Bald Head Island

Population: 149
Median household income: $205,000
Median home value: $1,375,000

Located in Brunswick County, North Carolina, Bald Head Island is a community with a population of 149. At $205,000, its median household income sits above Brunswick County's $74,034.

From 2019 to 2023, Bald Head Island's population declined 35.2% from 230 to 149, while its median home value rose 61.3% from $852,600 to $1,375,000.

The median resident is 69.1 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 49.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 149
Median age: 69.1 yrs
Median household income: $205,000
Median home value: $1,375,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,110
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 84.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

230149

Median household income

$108,958$205,000

Median home value

$852,600$1,375,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	230	$108,958	$852,600
2020	209	$116,000	$871,600
2021	155	$121,458	$888,400
2022	138	$158,750	$1,181,800
2023	149	$205,000	$1,375,000

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 172.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 442.0%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6424.2%

65 to 7449.0%

75 and over14.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	3	2.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	3	2.0%
45 to 54	12	8.1%
55 to 64	36	24.2%
65 to 74	73	49.0%
75 and over	22	14.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	146	98.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate3.4%

Some college or associate's12.3%

Bachelor's degree40.4%

Graduate or professional degree43.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	5	3.4%
Some college or associate's	18	12.3%
Bachelor's degree	59	40.4%
Graduate or professional degree	64	43.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone9.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home64.7%

Other means21.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5	9.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	64.7%
Other means	11	21.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	66.7%
15 to 29 min	4	22.2%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	2	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.73
Poverty rate: 5.4% (8 of 149)

	Count	Share
Family households	51	59.3%
Nonfamily households	35	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	86	7.7%
Vacant	1,024	92.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	86	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached90.9%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,009	90.9%
1-unit, attached	22	2.0%
2 to 4 units	42	3.8%
5 to 19 units	13	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3703150
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.91 sq mi
Water area: 1.95 sq mi
Center point: 33.8663, -77.9809