White Lake

Population: 961
Median household income: $76,667
Median home value: $186,900

White Lake, a community in Bladen County, North Carolina, has 961 residents. At $76,667, its median household income sits above Bladen County's $44,528.

From 2019 to 2023, White Lake's population declined 3.9% from 1,000 to 961, while its median home value rose 29.8% from $144,000 to $186,900.

The typical home was built around 1986. 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 961
Median age: 52.7 yrs
Median household income: $76,667
Median home value: $186,900
Median gross rent: $1,275
Housing units: 1,094
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,000961

Median household income

$53,958$76,667

Median home value

$144,000$186,900

Median gross rent

$783$1,275

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,000	$53,958	$144,000	$783
2020	978	$51,827	$209,200	$590
2021	871	$56,477	$184,800	$596
2022	997	$58,421	$186,700	$763
2023	961	$76,667	$186,900	$1,275

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 344.8%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7419.9%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	2.4%
5 to 17	152	15.8%
18 to 24	38	4.0%
25 to 34	46	4.8%
35 to 44	138	14.4%
45 to 54	98	10.2%
55 to 64	155	16.1%
65 to 74	191	19.9%
75 and over	120	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	791	82.3%
Black or African American	55	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.3%
Asian	8	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	56	5.8%
Two or more races	3	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	45	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	5.1%
High school graduate	226	30.2%
Some college or associate's	237	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	167	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	80	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked13.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	277	74.5%
Carpooled	19	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	50	13.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	117	33.8%
15 to 29 min	105	30.3%
30 to 44 min	37	10.7%
45 to 59 min	47	13.6%
60+ min	40	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 6.4% (61 of 955)

	Count	Share
Family households	254	67.9%
Nonfamily households	120	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	374	34.2%
Vacant	720	65.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	271	72.5%
Renter-occupied	103	27.5%

1-unit, detached49.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other38.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	543	49.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	1.7%
5 to 19 units	66	6.0%
20 or more units	50	4.6%
Mobile home & other	416	38.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3773300
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.02 sq mi
Water area: 1.63 sq mi
Center point: 34.6502, -78.4911