Fair Bluff

Population: 513
Median household income: $29,063
Median home value: $48,900

Located in Columbus County, North Carolina, Fair Bluff is a community with a population of 513. At $29,063, its median household income sits below Columbus County's $48,184.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fair Bluff's population declined 5.9% from 545 to 513, while its median home value fell 19.0% from $60,400 to $48,900.

The median gross rent is $807. 10.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 513
Median age: 51.8 yrs
Median household income: $29,063
Median home value: $48,900
Median gross rent: $807
Housing units: 418
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

545513

Median household income

$20,078$29,063

Median home value

$60,400$48,900

Median gross rent

$265$807

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	545	$20,078	$60,400	$265
2020	585	$22,434	$53,900	$703
2021	406	$24,706	$50,600	$763
2022	437	$25,500	$47,900	$819
2023	513	$29,063	$48,900	$807

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	7.4%
5 to 17	77	15.0%
18 to 24	19	3.7%
25 to 34	52	10.1%
35 to 44	31	6.0%
45 to 54	92	17.9%
55 to 64	86	16.8%
65 to 74	62	12.1%
75 and over	56	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	117	22.8%
Black or African American	313	61.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	42	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	1.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate41.7%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65	17.2%
High school graduate	158	41.7%
Some college or associate's	118	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	29	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone90.6%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	154	90.6%
Carpooled	16	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	11.8%
15 to 29 min	115	67.6%
30 to 44 min	20	11.8%
45 to 59 min	2	1.2%
60+ min	13	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 31.0% (158 of 509)

	Count	Share
Family households	120	51.9%
Nonfamily households	111	48.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	231	55.3%
Vacant	187	44.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	173	74.9%
Renter-occupied	58	25.1%

1-unit, detached53.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other30.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	222	53.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	45	10.8%
5 to 19 units	14	3.3%
20 or more units	8	1.9%
Mobile home & other	129	30.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3722240
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.3126, -79.0331