Brogden, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,733
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
30.5
5.28% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
31.1%
22% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$42,074
45.7% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$96,400
0.312% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,159
18.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Brogden, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86% of the residents in Brogden, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Brogden, NC was $96,400, and the homeownership rate was 68.4%.

Most people in Brogden, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Brogden, NC was 4 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Brogden, NC is home to a population of 2.73k people, from which 86% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.4% of Brogden, NC residents were born outside of the country (529 people).

In 2024, there were 1.48 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.07k people) in Brogden, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 719 White (Non-Hispanic) and 707 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86%
2024 Citizenship
94.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86% of Brogden, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brogden, NC was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brogden, NC
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.07k ± 453
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    719 ± 327
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    707 ± 247
29.5%
Hispanic Population
807 people

In 2024, there were 1.48 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.07k people) in Brogden, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 719 White (Non-Hispanic) and 707 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

29.5% of the people in Brogden, NC are hispanic (807 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brogden, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

19.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
529 people
8.89%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
241 people

As of 2024, 19.4% of Brogden, NC residents (529 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brogden, NC was 8.89%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    76 ± 77
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    44 ± 51
  3. Vietnam
    24 ± 33

Brogden, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Brogden, NC employs 1.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brogden, NC were Manufacturing (249 people), Accommodation & Food Services (246 people), and Construction (165 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($68,750), Manufacturing ($37,429), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,713).

Employment

Occupations

1.16k
2024 Value
± 327
18.9%
1 Year growth
± 37.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brogden, NC grew at a rate of 18.9%, from 975 employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brogden, NC, are Production Occupations (234 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (228 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (182 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brogden, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.16k
2024 Value
± 327
18.9%
1 Year growth
± 37.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brogden, NC grew at a rate of 18.9%, from 975 employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brogden, NC, are Manufacturing (249 people), Accommodation & Food Services (246 people), and Construction (165 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brogden, NC, though some of these residents may live in Brogden, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$27,981
Median earning men ± $12,279
$21,926
Median earning women ± $3,715

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($46,097), Construction ($24,464), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($21,384).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,077), Manufacturing ($31,786), and Retail Trade ($23,229).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Brogden, NC was $96,400 in 2024, which is 0.29 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $96,100 to $96,400, a 0.312% increase. The homeownership rate in Brogden, NC is 68.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brogden, NC have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brogden, NC is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$96,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,786
$628
Median Property Taxes
±$178

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Brogden, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brogden, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

68.4%
Homeownership
2024
75.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.4% of the housing units in Brogden, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$42,074
Median Household Income
± $18,409
918
Number of Households
± 221

In 2024, the median household income of the 918 households in Brogden, NC grew to $42,074 from the previous year's value of $28,885.

The following chart displays the households in Brogden, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $20k - $25k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brogden, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (66.5%)
  2. Carpooled (30.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.45%)

In 2024, 66.5% of workers in Brogden, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (30.6%) and those who worked at home (2.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brogden, NC have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.39% of the workforce in Brogden, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

4 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brogden, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brogden, NC have 4 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brogden, NC (851 out of 2.73k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brogden, NC is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

70.4% of the population of Brogden, NC has health coverage, with 21.2% on employee plans, 28.9% on Medicaid, 9.26% on Medicare, 9.15% on non-group plans, and 1.9% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.4% under 18 years, 29.6% between 18 and 34 years, 23.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

29.6%
Uninsured
21.2%
Employer Coverage
28.9%
Medicaid
9.26%
Medicare
9.15%
Non-Group
1.9%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brogden, NC grew by 43.6% from 20.6% to 29.6%.

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