Bladen County, NC Demographic Data
Bladen County, NC Summary
Bladen County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 35,030
- Area: 887.16 sq. miles
- Land Area: 874.33 sq. miles
- Water Area: 12.83 sq. miles
- Population Density: 39.48 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 29.53 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bladen County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
18,093
53%
50.8
Male
16,361
48%
49.2
Total Population
34,454
323,128,000
Bladen County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,882
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,346
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,014
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,900
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,065
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,553
10.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,276
12.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,684
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,553
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,847
8.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,823
11.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,801
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
710
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
26,938
78.2%
77.2
Female
14,337
53.2%
51.3
Male
12,601
46.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
25,786
74.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,693
22.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,334
18.4%
15.2
Female
3,615
57.1%
55.8
Male
2,719
42.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Bladen County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
34,031
98.8%
96.8
White
19,831
57.6%
72.6
Black or African American
12,086
35.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
817
2.4%
0.8
Asian
20
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
1
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
13
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
6
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,277
3.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
423
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,580
7.5%
17.8
Mexican
2,242
6.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
171
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
167
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
31,874
92.5%
82.2
Bladen County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,835
7.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,392
14.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,745
31.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,255
21.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,427
10.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,461
10.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,132
4.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,227
21.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
19,020
78.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,593
14.8%
31.2
Bladen County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,551
30.3%
33.7%
Now Married
12,745
45.2%
47.5
Divorced
3,011
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
1,486
5.3%
2.0
Widowed
2,419
8.6
5.8%
Bladen County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
30,259
92.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,313
7.1%
21.6%
Spanish
2,123
6.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
151
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
27
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
12
0.0%
1.1%
Bladen County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,373
16.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,537
10.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,082
14.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,880
13.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,925
13.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,834
13.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,343
9.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
858
6.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
98
0.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
180
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
30,408
57,617
Per capita income
19,510
31,128
Bladen County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,168
9.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
598
4.7%
9.8
Construction
834
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,111
24.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
375
3.0%
6.6
Information
93
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,530
20.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
373
2.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
590
4.7%
11.4
Public administration
757
6.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,345
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
691
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
187
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,156
17.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,131
24.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,915
23.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,394
18.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,056
16.3%
18.1%
Bladen County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
12,503
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
10,282
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,499
12.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
49
0.4%
5.1
Walked
301
2.4%
2.7
Other means
112
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
260
2.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.4
26.6
Bladen County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,191
8.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,551
32.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,563
32.3%
37.1
3 or more
3,805
27.0%
21.0
Bladen County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,110
80.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,666
68.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,444
31.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,529
20.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Bladen County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
17,639
1 room
60
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
178
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
939
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
3,248
18.4%
16.5
5 rooms
4,964
28.1%
19.8
6 rooms
4,131
23.4%
17.8
7 rooms
2,085
11.8%
12.0
8 rooms
1,164
6.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
870
4.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Bladen County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
17,639
1-unit, detached
9,763
55.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
36
0.2%
5.9
2-units
397
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
413
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
178
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
72
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
117
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
6,663
37.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bladen County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
527
3.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
995
5.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,354
7.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,893
10.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,549
20.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,516
19.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,261
18.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,364
13.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
167
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
13
0.1%
1.4%
Bladen County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
876
6.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,907
20.6%
4.7
Electricity
9,655
68.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
329
2.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
29
0.2%
0.1
Wood
224
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
41
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
49
0.3%
1.1
Bladen County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,370
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
66
1.5%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
87
2.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
110
2.5%
10.3%
Less than $500
214
4.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
435
10.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,389
31.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,069
47.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,655
38.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
473
11.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
444
10.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
226
5.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,508
35.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
64
0.0%
0.0%
Bladen County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,354
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
20
0.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
181
5.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
826
24.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,327
69.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,090
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
615
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
386
12.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
432
13.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
347
10.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
291
9.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
164
5.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,572
49.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,252
0.0%
0.0%
Bladen County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,666
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,298
23.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,272
33.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,818
18.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
969
10.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
907
9.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
237
2.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
97
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
68
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
85,700
205,000
