Northwest

Population: 690
Median household income: $53,143
Median home value: $183,700

Located in Brunswick County, North Carolina, Northwest is a community with a population of 690. At $53,143, its median household income sits below Brunswick County's $74,034.

From 2019 to 2023, Northwest's population declined 19.4% from 856 to 690, while its median home value rose 82.4% from $100,700 to $183,700.

72.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1994.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 690
Median age: 51.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,143
Median home value: $183,700
Median gross rent: $1,006
Housing units: 376
Homeownership rate: 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

856690

Median household income

$35,469$53,143

Median home value

$100,700$183,700

Median gross rent

$750$1,006

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	856	$35,469	$100,700	$750
2020	778	$38,333	$110,400	$594
2021	789	$37,885	$109,600	$636
2022	769	$31,750	$117,300	$754
2023	690	$53,143	$183,700	$1,006

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	5.2%
5 to 17	65	9.4%
18 to 24	73	10.6%
25 to 34	76	11.0%
35 to 44	56	8.1%
45 to 54	102	14.8%
55 to 64	115	16.7%
65 to 74	110	15.9%
75 and over	57	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	205	29.7%
Black or African American	451	65.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	24	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's45.5%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	7.0%
High school graduate	153	29.7%
Some college or associate's	235	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	72	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	244	75.3%
Carpooled	31	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	12.3%
Other means	9	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52	18.3%
15 to 29 min	141	49.6%
30 to 44 min	62	21.8%
45 to 59 min	26	9.2%
60+ min	3	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 17.1% (118 of 690)

	Count	Share
Family households	216	63.5%
Nonfamily households	124	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	340	90.4%
Vacant	36	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	296	87.1%
Renter-occupied	44	12.9%

1-unit, detached72.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	274	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	102	27.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3747860
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.3160, -78.1448