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Bladen County, NC

30,105 Population
875 square miles 34.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.6 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$25,975 ±$3,437 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $34,209 ±$175
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$39,259 ±$5,462 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $60,516 ±$353
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

24.6% ±3.3% (7,300  ±983) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 13.7% 1,379,672 (±0.2% / ±18,811)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

25.8 minutes ±2.3 (269,100  ±30,484) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25 108,494,690 (±0.1 / ±490,242)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

11,492 ±368 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,034,684 ±9,031
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.6 ±0.1 (29,694  ±233) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,103,771 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

4.6% ±2.6% (291  ±167) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 124,231 (±0.1% / ±2,985)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

15,459 ±93 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,673,933 ±548
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$106,000 ±$9,030 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $197,500 ±$750
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

6.6% ±1.7% (1,951  ±492.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 14.1% 1,450,883 (±0.1% / ±14,334)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

85% ±4.8% (18,275  ±1,042.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 89% 6,308,190 (±0.3% / ±20,630.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
17.7% ±2.5% (3,807  ±540.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 33% 2,339,163 (±0.2% / ±12,758.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.4% ±0.9% (1,016  ±283) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 8.2% 845,983 (±0.1% / ±7,686)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

9.3% ±1.4% (2,220  ±344) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 8% 637,790 (±0.1% / ±6,230)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
2,220 Total veterans ±344 2,081 Male ±341 139 Female ±90

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