Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $885 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $627 (0.5%)
Area name: Wilmington, NC HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brunswick County is $566 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $683 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $957 a month.
Cities in this county include: Fort Bragg
, Oak Island
, Boiling Spring Lakes
, Southport
, Leland
, Sunset Beach
, Carolina Shores
, Shallotte
, St. James
, Holden Beach
.
Neighboring
counties: Columbus County
, Horry County, South Carolina
, New Hanover County
, Pender County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Brunswick County: Oak
Island Lighthouse
(A),
Hall Landing
(B),
Camp Branch
(C),
Clements Curve
(D),
Magnolia Landing
(E),
Gores Landing
(F),
Dollisons Landing
(G),
Old Shallotte
(H),
Orton Plantation
(I),
Piney Grove
(J),
Pinelevel
(K),
El Paso
(L),
Brunswick Station
(M),
Hale Point Landing
(N),
Gause Landing
(O),
Brunswick County Home
(P),
Clarendon
(Q),
Sand Hill Landing
(R),
Honey Island
(S),
Hood Creek Landing
(T)
Churches in Brunswick County include: Abundant
Life Church
(A),
Wayside Church
(B),
New Britton Church
(C),
Lebanon Church
(D),
Ame Church
(E),
Myrtle Head Church
(F),
Andrew Chapel
(G),
Antioch Church
(H),
Village Point Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Griffin
Cemetery
(1),
Oak Grove Cemetery
(2),
Azor James Smith Cemetery
(3),
Coleman Cemetery
(4),
Register Cemetery
(5),
Bethel Cemetery
(6),
Saint Thomas Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Sampson
Pond
(A),
Dead Backwater
(B),
Blue Pond
(C),
Pretty Pond
(D),
Mc Kinzie Pond
(E),
White Spring Ponds
(F),
Orton Pond
(G),
Butler Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Liliput
Creek
(A),
Gum Log Branch
(B),
Nucitt Branch
(C),
Governors Creek
(D),
Gore Branch
(E),
Goose Creek
(F),
Goodland Branch
(G),
Lewis Swamp
(H),
Orton Creek
(I)
Parks in Brunswick County include: Lockwoods
Folly Township Park
(1),
Waccamaw Township District Park
(2),
Smithville Township District Park
(3),
Stevens Park
(4),
Town Creek Park
(5),
Brunswick Town State Historic Site
(6)
Beaches: Bay
Beach
(A),
East Beach
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.2% | | North
Carolina: | 4.5% |
Current college students: 2,062
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,091 (36% naturalized citizens)
| Brunswick
County: |
2.9% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 734
- 1990
to 1994: 265
- 1985
to 1989: 147
- 1980
to 1984: 121
- 1975
to 1979: 115
- 1970
to 1974: 66
- 1970
to 1974: 128
- 1965
to 1969: 515
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Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 28,626
- One,
attached: 665
- Two:
611
- 3
or 4: 1,062
- 5
to 9: 1,001
- 10
to 19: 566
- 20
or more: 329
- Mobile
homes: 18,458
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 113
Housing units in Brunswick County with a mortgage: 9,463 (632 second mortgage, 1,478 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,268 Agriculture
in Brunswick County
Average size of farms: 152 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $128619
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $837.13
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.59%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 51.14%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $111186
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 49.53%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.64%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46801
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.32
Corn for grain: 5021 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 145 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 10295 harvested acres
Vegetables: 882 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 26 acresBrunswick
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 2.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(27%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Utilities
(5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Real
estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Construction
(4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Carpenters
(5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(48%)
- United
Kingdom (9%)
- Germany
(8%)
- Canada
(5%)
- El
Salvador (2%)
- Netherlands
(2%)
- Philippines
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Brunswick County:
|
- United
States or American (20%)
- English
(15%)
- Irish
(10%)
- German
(9%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
- Italian
(3%)
- Scottish
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 25,083 (78%)
- Carpooled:
4,483 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 40 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 8 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 3 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
94 (0%)
- Taxi:
47 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
46 (0%)
- Bicycle:
111 (0%)
- Walked:
500 (2%)
- Other
means: 455 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,092 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Brunswick County, North Carolina
- 224
people in nursing homes
- 221
people in military barracks, etc.
- 163
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 85
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 16
people in other group homes
- 13
people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,399.
12.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,566 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
12.99% | | North
Carolina average: |
8.53% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($251 average AGI)
| Brunswick
County: |
0.05% | | North
Carolina average: | 0.17% |
6.24% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($24,622 average AGI)
6.71% relocated from other states ($32,693 average AGI)
| Brunswick
County: |
6.71% | | North
Carolina average: |
4.34% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
New Hanover County, NC
|
2.66% ($46,091 average AGI) |
| from
Wake County, NC
|
0.39% ($86,571) |
| from
Horry County, SC
|
0.39% ($33,810) |
| from
Columbus County, NC
|
0.25% ($41,163) |
| from
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.25% ($54,100) |
| from
Fairfax County, VA
|
0.23% ($125,187) |
| from
Guilford County, NC
|
0.21% ($82,433) |
6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,155 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.89% | | North
Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.87% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($22,820 average AGI)
3.02% relocated to other states ($19,336 average AGI)
| Brunswick
County: |
3.02% | | North
Carolina average: | 3.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
New Hanover County, NC
|
1.40% ($47,281 average AGI) |
| to
Horry County, SC
|
0.50% ($41,477) |
| to
Columbus County, NC
|
0.23% ($31,406) |
| to
Wake County, NC
|
0.21% ($40,046) |
| to
Pender County, NC
|
0.21% ($32,714) |
| to
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.18% ($39,296) |
| to
Guilford County, NC
|
0.11% ($30,594) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1
Births
per 1000 population in Brunswick County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Brunswick County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Brunswick County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 16,207 (13,296 aged, 2,911 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 72,419
- In
family households: 62,469 (17,438 male householders, 4,706 female householders)
17,943
spouses, 17,640 children (15,962 natural, 438 adopted, 1,240 stepchildren), 1,443 grandchildren, 556 brothers or sisters, 418 parents, 962 other relatives, 1,363 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 9,950 (3,867 male householders (3,055 living alone)), 4,444 female householders (3,904 living alone)), 1,639 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 724 (308 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 12,133 2-persons, 4,707 3-persons, 3,267 4-persons, 1,384 5-persons, 450 6-persons, 203 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,959 1-person, 1,168 2-persons, 97 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.
9,471 married couples with children.
3,951 single-parent households (1,034 men, 2,917 women).
95.2% of residents of Brunswick County speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 8% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $519,676,000 ($6145 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $82,514,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $297,175,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $83,564,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,582,000
Federal grants: $64,207,000
Federal procurement contracts: $54,185,000 ($51,747,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,963,000 ($7,565,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,416,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $31,047,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,564,585,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,570
| Here: |
51 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,974
| Here: |
45 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +646
| Here: |
+7 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +14,913
| Here: |
+167 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+27 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Brunswick County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.20 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 3,281
- 1995
to 1998: 8,797
- 1990
to 1994: 7,224
- 1980
to 1989: 15,782
- 1970
to 1979: 8,784
- 1960
to 1969: 3,923
- 1950
to 1959: 1,759
- 1940
to 1949: 948
- 1939
or earlier: 933
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Brunswick County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 16
- 2
rooms: 227
- 3
rooms: 904
- 4
rooms: 3,631
- 5
rooms: 6,955
- 6
rooms: 6,361
- 7
rooms: 4,136
- 8
rooms: 1,641
- 9
or more rooms: 1,149
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Brunswick County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 38
- 2
rooms: 240
- 3
rooms: 571
- 4
rooms: 1,642
- 5
rooms: 1,595
- 6
rooms: 872
- 7
rooms: 299
- 8
rooms: 95
- 9
or more rooms: 66
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brunswick County: |
- no
bedroom: 41
- 1
bedroom: 429
- 2
bedrooms: 6,394
- 3
bedrooms: 15,289
- 4
bedrooms: 2,483
- 5
or more bedrooms: 384
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Brunswick County: |
- no
bedroom: 52
- 1
bedroom: 509
- 2
bedrooms: 2,439
- 3
bedrooms: 2,125
- 4
bedrooms: 255
- 5
or more bedrooms: 38
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Brunswick County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,024
- 1
vehicle: 7,279
- 2
vehicles: 11,936
- 3
vehicles: 3,549
- 4
vehicles: 906
- 5
or more vehicles: 326
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Brunswick County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 722
- 1
vehicle: 2,616
- 2
vehicles: 1,636
- 3
vehicles: 352
- 4
vehicles: 69
- 5
or more vehicles: 23
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55% of Brunswick County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in North Carolina.
| Brunswick
County: |
54.6% | | State
average: |
54.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 42032
- Northeast:
10358
- Midwest:
4268
- South:
12637
- West:
1379
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $121,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(70%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(73%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 650
| Here: |
8.9% | | North
Carolina: |
8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 269
| Here: |
7.7% | | North
Carolina: |
6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 155
| Here: |
8.4% | | North
Carolina: | 20.2% |
Brunswick
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $54,675,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $19,659,000
Sewerage: $12,321,000
All Other: $4,335,000
Higher Education - Other: $1,676,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,581,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,391,000
Parks & Recreation: $125,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $5,000
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $18,016,000
Own Hospitals: $5,705,000
Water Utilities: $4,262,000
Air Transportation: $2,961,000
Corrections - Other: $2,883,000
Judicial & Legal: $194,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $77,203,000
Own Hospitals: $18,210,000
General - Other: $11,704,000
Other Higher Education: $10,120,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,167,000
Health Services - Other: $8,671,000
Central Staff Services: $5,696,000
Sewerage: $5,677,000
Welfare - Other: $4,980,000
Police Protection: $4,745,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $4,502,000
Housing & Community Development: $3,990,000
General Public Buildings: $3,361,000
Financial Administration: $2,481,000
Water Utilities: $2,433,000
Corrections - Other: $2,166,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,515,000
Liquor Stores: $1,238,000
Libraries: $847,000
Natural Resources - Other: $561,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $446,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $361,000
Fire Protection: $325,000
Air Transportation: $85,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $656,000
Education: $40,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $6,305,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $5,905,000
Health: $6,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $3,416,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $1,038,000
All Other: $81,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $7,453,000
Industrial Revenue: $6,660,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $72,117,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $21,810,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $39,316,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $17,179,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $83,050,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $4,476,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,069,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $58,003,000
Industrial Revenue: $6,600,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $60,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,247,000
Water Utilities: $2,976,000
Other, NEC: $2,054,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $1,848,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,547,000
Special Assessments: $82,000
Rents: $20,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $2,227,000
Water Utilities: $1,448,000
General Public Building: $731,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $668,000
Libraries: $557,000
Police Protection: $424,000
Health - Other: $373,000
Parks & Recreation: $372,000
General - Other: $347,000
Central Staff: $72,000
Solid Waste Management: $70,000
Welfare - Other: $37,000
Natural Resource - Other: $7,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $86,957,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $5,280,000
Liquor Stores: $1,321,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,653,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $61,325,000
Public Welfare: $7,463,000
All Other: $3,327,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,781,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,186,000
General Support: $545,000
- Tax
- Property: $72,067,000
Total General Sales: $16,636,000
NEC: $3,619,000
Other Selective Sales: $833,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $24,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $85,901,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $447,000
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