Navassa

Population: 2,148
Median household income: $57,571
Median home value: $196,300

Located in Brunswick County, North Carolina, Navassa is a community with a population of 2,148. Its median household income of $57,571 runs below the Brunswick County figure of $74,034.

Between 2019 and 2023, Navassa's population grew 22.2% from 1,758 to 2,148, while its median home value rose 68.8% from $116,300 to $196,300.

The typical home was built around 2002. 10.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,148
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,571
Median home value: $196,300
Median gross rent: $1,305
Housing units: 820
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7582,148

Median household income

$33,571$57,571

Median home value

$116,300$196,300

Median gross rent

$902$1,305

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,758	$33,571	$116,300	$902
2020	2,135	$40,000	$137,300	$906
2021	1,735	$44,722	$146,100	$1,060
2022	1,976	$50,694	$168,600	$1,172
2023	2,148	$57,571	$196,300	$1,305

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2416.7%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 647.1%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	156	7.3%
5 to 17	300	14.0%
18 to 24	359	16.7%
25 to 34	347	16.2%
35 to 44	323	15.0%
45 to 54	213	9.9%
55 to 64	152	7.1%
65 to 74	224	10.4%
75 and over	74	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	570	26.5%
Black or African American	779	36.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.1%
Two or more races	585	27.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	211	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate39.8%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	106	8.0%
High school graduate	530	39.8%
Some college or associate's	446	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	119	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	132	9.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	683	78.3%
Carpooled	101	11.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	6.4%
Other means	18	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	11.2%
15 to 29 min	551	67.5%
30 to 44 min	106	13.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	68	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.17
Poverty rate: 10.3% (218 of 2,121)

	Count	Share
Family households	511	75.4%
Nonfamily households	167	24.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	678	82.7%
Vacant	142	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	510	75.2%
Renter-occupied	168	24.8%

1-unit, detached67.0%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	549	67.0%
1-unit, attached	14	1.7%
2 to 4 units	13	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	244	29.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3746060
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.46 sq mi
Center point: 34.2834, -78.0387