Brunswick County, North Carolina

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 145,889
Median household income: $74,034
Median home value: $314,700

Brunswick County, North Carolina counts 145,889 residents. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $74,034 is above the North Carolina median ($69,904).

Between 2019 and 2023, Brunswick County's population grew 10.7% from 131,815 to 145,889, while its median household income rose 27.1% from $58,236 to $74,034.

33.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 145,889
Median age: 56.1 yrs
Median household income: $74,034
Median home value: $314,700
Median gross rent: $1,267
Housing units: 93,977
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

131,815145,889

Median household income

$58,236$74,034

Median home value

$212,200$314,700

Median gross rent

$960$1,267

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	131,815	$58,236	$212,200	$960
2020	137,303	$59,763	$220,400	$984
2021	133,789	$64,400	$238,800	$1,071
2022	139,721	$71,193	$284,100	$1,187
2023	145,889	$74,034	$314,700	$1,267

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7422.0%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,377	3.7%
5 to 17	15,570	10.7%
18 to 24	7,606	5.2%
25 to 34	13,224	9.1%
35 to 44	14,089	9.7%
45 to 54	14,913	10.2%
55 to 64	26,593	18.2%
65 to 74	32,035	22.0%
75 and over	16,482	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	118,328	81.1%
Black or African American	11,695	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	355	0.2%
Asian	908	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	44	0.0%
Some other race	335	0.2%
Two or more races	6,187	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,037	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,827	6.7%
High school graduate	30,770	26.2%
Some college or associate's	39,758	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	24,735	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14,246	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	43,879	76.0%
Carpooled	4,712	8.2%
Public transit	509	0.9%
Walked	502	0.9%
Bicycle	13	0.0%
Worked from home	7,347	12.7%
Other means	789	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,015	23.8%
15 to 29 min	21,581	42.8%
30 to 44 min	10,026	19.9%
45 to 59 min	3,434	6.8%
60+ min	3,348	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 9.4% (13,570 of 144,672)

	Count	Share
Family households	44,919	69.7%
Nonfamily households	19,517	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	64,436	68.6%
Vacant	29,541	31.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	54,023	83.8%
Renter-occupied	10,413	16.2%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other18.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	64,658	68.8%
1-unit, attached	3,645	3.9%
2 to 4 units	2,093	2.2%
5 to 19 units	4,252	4.5%
20 or more units	2,320	2.5%
Mobile home & other	17,009	18.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 37019
State: North Carolina
Land area: 850 sq mi
Water area: 199 sq mi
Center point: 34.0388, -78.2278