Bladen County

Bladen County, North Carolina

At a Glance

Population	29,606
County Seat	Bladen County Courthouse
State FIPS	37
County FIPS	017
Num Towns	10
Census-Designated Places	3
Total Town Population	8,218
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	29,807
Median Age	45.0
Veterans	2,263
Housing Units	15,348
Uninsured	245
Net Migration (recent)	963
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	540
Total Employees	10,004
Avg Annual Pay	$48,430
Median Household Income	$40,476
Poverty Rate	24.4%
Unemployment Rate	5.5%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$52,588
Federal Spending FY2024	$249,444,157
Federal Spending Per Capita	$8,425

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$115,900
Median Rent	$731
FMR Studio	$704
FMR 1BR	$709
FMR 2BR	$930
FMR 3BR	$1,244
FMR 4BR	$1,341

Health & Safety

Hospitals	10
EMS Stations	30
Fire Stations	30
Police Stations	30
Adult Smoking	20.7%
Adult Obesity	41.7%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	42.1
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.13
Electric Customers	5067762
Towns with Broadband Data	10
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	10

Community

Churches	28
Libraries	11
Historic Places (NRHP)	14
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	84
SNAP Stores	42
Bank Branches	7

Agriculture

Total Farms	317
Land in Farms (acres)	146,195
Avg Farm Size (acres)	461.2
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2026-01-24
EM	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY	2024-08-06
EM	HURRICANE IAN	2022-10-01
EM	HURRICANE ISAIAS	2020-08-02
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-10-04
EM	HURRICANE DORIAN	2019-09-03
DR	HURRICANE FLORENCE	2018-09-14
EM	HURRICANE FLORENCE	2018-09-10

Detailed Topics

Communities in Bladen County

Elizabethtown — pop 3,296
Bladenboro — pop 1,648
White Lake — pop 843
Clarkton — pop 614
Kelly — pop 446
East Arcadia — pop 418
White Oak — pop 346
Dublin — pop 267
Butters — pop 250
Tar Heel — pop 90

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.