Varnamtown

Population: 792
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $277,900

Varnamtown, a community in Brunswick County, North Carolina, has 792 residents. At $68,750, its median household income sits below Brunswick County's $74,034.

Between 2019 and 2023, Varnamtown's population grew 70.3% from 465 to 792, while its median home value rose 65.8% from $167,600 to $277,900.

Households average 2.44 people. The median gross rent is $1,068.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 792
Median age: 50.3 yrs
Median household income: $68,750
Median home value: $277,900
Median gross rent: $1,068
Housing units: 375
Homeownership rate: 93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

465792

Median household income

$47,292$68,750

Median home value

$167,600$277,900

Median gross rent

$836$1,068

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	465	$47,292	$167,600	$836
2020	776	$60,280	$158,700	—
2021	811	$63,242	$167,300	—
2022	830	$69,063	$198,100	—
2023	792	$68,750	$277,900	$1,068

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

Age distribution

Under 50.3%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 443.2%

45 to 5427.9%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	0.3%
5 to 17	98	12.4%
18 to 24	78	9.8%
25 to 34	67	8.5%
35 to 44	25	3.2%
45 to 54	221	27.9%
55 to 64	116	14.6%
65 to 74	128	16.2%
75 and over	57	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	740	93.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	49	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate47.4%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	7.7%
High school graduate	291	47.4%
Some college or associate's	196	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	50	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	30	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone68.1%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means23.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	233	68.1%
Carpooled	17	5.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	3.2%
Other means	81	23.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	78	23.6%
15 to 29 min	91	27.5%
30 to 44 min	56	16.9%
45 to 59 min	20	6.0%
60+ min	86	26.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 18.9% (150 of 792)

	Count	Share
Family households	239	73.5%
Nonfamily households	86	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	325	86.7%
Vacant	50	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	305	93.8%
Renter-occupied	20	6.2%

1-unit, detached85.6%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	321	85.6%
1-unit, attached	6	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48	12.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3769795
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 33.9458, -78.2327