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Pender County
Pender County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 60,203
County Seat Pender County Courthouse
State FIPS 37
County FIPS 141
Num Towns 8
Census-Designated Places 3
Total Town Population 13,212
Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 61,592
Median Age 42.6
Veterans 4,960
Housing Units 30,283
Uninsured 1,180
Net Migration (recent) 6,871
Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 1,389
Total Employees 10,814
Avg Annual Pay $47,159
Median Household Income $74,538
Poverty Rate 11.7%
Unemployment Rate 6.3%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $82,055
Federal Spending FY2024 $448,492,123
Federal Spending Per Capita $7,450
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $240,800
Median Rent $1,039
FMR Studio $740
FMR 1BR $974
FMR 2BR $1,079
FMR 3BR $1,512
FMR 4BR $1,812
Health & Safety
Hospitals 8
EMS Stations 24
Fire Stations 24
Police Stations 24
Adult Smoking 16.4%
Adult Obesity 34.4%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 35.5
Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13
Electric Customers 5067762
Towns with Broadband Data 8
Towns with 90%+ Coverage 8
Community
Churches 35
Libraries 8
Historic Places (NRHP) 17
Homeless Population 593
Schools 108
SNAP Stores 44
Bank Branches 6
Agriculture
Total Farms 41
Land in Farms (acres) 67,509
Avg Farm Size (acres) 1,646.6
Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date
EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24
EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26
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 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2020-05-08
DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25
EM COVID-19 2020-03-13
DR HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-10-04
Detailed Topics
Communities in Pender County
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.