Brunswick County, NC

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
Designated Market Area: Wilmington, NC
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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Tracts in Brunswick County, NC

2022 population: 153,064 ( 45,633 from 2010 , 16,370 from 2020)
Land area: 850.1 square miles
Population density: 180.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	126,479	82.63%	45.7%
Black:	13,639	8.91%	12.5%
Indian:	923	0.60%	41.6%
Asian:	1,264	0.83%	113.2%
2+ races:	2,688	1.76%	71.1%
Hispanic:	8,071	5.27%	45.4%

Total non-White:	26,585	17.37%	29.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,345	8.6
Deaths:	4,142	15.2
Net Migration:	18,269	66.8
Net Immigration:	82	0.3

Change in White population:	39,661	36.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,972	5.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
107,431
86,818	80.81%
12,120	11.28%
652	0.61%
593	0.55%
1,571	1.46%
5,549	5.17%
20,613	19.19%

2000
73,143
59,354	81.15%
10,459	14.30%
473	0.65%
208	0.28%
621	0.85%
1,960	2.68%
13,789	18.85%

1990
50,985
41,150	80.71%
9,177	18.00%
280	0.55%
72	0.14%
n/a
306	0.60%
9,835	19.29%

1980
35,777
27,131	75.83%
8,194	22.90%
45	0.13%
70	0.20%
n/a
316	0.88%
8,646	24.17%

1970
24,223
16,749	69.15%
7,179	29.64%
29	0.12%
178	0.73%
n/a
32	0.13%
7,474	30.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
9,141	12.5
7,957	10.9
32,041	43.8
803	1.1

27,464	37.5
6,824	9.3

Number	Rate
1990's
7,392	14.5
5,899	11.6
20,529	40.3
133	0.3

18,204	35.7
3,954	7.8

Number	Rate
1980's
6,211	17.4
3,711	10.4
13,038	36.4
n/a

14,019	39.2
1,189	3.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,268	34.1
n/a

10,382	42.9
1,172	4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Brunswick County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
55.7
20,223	13.2%
132,841	86.8%
45,749	29.9%

60,915
2.28

42,588	69.9%
35,469	83.3%
1,958	4.6%
18,327	30.1%

2010
Number	Percent
47.4
20,161	18.8%
87,270	81.2%
23,026	21.4%

46,297
2.30

32,220	69.6%
25,475	79.1%
2,552	7.9%
14,077	30.4%

2000
Number	Percent
42.4
15,518	21.2%
57,625	78.8%
12,342	16.9%

30,455
2.38

22,144	72.7%
17,926	81.0%
1,697	7.7%
8,311	27.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
12,044	23.6%
38,941	76.4%
7,461	14.6%

20,094
2.51

15,449	76.9%
12,868	83.3%
1,072	6.9%
4,645	23.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
10,905	30.5%
24,872	69.5%
3,835	10.7%

12,451
2.86

10,064	80.8%
8,609	85.5%
666	6.6%
2,387	19.2%

2022 Housing Data for Brunswick County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,708	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,932	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,895	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,140	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,330	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,264	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,069	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,295	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,953	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,302	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,132	11.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,126	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,439	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,070	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,134	8.4%
$200,000 or more	4,126	6.8%

Median Household Income	71,193
Per Capita Income	42,263

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	102
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,771	4.5%
Public Assistance	941	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,789	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	47,320	66.0%
Unemployed	2,498	3.5%
In Armed Forces	130	0.2%

Total Labor Force	49,948	69.7%
Not in Labor Force	21,752	30.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	20,192	18,049	52.8%
Non-Profit	933	2,400	28.0%
Self-Employed	4,514	2,052	68.7%

Local Government	2,148	2,654	44.7%
State Government	885	1,546	36.4%
Federal Government	483	544	47.0%

Total Private + Self	24,706	20,101	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,449	7,144	38.4%
Total	29,155	27,245	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,580	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,896	22.8%
Professional, Technical	11,741	20.8%
Service Occupations	10,409	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	281	0.5%
All others	12,837	22.7%

White Collar		58.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	8,061	14.3%
Retail trade	7,871	13.9%
Construction	5,560	9.8%
Educational services	4,226	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	4,220	7.5%
Manufacturing	4,019	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,198	5.7%
Public administration	3,134	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,902	5.1%
Other services	2,227	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	2,165	3.8%
Finance and insurance	1,804	3.2%
Utilities	1,631	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,466	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,279	2.3%
Information	1,149	2.0%
Wholesale trade	1,073	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	430	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	35	0.1%
Management	13	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,383	2.42%
Puerto Rican	991	0.71%
Cuban	291	0.21%
Dominican	330	0.24%

Total Central American	568	0.41%
Costa Rican	35	0.03%
Guatemalan	193	0.14%
Honduran	162	0.12%
Nicaraguan	19	0.01%
Panamanian	47	0.03%
Salvadoran	112	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	532	0.38%
Argentinean	51	0.04%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	55	0.04%
Colombian	207	0.15%
Ecuadorian	33	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	111	0.08%
Uruguayan	20	0.01%
Venezuelan	55	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,019	0.73%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	203	0.15%
Filipino	197	0.14%
Chinese	166	0.12%
Japanese	66	0.05%
Korean	59	0.04%
Thai	42	0.03%
Taiwanese	20	0.01%
Vietnamese	12	0.01%
Laotian	6	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	128,791	95.7%
Spanish	4,027	3.0%
Other Indo-European	399	0.3%
German, other Germanic	322	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	258	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	215	0.2%
Arabic	178	0.1%
Other Asian	120	0.1%
Chinese	110	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	20,857	14.9%
Irish	20,267	14.5%
German	19,366	13.9%
American	10,679	7.6%
Italian	8,610	6.2%
Scottish	4,131	3.0%
Polish	3,417	2.4%
French	3,321	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	3,120	2.2%
European	2,601	1.9%
Welsh	1,340	1.0%
French Canadian	1,290	0.9%
British	1,280	0.9%
Dutch	1,137	0.8%
Swedish	1,060	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	138,026	98.8%
Not a citizen	1,695	1.2%

Native	135,266	96.8%
Foreign-born	4,455	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,018	1.8%	5,209	4.7%	29,969	26.8%	38,403	34.3%	22,776	20.4%	13,453	12.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,018	1.8%
9-12 Years	5,209	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,969	26.8%
Some College	38,403	34.3%
Bach. Degree	22,776	20.4%
Grad Degree	13,453	12.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	24,717	23,216	1,501	6.1%	4.1%
1991	25,904	23,670	2,234	8.6%	5.9%
1992	27,246	24,160	3,086	11.3%	6.3%
1993	28,033	24,953	3,080	11.0%	5.1%
1994	28,683	25,655	3,028	10.6%	4.4%
1995	29,353	26,796	2,557	8.7%	4.4%
1996	30,894	28,659	2,235	7.2%	4.4%
1997	32,170	30,401	1,769	5.5%	3.8%
1998	33,166	31,442	1,724	5.2%	3.5%
1999	34,917	33,426	1,491	4.3%	3.3%

2000	35,477	33,863	1,614	4.5%	3.7%
2001	36,863	34,779	2,084	5.7%	5.6%
2002	37,756	35,027	2,729	7.2%	6.9%
2003	39,520	36,874	2,646	6.7%	6.7%
2004	40,659	38,325	2,334	5.7%	5.9%
2005	43,130	40,826	2,304	5.3%	5.6%
2006	46,693	44,449	2,244	4.8%	5.1%
2007	47,983	45,622	2,361	4.9%	5.1%
2008	50,139	46,940	3,199	6.4%	6.2%
2009	51,452	45,703	5,749	11.2%	11.0%

2010	46,692	40,898	5,794	12.4%	10.7%
2011	47,271	41,500	5,771	12.2%	10.3%
2012	47,781	42,283	5,498	11.5%	9.5%
2013	47,749	43,204	4,545	9.5%	7.8%
2014	47,685	44,026	3,659	7.7%	6.1%
2015	48,478	44,982	3,496	7.2%	5.7%
2016	49,551	46,354	3,197	6.5%	5.1%
2017	51,261	48,352	2,909	5.7%	4.5%
2018	53,201	50,332	2,869	5.4%	4.0%
2019	54,986	52,177	2,809	5.1%	3.8%

2020	52,246	47,641	4,605	8.8%	7.3%
2021	53,997	50,708	3,289	6.1%	4.9%
2022	57,304	54,636	2,668	4.7%	3.7%
2023	59,130	56,643	2,487	4.2%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	90,454
Median Value	$284,100

Occupied	60,915	67.3%
Vacant	29,539	32.7%

Owned	51,008	83.7%
Rented	9,907	16.3%
Median Rent	$1,187

Single-Family Units	64,968	71.8%
Detached	61,561	68.1%
Attached	3,407	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,348	7.0%
Mobile Homes	16,967	18.8%

Brunswick County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brunswick County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Brunswick County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brunswick County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Brunswick County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brunswick County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Brunswick County, NC