Pender County, North Carolina

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 63,475
Median household income: $76,838
Median home value: $267,100

Pender County, North Carolina counts 63,475 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $76,838 is above the North Carolina median ($69,904).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pender County's population grew 5.1% from 60,399 to 63,475, while its median household income rose 34.2% from $57,240 to $76,838.

Owners occupy 81.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 63,475
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $76,838
Median home value: $267,100
Median gross rent: $1,072
Housing units: 31,007
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

60,39963,475

Median household income

$57,240$76,838

Median home value

$198,700$267,100

Median gross rent

$919$1,072

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	60,399	$57,240	$198,700	$919
2020	61,891	$60,044	$198,100	$907
2021	59,964	$65,681	$210,600	$939
2022	61,592	$74,538	$240,800	$1,039
2023	63,475	$76,838	$267,100	$1,072

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,461	5.5%
5 to 17	10,808	17.0%
18 to 24	4,577	7.2%
25 to 34	6,730	10.6%
35 to 44	8,812	13.9%
45 to 54	8,501	13.4%
55 to 64	9,137	14.4%
65 to 74	7,209	11.4%
75 and over	4,240	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,877	73.9%
Black or African American	7,842	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	138	0.2%
Asian	382	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.0%
Some other race	341	0.5%
Two or more races	2,464	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,402	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,225	9.5%
High school graduate	12,354	27.7%
Some college or associate's	14,739	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	8,814	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,497	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,951	75.7%
Carpooled	3,272	11.3%
Public transit	97	0.3%
Walked	315	1.1%
Bicycle	28	0.1%
Worked from home	3,313	11.4%
Other means	24	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,510	17.6%
15 to 29 min	7,768	30.2%
30 to 44 min	8,035	31.3%
45 to 59 min	3,405	13.3%
60+ min	1,969	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 10.7% (6,641 of 62,106)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,231	67.2%
Nonfamily households	7,921	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,152	77.9%
Vacant	6,855	22.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,761	81.8%
Renter-occupied	4,391	18.2%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other23.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	21,766	70.2%
1-unit, attached	442	1.4%
2 to 4 units	386	1.2%
5 to 19 units	661	2.1%
20 or more units	625	2.0%
Mobile home & other	7,127	23.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 37141
State: North Carolina
Land area: 871 sq mi
Water area: 63 sq mi
Center point: 34.5126, -77.8881