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Pender County, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Pender County, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Pender County is a small coastal North Carolina county of 70,077 residents that grew 7.5% over five years, reflecting steady in-migration to an area where median home values sit at $267,100 and median gross rent runs just $1,072 per month. The labor force of roughly 42,700 active workers carries a 60.9% participation rate, median worker earnings of $41,044, and a 6.0% unemployment rate, with 29.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. At a GDP per capita of $25,814 against a median household income of $80,396, the county skews toward lower-productivity sectors, and an 82.7% homeownership rate points to a predominantly owner-occupant, residential population rather than a large renter-based workforce.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

70,077

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$80,396

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.5% since 2018

Pender County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone49,242 (75.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone7,951 (12.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,744 (5.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,219 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,664 (2.5%)
  • Asian Alone537 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,872
  2. 2.Other Indo-European163
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic129
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island117
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic106

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,726

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,814

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,296

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,234
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,668
  3. 3.Construction (Group)3,512
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,450
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,409

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,704
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,041
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,448
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,009
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,756

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.81×)3,600
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.41×)1,911
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)3,613
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.14×)1,546
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.14×)521

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$267,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,072/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,628 (17.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,728 (13.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,576 (12.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,269 (10.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,584 (7.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,446 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,044

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone22,517 (74.3%)
  • Worked At Home3,988 (13.2%)
  • Carpooled3,425 (11.3%)
  • Walked200 (0.7%)
  • Other86 (0.3%)
  • Public Transit43 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.