Brunswick County , North Carolina
Population: 145,889 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $74,034 Home $314,700 Rent $1,267/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
Brunswick County's headline indicators land 1% below the national median on income ($74,034), with housing 3% above the US figure ($315,000 typical) — a profile closer to the broad US middle than to either tail of the distribution. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Brunswick County in the top 4% nationally for overall natural-hazard exposure, with hurricane exposure the dominant local risk.
$74,034
Median Income
household
$314,700
Home Value
median
$1,267/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $74,034 |
| Per Capita Income | $44,565 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.4% |
| Median Home Value | $314,700 |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,267/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 83.8% |
| Renter Occupied | 16.2% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 145,889 |
| Median Age | 56.1 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 33.2% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
32.9%
Obesity
13.5%
Diabetes
13.0%
Smoking
30.1%
High Blood Pressure
19.9%
No Physical Activity
26.0%
Depression
33.9%
Insufficient Sleep
84.3%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 95.8 · 96th national percentile
🌊 Flood
89.40
🌪️ Tornado
86.99
🌀 Hurricane
99.08
🔥 Wildfire
93.35
❄️ Winter Storm
92.84
🌍 Earthquake
82.70
☀️ Drought
28.75
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