Brunswick County PUMA, NC

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

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2021 Population
133,789
2.56% 1-year decline
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
55.2
0.914% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
10.2%
8.01% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$64,400
7.76% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$238,800
8.35% 1-year growth
2021 Employed Population
50,505
0.0198% 1-year decline

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In 2021, Brunswick County PUMA, NC had a population of 134k people with a median age of 55.2 and a median household income of $64,400. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Brunswick County PUMA, NC declined from 137,303 to 133,789, a −2.56% decrease and its median household income grew from $59,763 to $64,400, a 7.76% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Brunswick County PUMA, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.46%), White (Hispanic) (2.05%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.68%).

4.67% of the households in Brunswick County PUMA, 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.

98.6% of the residents in Brunswick County PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Brunswick County PUMA, NC are Brunswick Community College (502 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Brunswick County PUMA, NC was $238,800, and the homeownership rate was 82.6%.

Most people in Brunswick County PUMA, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Brunswick County PUMA, NC was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Brunswick County PUMA, NC is home to a population of 134k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2021, 3.48% of Brunswick County PUMA, NC residents were born outside of the country (4.66k people).

In 2021, there were 9.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (109k people) in Brunswick County PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.63k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Brunswick County PUMA, NC are Spanish (4,284 households), German (333 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (243 households).

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
69,207
Women
51.7%
64,603
Men
48.3%

The resident population of United States in 2021 was 133,810 inhabitants, with 48.3% men, and 51.7% women.

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Citizenship

98.6%
2021 Citizenship
98.5%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.6% of Brunswick County PUMA, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Brunswick County PUMA, NC was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brunswick County PUMA, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    109k ± 640
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    12k ± 552
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    4.63k ± 846
5%
Hispanic Population
6.69k people

In 2021, there were 9.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (109k people) in Brunswick County PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.63k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5% of the people in Brunswick County PUMA, NC are hispanic (6.69k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    812 ± 697 people
  2. Canada
    398 ± 489 people
  3. Germany
    384 ± 480 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Brunswick County PUMA, NC was Mexico, the natal country of 812 Brunswick County PUMA, NC residents, followed by Canada with 398 and Germany with 384.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.48%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
4.66k people
3.42%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
4.7k people

As of 2021, 3.48% of Brunswick County PUMA, NC residents (4.66k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brunswick County PUMA, NC was 3.42%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    4,284 households (3.33%)
  2. German
    333 households (0.259%)
  3. French (Incl. Cajun)
    243 households (0.189%)

4.67% of the households in Brunswick County PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. 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.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Brunswick County PUMA, NC was Spanish. 3.33% of the households in Brunswick County PUMA, NC reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    5,922 ± 444
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,200 ± 482
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,302 ± 240

Brunswick County PUMA, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.69 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Brunswick County PUMA, NC employs 50.5k people. The largest industries in Brunswick County PUMA, NC are Construction (4,390 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,901 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,860 people), and the highest paying industries are Not specified manufacturing industries ($231,248), Other professional, scientific & technical services ($178,390), and Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities ($175,838).

Males in Brunswick County PUMA, NC have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,953. The income inequality in Brunswick County PUMA, NC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.481, which is higher than than the national average.

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
24,464
Women
48.4%
26,051
Men
51.6%

The workforce of Brunswick County PUMA, NC in 2020 was 50,515 people, with 48.4% woman, and 51.6% men.

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Occupations

50.5k
2021 Value
−0.0198%
1 Year decline
± −0.0198%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Brunswick County PUMA, NC declined at a rate of −0.0198%, from 50.5k employees to 50.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brunswick County PUMA, NC, are Cashiers (1,715 people), Retail salespersons (1,689 people), and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,372 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brunswick County PUMA, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

50.5k
2021 Value
−0.0198%
1 Year decline
± −0.0198%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Brunswick County PUMA, NC declined at a rate of −0.0198%, from 50.5k employees to 50.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brunswick County PUMA, NC, are Construction (4,390 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,901 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,860 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brunswick County PUMA, NC, though some of these residents may live in Brunswick County PUMA, 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

$38,592
Median earning men ± $2,549
$33,335
Median earning women ± $1,531

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Information ($81,339), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,169), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,566).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($47,058), Information ($46,029), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,457).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from North Carolina to other states, or from other states to North Carolina.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $53.7B
  2. $49.7B
  3. $44.5B

In 2020, the top outbound North Carolina product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $53.7B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($49.7B) and Machinery ($44.5B).

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$462B
2020 Value in North Carolina
$926B
Projected 2050 Value in North Carolina
100% growth

In 2020, total outbound North Carolina trade was $462B. This is expected to increase 100% to $926B by 2050.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from North Carolina to other states, or from other states to North Carolina.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $32.8B
  2. $26.1B
  3. $18.1B

In 2020, the top outbound North Carolina domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was South Carolina with $32.8B, followed by Virginia with $26.1B and Georgia and $18.1B.

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.881%).

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing the state of North Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from North Carolina

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Thom Tillis
Senator from North Carolina2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Ted Budd
Senator from North Carolina3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing North Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from North Carolina

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

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In 2021, universities in Brunswick County PUMA, NC awarded 502 degrees. The student population of Brunswick County PUMA, NC in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 624 male students and 1,025 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Brunswick County PUMA, NC are White (383 and 76.3%), followed by Black or African American (47 and 9.36%), Hispanic or Latino (41 and 8.17%), and Two or More Races (16 and 3.19%).

The largest universities in Brunswick County PUMA, NC by number of degrees awarded are Brunswick Community College (502 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Brunswick County PUMA, NC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (218 and 43.4%), Information Technology (45 and 8.96%), and Other Health & Physical Education (31 and 6.18%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 1,649 students enrolled in Brunswick County PUMA, NC, 37.8% men and 62.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,152 records, of which 61.6% were women and 38.4% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 218 degree-majors awarded
  2. 26 degree-majors awarded
  3. 12 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Brunswick County PUMA, NC was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 218 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
502 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Brunswick Community College with 502 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2021, 224 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Brunswick County PUMA, NC, which is 0.806 times less than the 278 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 383 degrees mean that there were 8.15 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 47 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,432) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($100) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($1,330) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 0.324% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.431% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Brunswick County PUMA, NC in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (31.8k), Some college (26k), and Bachelors Degree (22.2k).

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The median property value in Brunswick County PUMA, NC was $238,800 in 2021, which is 0.975 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $220,400 to $238,800, a 8.35% increase. The homeownership rate in Brunswick County PUMA, NC is 82.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Brunswick County PUMA, NC have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brunswick County PUMA, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Brunswick County PUMA, NC is $64,400. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Brunswick County PUMA, NC was Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $128,604, followed by Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $120,640 and $112,051.

Property

$238,800
Median Property Value 2021
±$5,619
$47,758
Median Property Taxes
±$1,671

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 Brunswick County PUMA, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

82.6%
Homeownership
2021
67%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 82.6% of the housing units in Brunswick County PUMA, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.9%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Brunswick County PUMA, NC was Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $128,604, followed by Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $120,640 and $112,051.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,400
Median Household Income
± $1,943
57.8k
Number of Households
± 1,933

In 2021, the median household income of the 57.8k households in Brunswick County PUMA, NC grew to $64,400 from the previous year's value of $59,763.

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Wage Distribution

0.481
2021 Wage GINI in Brunswick County PUMA, NC
0.484
2020 Wage GINI in Brunswick County PUMA, NC

In 2021, the income inequality in Brunswick County PUMA, NC was 0.481 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.593% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Brunswick County PUMA, NC was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Brunswick County PUMA, NC in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (78.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.45%)
  3. Carpooled (9.15%)

In 2021, 78.3% of workers in Brunswick County PUMA, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.45%) and those who carpooled to work (9.15%).

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Commute Time

24.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brunswick County PUMA, NC have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.62% of the workforce in Brunswick County PUMA, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brunswick County PUMA, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brunswick County PUMA, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

10.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brunswick County PUMA, NC (13.6k out of 133k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brunswick County PUMA, NC is White, 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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91.1% of the population of Brunswick County PUMA, NC has health coverage, with 33.6% on employee plans, 11.8% on Medicaid, 23.7% on Medicare, 20% on non-group plans, and 2.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1399 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.427% decrease from the previous year (1405 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1710 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 363 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,399 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,399 patients per year. This represents a 0.427% decrease from the previous year (1,405 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.8% under 18 years, 13.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.93%
Uninsured
33.6%
Employer Coverage
11.8%
Medicaid
23.7%
Medicare
20%
Non-Group
2.01%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brunswick County PUMA, NC declined by 8.01% from 9.7% to 8.93%.

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