Boiling Spring Lakes

Population: 6,206
Median household income: $59,750
Median home value: $260,400

Boiling Spring Lakes, a community in Brunswick County, North Carolina, has 6,206 residents. At $59,750, its median household income sits below Brunswick County's $74,034.

From 2019 to 2023, Boiling Spring Lakes's population grew 3.1% from 6,021 to 6,206, while its median home value rose 60.5% from $162,200 to $260,400.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 17.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,206
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $59,750
Median home value: $260,400
Median gross rent: $1,337
Housing units: 3,454
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,0216,206

Median household income

$60,065$59,750

Median home value

$162,200$260,400

Median gross rent

$876$1,337

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,021	$60,065	$162,200	$876
2020	6,156	$51,742	$172,800	$1,074
2021	5,863	$53,956	$192,000	$1,281
2022	6,032	$57,969	$226,500	$1,251
2023	6,206	$59,750	$260,400	$1,337

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5417.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	141	2.3%
5 to 17	968	15.6%
18 to 24	259	4.2%
25 to 34	844	13.6%
35 to 44	772	12.4%
45 to 54	1,083	17.5%
55 to 64	754	12.1%
65 to 74	818	13.2%
75 and over	567	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,780	93.1%
Black or African American	243	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	161	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's50.7%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	265	5.5%
High school graduate	1,161	24.0%
Some college or associate's	2,452	50.7%
Bachelor's degree	690	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	270	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,371	79.7%
Carpooled	110	3.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	467	15.7%
Other means	24	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	548	21.9%
15 to 29 min	1,260	50.3%
30 to 44 min	491	19.6%
45 to 59 min	161	6.4%
60+ min	47	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 8.7% (535 of 6,163)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,531	52.2%
Nonfamily households	1,401	47.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,932	84.9%
Vacant	522	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,245	76.6%
Renter-occupied	687	23.4%

1-unit, detached75.5%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other20.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,608	75.5%
1-unit, attached	87	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	57	1.7%
Mobile home & other	702	20.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3706760
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.69 sq mi
Center point: 34.0439, -78.0749