Pender County vs. Brunswick County

Pender County (NC)Brunswick County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)62,162136,744
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)19.1%27.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)52,198107,429
Population, Census, April 1, 201052,217107,431
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%3.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%15.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.0%31.5%
Female persons, percent50.1%52.2%
White alone, percent81.2%86.3%
Black or African American alone, percent15.1%10.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.8%
Asian alone, percent0.7%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.4%4.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.2%82.1%
Veterans, 2014-20184,73513,572
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.0%4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)29,62592,264
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.5%79.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$179,500$199,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,387$1,370
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$405$453
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$895$903
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.8%10.9%
Building permits, 20185322,926
Households, 2014-201821,76654,226
Persons per household, 2014-20182.662.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.6%84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.5%5.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.1%90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.3%81.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.5%90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.4%28.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.5%12.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.7%13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.5%49.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.7%46.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)50,456180,820
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)97,306326,561
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)191,3601,982,957
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)179,439237,118
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)386,6901,125,773
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,135$10,029
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.324.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,989$54,406
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,724$31,204
Persons in poverty, percent15.1%10.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,0942,531
Total employment, 20178,99725,971
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)277,682938,792
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20177.3%2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,43810,722
All firms, 20124,44810,065
Men-owned firms, 20122,4425,793
Women-owned firms, 20121,5803,259
Minority-owned firms, 20126761,172
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,6448,681
Veteran-owned firms, 20123601,534
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,9007,882
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.4%4.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.3%27.6%
Population per square mile, 201060.0126.8
Land area in square miles, 2010869.80846.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Pender county (NC) and Brunswick county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.