Leland

Population: 26,307
Median household income: $88,576
Median home value: $358,800

Located in Brunswick County, North Carolina, Leland is a community with a population of 26,307. Its median household income of $88,576 runs above the Brunswick County figure of $74,034.

Between 2019 and 2023, Leland's population grew 29.6% from 20,294 to 26,307, while its median home value rose 47.5% from $243,200 to $358,800.

Owners occupy 81.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 48.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,307
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $88,576
Median home value: $358,800
Median gross rent: $1,603
Housing units: 11,995
Homeownership rate: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,29426,307

Median household income

$68,924$88,576

Median home value

$243,200$358,800

Median gross rent

$1,173$1,603

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,294	$68,924	$243,200	$1,173
2020	21,903	$73,125	$254,400	$1,194
2021	22,794	$78,884	$273,000	$1,418
2022	24,473	$82,651	$322,600	$1,469
2023	26,307	$88,576	$358,800	$1,603

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7419.4%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,308	5.0%
5 to 17	3,017	11.5%
18 to 24	1,394	5.3%
25 to 34	3,560	13.5%
35 to 44	3,041	11.6%
45 to 54	2,335	8.9%
55 to 64	4,395	16.7%
65 to 74	5,108	19.4%
75 and over	2,149	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,281	80.9%
Black or African American	2,461	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	198	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	41	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	969	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,357	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree25.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	820	4.0%
High school graduate	4,845	23.5%
Some college or associate's	6,894	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,268	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,761	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,272	77.3%
Carpooled	900	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,668	13.9%
Other means	148	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,423	13.8%
15 to 29 min	5,441	52.7%
30 to 44 min	2,833	27.4%
45 to 59 min	344	3.3%
60+ min	286	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 5.8% (1,520 of 26,212)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,745	68.8%
Nonfamily households	3,513	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2008

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,258	93.9%
Vacant	737	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,180	81.5%
Renter-occupied	2,078	18.5%

1-unit, detached73.0%

1-unit, attached10.2%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,758	73.0%
1-unit, attached	1,223	10.2%
2 to 4 units	70	0.6%
5 to 19 units	739	6.2%
20 or more units	540	4.5%
Mobile home & other	665	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3737680
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 0.35 sq mi
Center point: 34.2137, -78.0432