Brogden

Population: 2,712
Median household income: $28,885
Median home value: $96,100

Brogden, a community in Wayne County, North Carolina, has 2,712 residents. The median household income of $28,885 is below the Wayne County median ($58,082).

Between 2019 and 2023, Brogden's population grew 19.0% from 2,279 to 2,712, while its median home value rose 16.2% from $82,700 to $96,100.

5.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,712
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $28,885
Median home value: $96,100
Median gross rent: $947
Housing units: 1,063
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2792,712

Median household income

$38,565$28,885

Median home value

$82,700$96,100

Median gross rent

$694$947

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,279	$38,565	$82,700	$694
2020	2,306	$36,969	$79,100	$732
2021	2,430	$36,375	$83,400	$794
2022	2,744	$32,132	$97,400	$913
2023	2,712	$28,885	$96,100	$947

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1725.0%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3424.0%

35 to 445.8%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	1.9%
5 to 17	677	25.0%
18 to 24	138	5.1%
25 to 34	650	24.0%
35 to 44	156	5.8%
45 to 54	294	10.8%
55 to 64	186	6.9%
65 to 74	409	15.1%
75 and over	150	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	803	29.6%
Black or African American	1,130	41.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.5%
Two or more races	141	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	620	22.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.1%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	427	23.1%
High school graduate	639	34.6%
Some college or associate's	678	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	101	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone59.0%

Carpooled36.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	564	59.0%
Carpooled	349	36.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	37	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	441	48.0%
15 to 29 min	249	27.1%
30 to 44 min	104	11.3%
45 to 59 min	22	2.4%
60+ min	103	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 39.9% (1,082 of 2,712)

	Count	Share
Family households	711	70.6%
Nonfamily households	296	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,007	94.7%
Vacant	56	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	688	68.3%
Renter-occupied	319	31.7%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	734	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	322	30.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3708110
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 35.2956, -78.0294