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Brunswick County
Brunswick County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 136,693 County Seat Brunswick County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 019 Num Towns 19 Census-Designated Places 0 Total Town Population 70,555 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 139,721 Median Age 55.7 Veterans 13,845 Housing Units 90,454 Uninsured 1,225 Net Migration (recent) 20,963 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 2,964 Total Employees 31,330 Avg Annual Pay $51,701 Median Household Income $71,193 Poverty Rate 9.1% Unemployment Rate 5.0% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $84,518 Federal Spending FY2024 $1,908,738,195 Federal Spending Per Capita $13,964
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $284,100 Median Rent $1,187 FMR Studio $1,057 FMR 1BR $1,158 FMR 2BR $1,282 FMR 3BR $1,796 FMR 4BR $2,153
Health & Safety
Hospitals 57 EMS Stations 57 Fire Stations 57 Police Stations 57 Adult Smoking 14.6% Adult Obesity 32.7% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 47.4 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 19 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 19
Community
Churches 62 Libraries 19 Historic Places (NRHP) 16 Homeless Population 593 Schools 256 SNAP Stores 119 Bank Branches 31
Agriculture
Total Farms 41 Land in Farms (acres) 6,017 Avg Farm Size (acres) 146.8 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 FM SUNSET DRIVE FIRE 2025-05-03 DR POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE EIGHT 2024-10-19 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 DR HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-10-14 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
Detailed Topics
Communities in Brunswick County
Leland — pop 22,908Oak Island — pop 8,396St. James — pop 6,529Boiling Spring Lakes — pop 5,943Carolina Shores — pop 4,588Shallotte — pop 4,185Sunset Beach — pop 4,175Southport — pop 3,971Belville — pop 2,406Calabash — pop 2,011Navassa — pop 1,367Holden Beach — pop 921Ocean Isle Beach — pop 867Northwest — pop 703Varnamtown — pop 525Caswell Beach — pop 395Bald Head Island — pop 268Sandy Creek — pop 248Bolivia — pop 149
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.
