844
Homeownership rate: 43.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6592,181

Median household income

$36,641$55,517

Median home value

$64,800$89,800

Median gross rent

$673$646

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,659	$36,641	$64,800	$673
2020	2,063	$43,783	$80,600	$669
2021	1,880	$33,942	$73,500	$679
2022	2,485	$54,797	$85,100	$711
2023	2,181	$55,517	$89,800	$646

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1731.3%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 646.1%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	107	4.9%
5 to 17	683	31.3%
18 to 24	216	9.9%
25 to 34	144	6.6%
35 to 44	367	16.8%
45 to 54	263	12.1%
55 to 64	133	6.1%
65 to 74	157	7.2%
75 and over	111	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,216	55.8%
Black or African American	410	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	2.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	495	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.3%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's39.4%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	203	17.3%
High school graduate	369	31.4%
Some college or associate's	463	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	106	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	34	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	563	85.0%
Carpooled	14	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	8.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	210	34.8%
15 to 29 min	239	39.6%
30 to 44 min	109	18.1%
45 to 59 min	41	6.8%
60+ min	4	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.08
Poverty rate: 22.2% (483 of 2,174)

	Count	Share
Family households	468	66.1%
Nonfamily households	240	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	708	83.9%
Vacant	136	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	308	43.5%
Renter-occupied	400	56.5%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	578	68.5%
1-unit, attached	4	0.5%
2 to 4 units	103	12.2%
5 to 19 units	20	2.4%
20 or more units	13	1.5%
Mobile home & other	126	14.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3706240
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.5409, -78.7947